Wycliffe (1993)
Wycliffe (1993)
Wycliffe is a British television series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. It was produced by HTV and broadcast on the ITV Network, following a pilot episode on 7 August 1993, between 24 July 1994 and 5 July 1998. The series was filmed in Cornwall, with a production office in Truro. Music for the series was composed by Nigel Hess and was awarded the Royal Television Society award for the best television theme. Wycliffe is played by Jack Shepherd, assisted by DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane. Each episode deals with a murder investigation. In the early series, the stories are adapted from Burley's books and are in classic whodunit style, often with quirky characters and plot elements. In later seasons, the tone becomes more naturalistic and there is more emphasis on internal politics within the police.

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Wycliffe is a British television series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. It was produced by HTV and broadcast on the ITV Network, following a pilot episode on 7 August 1993, between 24 July 1994 and 5 July 1998. The series was filmed in Cornwall, with a production office in Truro. Music for the series was composed by Nigel Hess and was awarded the Royal Television Society award for the best television theme. Wycliffe is played by Jack Shepherd, assisted by DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane. Each episode deals with a murder investigation. In the early series, the stories are adapted from Burley's books and are in classic whodunit style, often with quirky characters and plot elements. In later seasons, the tone becomes more naturalistic and there is more emphasis on internal politics within the police.


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Airs: Sundays at 08:00pm on ITV, ITV

Genres: Drama, Crime

Premiered: 07 August 1993

Language: English, French

Country: United Kingdom

Runtime: 50m

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Cast

Jack Shepherd

Jack Shepherd

Detective Superintendent Wycliffe

Helen Masters

Helen Masters

DI Lucy Lane

Jimmy Yuill

Jimmy Yuill

DI Doug Kersey

Lynn Farleigh

Lynn Farleigh

Helen Wycliffe

Jimmy Yuill

Jimmy Yuill

Aaron Harris

Aaron Harris

DS Dixon

Adam Barker

Adam Barker

DC Potter

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