"""It's Alright"" (written by Mike Moran). Production music was composed by father and son team Brian and Warren Bennett with technical assistance from Olivia Davies. The British release of the first season DVD contains a cover version of ""End of the Line"" sung by Dennis Waterman at the end of the pilot episode. Series 1 to 12 of ""New Tricks"" are available on DVD on Region 2 (UK). These titles are distributed by Acorn Media UK. New Tricks New Tricks is a British television procedural crime drama, first broadcast in 2003. In February 2015, BBC One announced the show would"
"New Tricks New Tricks is a British television procedural crime drama, first broadcast in 2003. In February 2015, BBC One announced the show would end after series 12. The show's title is taken from the proverb ""You can't teach an old dog new tricks"". The series follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS) of London's Metropolitan Police Service, a squad of retired police officers recruited to re-investigate unsolved crimes. There were cast changes, but the squad always consisted of three men with a woman boss. ""New Tricks"" began as a one-off episode broadcast on"
"series regulars Philip and Julie Martin, while Ben Nicholas reprised his role as Stingray Timmins. The first episode of the five-part series was released on 30 October 2017. Several records were released in the 1980s. The ""Neighbours"" theme tune sung by Barry Crocker was released by BBC Records in 1988. It reached a peak of 84 on the UK Singles Chart. The Angry Anderson power ballad ""Suddenly"" which was featured in ""Episode 523"" was released in 1987, while the show's love theme ""In Your Arms"" by Lynne Hamilton was released in 1989. ""Suddenly"" was later covered by Sam Clark in"
"their song ""The Lost Buoys"". In July 2009, Armstrong was awarded two honorary degrees in recognition of his contributions to the arts. He received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of East Anglia and an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Sunderland. The theatre at the Civic Hall in Stanley, County Durham, near Armstrong's hometown, was named after him in 2014. Armstrong is an avid supporter of AFC Wimbledon football club, as is his character in ""New Tricks"". Alun Armstrong Alan Armstrong (born 17 July 1946), known professionally as Alun Armstrong, is an English actor. Armstrong"
"New Faces New Faces was a British television talent show that aired in the 1970s and 1980s. It was presented originally by Derek Hobson. It was produced by ATV for the ITV network. The show first aired as a pilot on 7 July 1973 and then as a full series from 29 September 1973 to 2 April 1978, it was recorded at the ATV Centre in Birmingham. The show was noted for its theme tune, ""You're a Star!"", performed by singer Carl Wayne, formerly of The Move, and it was eventually released, becoming a minor hit. Winners occasionally went on"
"has recently left him and is, like Ria Parkinson, approaching his own mid-life crisis. The show also featured two recurring minor characters: Leonard's chauffeur and confidant Thomas (Michael Ripper) and the Parkinsons' cleaner, Ruby (Joyce Windsor), who often lends Ria an ear. The ""Butterflies"" theme song, ""Love Is Like a Butterfly"", is a 1974 single written and originally recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton. The cover version used at the opening of each episode was recorded for the series by Clare Torry, with a band conducted by BBC TV composer Ronnie Hazlehurst. The Adagio in G Minor attributed"
"2016. Lyndhurst lives in West Sussex with his wife Lucy, a former ballet dancer (married in Chichester, West Sussex, 1999). They have a son, Archie. Lyndhurst's hobbies include underwater diving, beekeeping and piloting his own aeroplanes. Lyndhurst is the grandson of Francis Lyndhurst, a theatrical scenery painter and film director, who set up an early film studio at Shoreham Fort, Shoreham-by-Sea. Radio Nicholas Lyndhurst Nicholas Simon Lyndhurst (born 20 April 1961) is an English actor. He played Rodney Trotter in ""Only Fools and Horses"", Gary Sparrow in ""Goodnight Sweetheart"", Dan Griffin in the BBC drama ""New Tricks"" and Adam Parkinson"
"Waterman and sung by Dennis Waterman, the official credits of Kenny/Waterman often lead people to mis-credit Dennis as co-writer. The record reached No.3 in the UK charts in November 1980 and led Waterman to tour as a singer. Dennis Waterman also sang the theme songs to other programmes he starred in, including ""On the Up"", ""Stay Lucky"", and ""New Tricks"", and this led to a parody in ""Little Britain"" where Dennis Waterman is offered acting work; he always assumes he will also ""write the theme tune, sing the theme tune..."". Dennis Waterman surprised the audience of a ""Comic Relief"" stage"
