Wycliffe: Series 3
In series three Wycliffe celebrates his silver wedding anniversary. As always, celebrations are interrupted by a murder investigation.
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Wycliffe Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
In series three Wycliffe celebrates his silver wedding anniversary. As always, celebrations are interrupted by a murder investigation.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Dead on Arrival
Jun 9, 1996 · 50 min
An abandoned lorry with five corpses at the ferry terminal and a man on the run bring Wycliffe's silver wedding anniversary celebration, which their children have laid on as a surp
Number of the Beast
Jun 16, 1996 · 50 min
When unexplained killings rock the Bodmin community, locals become convinced that the "beast" is back.
Slave of Duty
Jul 7, 1996 · 50 min
A dead man found buried under a pile of 100-year old wood provides an intriguing case.
Total Loss
Jul 14, 1996 · 50 min
When a fishing boat goes down taking one of the crew with it , Kersey and Lane discover a fishing community that is struggling to survive under the strain of legislation, as well a
Crazy for You
Jul 21, 1996 · 50 min
A psychiatrist's wife is murdered in a seemingly unprovoked attack. Wycliffe finds that proving a motive can be harder than catching a killer.
Faith
Jul 28, 1996 · 50 min
The discovery of a baby's body leads the team to a bizarre pagan sect.
Last Judgement
Aug 4, 1996 · 50 min
When a magistrate known to Wycliffe is found hanged, everything pints to suicide. But Wycliffe's instincts tell him otherwise.
Old Habits
Aug 11, 1996 · 50 min
When a young woman is found strangled, a pathologist is struck by the similarities to a string of other unsolved murders. Wyclife and his team have to unearth 11-year old evidence