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New Tricks: Series 6

8 episodes Premiered Jul 16, 2009 Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

Previously on New Tricks

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.
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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

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Season 6 Episodes

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Season 6: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S6·E1 Mytharc

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.

S6·E2 Core

The Truth Is Out There

Jul 23, 2009 · 60 min

The team find themselves at the centre of a shocking cover-up.

S6·E3 Core

Fresh Starts

Jul 30, 2009 · 60 min

The team exhumes the body of a car crash victim after claims she has been seen alive.

S6·E4 Core

Shadow Show

Aug 6, 2009 · 60 min

UCOS are forced to re-open the investigation into producer Max Stone's death.

S6·E5 Core

Death of a Timeshare Salesman

Aug 13, 2009 · 60 min

The UCOS team find themselves reinvestigating the death of a well-known timeshare magnate.

S6·E6 Core

The Last Laugh

Aug 20, 2009 · 60 min

The team reinvestigate the disappearance of two young political activists.

S6·E7 Mytharc

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

S6·E8 Mytharc

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

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