"which also starred George Cole. Waterman sang the theme tunes to three more programmes in which he appeared: the comedy drama ""Stay Lucky"" with Jan Francis (Yorkshire Television/ITV 1989), sitcom ""On the Up"" (BBC 1990) and crime drama ""New Tricks"" (Wall to Wall television for BBC, 2003). In 1997 he appeared as John Danson (the head of the largest UK smuggling network) in series 3 of the UK TV drama ""The Knock"". He was a regular cast member in every season of ""New Tricks"", from 2003 to 2014. After expressing his intent to leave the series during its final season"
"Nigel Colborn, Geoffrey Smith, Roy Lancaster, Peter Seabrook, Joe Swift, Ali Ward, Pippa Greenwood, Rachel De Thame, Frances Tophill, Carol Klein, Bob Flowerdew, Mark Lane, Adam Frost, Arit Anderson and John Kelly. The very first theme tune to the series in 1968 was a piece composed by Peter Craddy and played by Michael Saxton on clarinet. A year later this was replaced by the long-running ""Green Fingers"" composed by John Clarke and Reg Reid, played by Harold Rich & His Players, a version of which, with sweeping strings, was soon used. The most famous theme, which had the longest run"
"song sung by singer Johnny Nash, the American reggae singer-songwriter best known for 1956's ""A Very Special Love"" and 1972's ""I Can See Clearly Now"". The theme's lyrics were written by Winston Sharples's son Winston Sharples, Jr. under the pseudonym ""Win Singleton"" (his first and middle names). The voice actress for all the female voices is Helene Nickerson. The theme song was covered in 2009 by Canadian jazz musician John Stetch on his album ""TV Trio"". In 2005, the series was re-issued to television in a newly remastered version and was reformatted, and in the process, replacing the familiar theme"
"Derek Griffiths Derek Griffiths (born 15 July 1946) is a British actor who appeared in numerous British children's television series in the 1960s to present and has more recently played parts in TV drama. Griffiths was known in his early years for his ""Play School"" appearances alongside the likes of Chloe Ashcroft, Johnny Ball and Brian Cant. A talented multi-instrumentalist, he voiced over and sang the theme tune to ""Heads and Tails"", a series of short animal films for children produced by BBC Television, and also sang and played the theme tune to the cartoon ""Bod"". Another children's TV role"
"tunes for at least four of the programmes in which he has starred, namely for ""Minder"", ""New Tricks"", ""On the Up"" and ""Stay Lucky"". It is common to misattribute the ""Minder"" theme tune (""I Could Be So Good for You"") to Dennis Waterman. Although he was the singer on the theme song, it was written by his then partner Patricia Maynard and Gerard Kenny. In November 2006, Waterman made a guest appearance in a ""Little Britain"" stage show, alongside the comedy character version of himself. Dennis Waterman Dennis Waterman (born 24 February 1948) is an English actor and singer, best"
"and subsequently wrote the music for all ten episodes. ""Look Away"", the theme song for the opening titles of the series, is performed by Neil Patrick Harris. In keeping with the tone of the book series, the song warns the viewer against continuing to watch the unpleasant story any further. The lyrics of one verse of the song change for each pair of episodes, comprising a brief synopsis of those episodes' premise. Zoic Studios created visual effects for the series, including the effects for many of Sunny Baudelaire's actions. Tippett Studio also did work on the series, including the effects"
"the other cast members. The sequence used the then-new ""multi-dynamic image technique"" created by Canadian filmmaker Christopher Chapman; as a result of the popular attention it garnered in this sequence, it has been referred to in the press as ""the Brady Bunch effect"". In a 2010 issue of ""TV Guide"", the show's opening title sequence ranked number eight on a list of TV's top-10 credits sequences, as selected by readers. The theme song, penned by Schwartz and Frank De Vol, and originally arranged, sung, and performed by Paul Parrish, Lois Fletcher, and John Beland under the name the Peppermint Trolley"
"as appearing in a pilot programme for BBC Three called ""The Things I Haven't Told You"" (which has not been picked up). The theme song is ""After You've Gone"" and is performed by Jamie Cullum. The song was composed by Turner Layton with lyrics by Henry Creamer and was originally released in 1918 by Marion Harris. The BBC announced in January that it had commissioned a third series with eight episodes and a Christmas special, they also announced that a fourth series had been commissioned that included ten episodes and a festive one-off for 2009. Later the BBC made a"
"gets a job at NASA. Voiced by Justin Fletcher in the UK and Pete Zarustica in the US. The theme song of the series was performed by Scottish rock band Bis. Members Steven Clark (Sci-fi Steven), John Clark (John Disco), and Amanda MacKinnon (Manda Rin), along with their fictional drummer, appear at some point in all bar the first episode performing a song relating to the plot (which would be heard again during the closing credits). They turned up to sing in a variety of strange places during the series' run: the roof of a toy store; the back of"
