New Tricks (series 2)
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New Tricks' second series originally ran between 9 May and 27 June 2005, with a total of 8 episodes, each lasting 60 minutes. The series was produced by Wall to Wall and broadcast on BBC One
, it was first released on DVD
, in the UK, on 24 April 2006. Ratings of the series peaked at Episode 3, with 8.25 million, beating the highest rating of the previous season, 7.74 million.
as Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, Dennis Waterman
as Gerry Standing, James Bolam
as Jack Halford and Alun Armstrong
as Brian Lane. Supporting characters include Brian's long-suffering wife Esther, played Susan Jameson
and Deputy Assistant Commissioner
Robert Strictland (Anthony Calf
), a new character serving as a replacement for D.A.C. Donald Bevan, his first appearance is made in Episode 1 of the second series. Also appearing for the first time is Brian's son, Mark, who makes his debut appearance in Episode 3. PC Clarke, who appeared in the pilot and first series, does not appear from series 2 onwards. In addition to the main cast members, there were several well-known guest stars attracted in series 2. These include Jenny Agutter
, Keith Allen, Jane Asher
and Honor Blackman
.
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
, it was first released on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
, in the UK, on 24 April 2006. Ratings of the series peaked at Episode 3, with 8.25 million, beating the highest rating of the previous season, 7.74 million.
Cast
Series 2 features Amanda RedmanAmanda Redman
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as Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, Dennis Waterman
Dennis Waterman
Dennis Waterman is a British actor and singer, best known for his tough-guy roles in television series including The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks.-Early life:...
as Gerry Standing, James Bolam
James Bolam
James Christopher Bolam, MBE is a British actor, best known for his roles as Jack Ford in When the Boat Comes In, Trevor Chaplin in The Beiderbecke Trilogy, Terry Collier in The Likely Lads and its sequel Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, Roy Figgis in Only When I Laugh, Dr Arthur Gilder in...
as Jack Halford and Alun Armstrong
Alun Armstrong (actor)
Alun Armstrong is a prolific British character actor. Armstrong grew up in County Durham in North East England. He first became interested in acting through Shakespeare productions at his grammar school. Since his career began in the early 1970s, he has played, in his words, "the full spectrum of...
as Brian Lane. Supporting characters include Brian's long-suffering wife Esther, played Susan Jameson
Susan Jameson
Susan Jameson is an English actress who is best known for her television work.Jameson was born in Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, UK. She is married to actor James Bolam with whom she has a daughter, Lucy...
and Deputy Assistant Commissioner
Deputy Assistant Commissioner
Deputy assistant commissioner is a rank in London's Metropolitan Police Service between assistant commissioner and commander. It is equivalent to deputy chief constable in other British police forces and wears the same insignia: a pip above crossed tipstaves within a wreath.The rank was introduced...
Robert Strictland (Anthony Calf
Anthony Calf
Anthony Calf is a British actor, born in Hammersmith, London, England. He studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art . He has recurring roles in the television medical drama Holby City, as Michael Beauchamp, and New Tricks as Strickland...
), a new character serving as a replacement for D.A.C. Donald Bevan, his first appearance is made in Episode 1 of the second series. Also appearing for the first time is Brian's son, Mark, who makes his debut appearance in Episode 3. PC Clarke, who appeared in the pilot and first series, does not appear from series 2 onwards. In addition to the main cast members, there were several well-known guest stars attracted in series 2. These include Jenny Agutter
Jenny Agutter
Jennifer Ann "Jenny" Agutter is an English film and television actress. She began her career as a child actress in the mid 1960s, starring in the BBC television series The Railway Children and the film adaptation of the same book, before moving on to adult roles and relocating to Hollywood.She...
, Keith Allen, Jane Asher
Jane Asher
Jane Asher is an English actress. She has also developed a second career as a cake decorator and cake shop proprietor.-Early life:...
and Honor Blackman
Honor Blackman
Honor Blackman is an English actress, known for the roles of Cathy Gale in The Avengers and Bond girl Pussy Galore in Goldfinger .-Early life:...
.
List of episodes
Key- In the # column:
- The first number refers to the order it aired during the entire series.
- The second number refers to the episode number within its season.
| # | |Writer | |Airdate | DVD DVD A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions.... boxset for series 2 was released in the UK on 24 April 2006, the release contained all eight episodes from the series.
External links
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