Wycliffe

Overview

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.

Roughly 30h to watch every episode. This is an estimate: 36 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 50 minutes.

Trailer

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Series cast and crew

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  Jack ShepherdDetective Superintendent Wycliffe
  36 episodes

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  Jimmy YuillDI Doug Kersey
  36 episodes

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  Helen MastersDI Lucy Lane
  36 episodes

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  Tim WyltonFranks
  26 episodes

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  Aaron HarrisDS Dixon
  22 episodes

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  Adam BarkerDC Potter
  22 episodes

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  Lynn FarleighHelen Wycliffe
  11 episodes

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  Michael AttwellDCC Stevens
  8 episodes

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  Charlie HayesRuth Wycliffe
  6 episodes

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  Gregory ChisholmDavid Wycliffe
  6 episodes

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  Cristian SolimenoDC Hall
  5 episodes

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  Edward ClaytonSgt. Cannon
  3 episodes

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  Sharon DuceSupt. Le Page
  3 episodes

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  David FirthAngus
  3 episodes

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  Jeremy FowldsTFU Officer
  2 episodes

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  Geoffrey BayldonJudge
  2 episodes

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  Andrew BullivantPC
  2 episodes

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  Armorel ChamberlainMary
  2 episodes

Created by

W.J. Burley

Network

ITV1

Seasons and episodes

• Series 11994 · 6 episodes
• Series 21995 · 8 episodes
• Series 31996 · 8 episodes
• Series 41997 · 8 episodes
• Season 51998 · 6 episodes
• Specials1993 · 2 episodes