"using an altered playing style. In addition to his work with the Shadows he has also appeared in Cliff Richard's backing band and plays piano and occasionally vibraphone. He has composed many popular TV theme tunes including BBC sports themes such as ""Rugby Special"" (""Holy Mackerel"") and BBC Golf (""Chase Side Shoot Up""), Channel 9 Australia's cricket theme (""New Horizons""), the sitcoms ""Robin's Nest"" and ""Birds of a Feather"", ""The Ruth Rendell Mysteries"", ""Pulaski"", ""Square Deal"", ""Close to Home"", ""Murder in Mind"" and, with his son Warren, composed and played the incidental music in ""New Tricks"". Two of his most"
"Party Tricks Party Tricks was an Australian television political drama/comedy series starring Asher Keddie and Rodger Corser. It premiered on Network Ten on 6 October 2014 at 8:30pm. On 3 October 2014 along with ""Offspring"", John Edwards confirmed that ""Party Tricks"" would not return for a second series in 2015, due to Ten's production division running out of money. Kate Ballard (Asher Keddie) is facing her first election as State Premier. Committed and rigorous, her victory seems assured until the opposition announce a shock new candidate: David McLeod (Rodger Corser), a popular media identity, and a man Kate had a"
"Also featured were James (James Martinez), the maintenance man of the Barkley Foods building, and Morgan (Art Evans), the Jamaican-accented mailroom clerk whom added to the office camaraderie. The hit title song from the movie, ""9 to 5"", written and performed by Dolly Parton, was used as the theme song for the TV series. However, during the first season run in spring 1982, Phoebe Snow performed the vocals. Starting with Season 2 and through the end of the show's syndication run in 1988, Parton's vocals were featured in the theme. Several other plot changes were present in the TV series"
"be leaving the series in the early episodes. In February 2015 it was announced that the 12th series would be the last. It was shot at West London Film Studios. The series is broadcast in at least 25 countries, and is also available on DVD and via online streaming. ""New Tricks"" was produced by Wall to Wall Television for the BBC between 2003 and 2014, and Headstrong Pictures thereafter. In 2011, James Bolam left the show to be replaced by Denis Lawson. In 2012, both Alun Armstrong and Amanda Redman departed to be replaced by Nicholas Lyndhurst and Tamzin Outhwaite,"
"was a charity single to raise money for the Quality of Life Animal Sanctuary in Devon. Laura Pallas was on Motorcity Records on the Nightmare label, which produced a lot of Hi-Nrg artists during the late 1980s Sam Blue had already been at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 as a backing singer for Emma with ""Give a little love back to the world"" and had previously been at the UK final of 1996 in the duo Esseness singing ""I Never Knew"" and has worked with Dennis Waterman on the theme tune for the BBC1 show ""New Tricks"". Sam has his"
"the opening and closing titles was a composite of Herbert Farjeon's 1927 song ""I've danced with a man, who's danced with a girl, who's danced with the Prince of Wales"" and the opening of the British national anthem ""God Save the King."" The vocalist for ""I've Danced with a Man"", ""Bring Down the Curtain"" and ""One More Dance"" is Jenny Wren. Al Bowlly's original recordings of ""Isn't It Heavenly"" and ""Love Is the Sweetest Thing"" are also used in the series. The soundtrack album was produced and engineered by Barry Kingston for Robert Kingston Productions Ltd. The series was produced"
"(Kenny Everett) as well as ""No Mean City"", the theme to the crime drama ""Taggart"", sung by Maggie Bell; ""It's Alright"", the theme to the crime drama ""New Tricks"", sung by Dennis Waterman; and the music for the UK game shows ""Chain Letters"", ""Lucky Ladders"" and ""The Krypton Factor"". He has worked with various members of Queen, Ozzy Osbourne, Nicko McBrain and George Harrison. He did live recording production and mixing with David Bowie in 1973 for """"; and also produced various hits for Bowie in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was co-producer, arranger, keyboards performer and co-author"
"has also written a new contemporary musical work entitled CELESTIAL. Based on the poems of the late Johnnie Douglas-Pennant, this work is narrated by actor Michael Sheen and features Steve Howe on guitar and soundscapes by Chris Watson. Paul K. Joyce Paul Kevin Joyce (born July 1957) is a British composer, producer, orchestrator, arranger and conductor. He is known for his music for theatre and television, including the 2005 BBC TV film ""The Snow Queen"" and the 2008 British TV film ""Clay"". He wrote ""Can We Fix It?"", the theme song to the children's television programme ""Bob the Builder"" that"
