New Tricks: Series 6
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Season 6 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- After a hostage rescue goes wrong, superintendent Sandra Pullman is put in charge of unsolved crimes.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Season overview
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a JSON object for "New Tricks" Season 6.
Constraints:
Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented titles, names, dates, etc.
No guessing.
Output: Valid JSON only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
Keys: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points).
Style: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
Synopsis: After a hostage rescue goes wrong, superintendent Sandra Pullman is put in charge of unsolved crimes. She recruits three ex policemen. Jack Halford is grieving his wife. Brian Lane is over obsessed and over medicated. Gerry Standing is not the ladies man he used to be. They face a new police force that doesn't appreciate their old style policing.
Source 1: British comedy-drama, follows the Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police.
Source 2: Led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, made up of retired police officers reinvestigating unsolved crimes.
Source 3: Created by Nigel McCrery and Roy Mitchell. Original cast: Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong, Dennis Waterman, James Bolam.
Source 4: Series dates 2003-2015.
Overview:
The narrative follows the Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Following a hostage rescue that goes wrong, Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman is placed in charge of unsolved crimes. Operating with limited resources and no backup, Pullman decides to recruit three former police officers to assist in her investigations. While these recruits possess significant experience, they face challenges as the landscape of policing has changed. The team consists of Jack Halford, who is struggling with the loss of his wife, and Brian Lane, who is described as over obsessed and over medicated. Additionally, Gerry Standing is no longer the ladies man he once was. As the squad works to chase criminals, they must also navigate relationships with a modern police force that does not always appreciate their traditional style of policing. This British comedy-drama highlights the friction between old-fashioned methods and contemporary law enforcement practices while the team attempts to solve cold cases.
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"The narrative follows the Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Following a hostage rescue that goes wrong, Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman is placed in charge of unsolved crimes. Operating with limited resources and no backup, Pullman decides to recruit three former police officers to assist in her
Episode Guide
Season 6 Progress Shield
The War Against Drugs
Jul 16, 2009 · 60 min
Brian Lane enters rehab to treat his alcoholism, but the rest of the team soon join him.
The Truth Is Out There
Jul 23, 2009 · 60 min
The team find themselves at the centre of a shocking cover-up.
Fresh Starts
Jul 30, 2009 · 60 min
The team exhumes the body of a car crash victim after claims she has been seen alive.
Shadow Show
Aug 6, 2009 · 60 min
UCOS are forced to re-open the investigation into producer Max Stone's death.
Death of a Timeshare Salesman
Aug 13, 2009 · 60 min
The UCOS team find themselves reinvestigating the death of a well-known timeshare magnate.
The Last Laugh
Aug 20, 2009 · 60 min
The team reinvestigate the disappearance of two young political activists.
Blood Is Thicker Than Water
Aug 27, 2009 · 60 min
UCOS reinvestigate a high-profile riverboat disaster on the Thames after a new witness comes forward claiming the collision was the result of sabotage, rather than an accident. Bu
Meat Is Murder
Sep 3, 2009 · 60 min
As the series comes to an end, the desiccated, neatly carved-up body of a butcher who disappeared more than 30 years ago is discovered, leading Sandra Pullman and her boys to pay a