"(played by Rob Newman) performs comedic novelty songs ""The Laughing Policeman"", ""Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport"", ""Ernie"", ""Crash Bang Wallop"", the theme to the children's programme ""Play Away"", and the WWI soldiers' ""Chinese crackers in your arsehole"" parody version of the patriotic anthem ""Rule, Britannia!"". Newman portrayed Smith dolefully wailing the lyrics over a backdrop of gloomy Cure-styled mope-rock. Another of the series' regular characters, Edward Colanderhands, appears in one episode as a member of the Cure's audience. Another sketch on ""The Mary Whitehouse Experience"" revolved around ""Ray: a man afflicted with a sarcastic tone of voice"", also portrayed by"
"Amanda Redman Amanda Jacqueline Redman, (born 12 August 1957) is an English actress, known for her role as Sandra Pullman in the BBC One series ""New Tricks"" (2003–13) and as Dr. Lydia Fonseca in ""The Good Karma Hospital"" (2017–18). She gained BAFTA TV Award nominations for ""At Home with the Braithwaites"" (2000–03) and """" (2014). Her film roles include ""For Queen and Country"" (1988), ""Sexy Beast"" (2000) and """" (2001). Redman was born in Brighton. Her father, Ronald Jack Redman (1929–1980), was born in Camberwell, London to parents from Yorkshire, and her mother, Joan Beryl Redman (née Herrington, 1927-2014), was"
"romance with a Victor (who was eventually discovered to be a girl named Victoria - to Charlie's relief). Other characters include Mrs. Coles, the local shopkeeper (""Little Britain"" regular Di Botcher), PC Claude Cox (Keiron Self), a friend of the family, with a fondness for cake, plastic sex dolls and pornographic films. Also present is show co-writer Boyd Clack who plays Sergeant Ball. The pilot and the series in general can be compared: The series' theme tune is an instrumental version of the 1959 song ""High Hopes"" played on a Welsh harp by Dai Brown. The backdrop village seen on"
"closing theme tune being broadcast around the world as well as three different closing credits designs to accompany them. Despite the many edits made to the 2002–2007 closing song, the opening theme remained unchanged for the duration at 23 seconds. This version is also featured on the soundtrack album """". A new version of the theme tune, sung by Sandra de Jong, debuted in Australia on 23 July 2007 as part of a revamp of the show. This was arranged by ""Neighbours"" Music Director, Chris Pettifer and songwriter – producer Adrian Hannan. The opening song is longer than in recent"
"new friends, including a sprite called Willy Wisp. One of the most-remembered elements of the series was the catchy theme song, which was written by Len Beadle and Ron Roker, sung by Jackie Lee, which reached No. 14 in the United Kingdom charts in 1971. The song includes the erroneous lyric ""Rupert ""the"" Bear"", even though Rupert has never had the definite article in his name. The narrator of the stories was Judy Bennett. Of the 156 episodes made, for many years only 75 were known to exist in their original colour film format, with a further 16 duplicated on"
"who could ""slide from soulful rasp to pop croon, with a voice as husky as it was pretty"". Jones has sold over 100 million records with thirty-six Top 40 hits in the United Kingdom and nineteen in the United States, including ""It's Not Unusual"", ""What's New Pussycat"", the theme song for the 1965 James Bond film ""Thunderball"", ""Delilah"", ""Green, Green Grass of Home"", ""She's a Lady"", ""Kiss"" and ""Sex Bomb"". Jones made his acting debut playing the leading role in the 1979 television film ""Pleasure Cove"" as well as playing himself in Tim Burton's 1996 film ""Mars Attacks!"" In 2012,"
"whistled the tune for the theme song of the 1987 BBC series ""My Family and Other Animals"", based on the book by zoologist Gerald Durrell and sang the theme song to the hit long running BBC sitcom ""Hi-de-Hi!"". He died at his home in Denham, Buckinghamshire, on 29 July 2016 from liver cancer. Ken Barrie Leslie Hulme (9 January 1933 – 29 July 2016), known professionally as Ken Barrie, was an English voice actor and singer best known for narrating, and singing the theme tune of the BBC television programmes ""Postman Pat"" and ""Charlie Chalk"". He was also responsible for"
"four native pony breeds—the Connemara, the Welsh Cob, the Shetland and the Exmoor—was published by Forelock Books. Susan Jameson Susan I. M. Jameson (born 13 August 1941) is an English actress who has played a wide range of roles, especially on television. She is possibly best known for portraying Esther Lane in the BBC crime drama ""New Tricks"" between 2003 and 2013. Jameson was born in Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England. She is married to actor James Bolam with whom she has a daughter. She has a son from a previous relationship who was given for adoption. Her television roles include"