List of New Tricks Episodes - Series 7 (2010)

Series 7 (2010)

Series seven was broadcast in 2010, with 10 episodes. On the DVD menu, the title of episode 7 is misspelt as "Where's the Smoke?", and the title of episode 10 as "The Fourth Men".

# Title Writer Director Airdate Original rating
48 "Dead Man Talking" Julian Simpson Julian Simpson 10 September 2010 (2010-09-10) 7.96 million

UCOS reinvestigates the death of a wealthy financier when a psychic tells the dead man's daughter that she needs to resolve some unfinished business on her father's behalf. Deeply sceptical of Sebastian Carter's 'gift', the team set out to prove him a fraud, but Pullman struggles to dismiss him as a con man when he reveals a conflict involving her own late father. The story's resolution depends on the use of a private residence on Heron Island on the great Barrier Reef as a hiding place for the proceeds of crime.

Guest starring: Elizabeth Tan, Paul Rhys and David Bradley
49 "It Smells of Books" John Wilsher Martyn Friend 17 September 2010 (2010-09-17) 7.56 million

Brian finds the library card of cold case victim Dr Richard Symes, leading him to reinvestigate the death of the professor, who died after falling from the roof of his college three years previously. Sandra and Gerry interview Symes' widow, who believes principal Jeremy Ventham drove her husband to suicide following a conflict over teaching methods.

Guest starring: Sasha Behar, David Ryall, Jonathan Cullen, Beth Goddard and Anne Reid
50 "Left Field" Lisa Holdsworth Philip John 24 September 2010 (2010-09-24) 7.79 million

After being released from jail, notorious paedophile John Davies admits to the abduction and murder of a child 25 years previously. Suspicious of his motives, the detectives reopen the unsolved case in an unusual attempt to prove his innocence, reinvestigating the boy's disappearance while on a demonstration with his left-wing activist parents.

Guest starring: Kevin McNally, Doon Mackichan, Neil Roberts and Samantha Bond
51 "Dark Chocolate" Roy Mitchell Robin Sheppard 30 September 2010 (2010-09-30) 8.10 million

A recent rape is linked to two similar attacks at a chocolate factory 10 years previously, leaving the team no choice but to reopen all three cases. The detectives uncover news of an unhappy workforce, learning of an alleged suicide, and their investigation becomes even more complicated when they discover a severed finger was found in one of the company's snacks. After a visit to the doctor, Gerry decides to quit smoking, and instead of resorting to nicotine patches or gum, he enlists Sandra to help him quit.

Guest starring: Neil Stuke, Caroline Carver and Gary Lewis
52 "Good Morning Lemmings" Matthew Thomas Robin Sheppard 8 October 2010 (2010-10-08) 7.24 million

When graffiti appears around London by an unknown person claiming to have murdered a celebrated street artist, the team reopens the four-year-old case. Originally part of a gang, the victim went solo when he received support from a wealthy art patron, leaving the detectives suspicious of his resentful former crew members. Meanwhile, Brian signs up to a social networking site called Twitter, he called himself 'Topcop999' to chart the gritty life of a lawman, much to his colleagues' displeasure.

Guest starring: Pooky Quesnel, Lorraine Burroughs, Simon MacCorkindale and Haydn Gwynne
53 "Fashion Victim" Nicholas Hopkins Julian Simpson 15 October 2010 (2010-10-15) 7.67 million

When a retrospective exhibition of murdered fashion designer Ritchie Levene's work opens, the team is prompted to re-examine the eight-year-old crime. The detectives learn about his tempestuous relationships with his new spouse, personal assistant and ex-wife Sarah, who believes his brother Adrian is the killer because he had the most to gain from his death. Meanwhile, Gerry enlists Emily to help update his image, although not everyone is impressed with the results.

Guest starring: Rupert Graves, Tuppence Middleton, Peter Wight, Belinda Stewart-Wilson and Hannah Waterman
54 "Where There's Smoke" Ollie Brown Julian Simpson 22 October 2010 (2010-10-22) 8.03 million

When serious criminal Mark Johnson was killed in a fatal fire at London's Union club in 1996, a wall of silence among witnesses and associates plagued the investigation. With fresh information suggesting that the blaze was a targeted arson attack, UCOS reopens the case.

Guest starring: Ian Burfield, Martin Marquez, Colin Tierney, Roy Marsden and Tom Watt
55 "Coming Out Ball" Lisa Holdsworth Martyn Friend 29 October 2010 (2010-10-29) 8.19 million

The team reinvestigates the 1983 abduction of 18-year-old debutante Barbara Linden-Warner. The daughter of a wealthy British arms manufacturer, Barbara was the apple of her father's eye.

Guest starring: Ray Coulthard, Lucy Robinson, Sian Phillips and Annette Crosbie
56 "Gloves Off" Roy Mitchell Philip John 5 November 2010 (2010-11-05) 8.09 million

When the gun used to murder a talented young boxer 11 years ago surfaces in an armed robbery, UCOS is drawn into the darker side of professional boxing in a case that causes conflict and friction among the team.

Guest starring: Chloe Howman and Matthew Marsh
57 "The Fourth Man" Julian Simpson Julian Simpson 12 November 2010 (2010-11-12) 7.89 million

When the team reinvestigates a 30-year-old safety deposit robbery, they find themselves unwittingly drawn into a case involving high-level police corruption that threatens the future of UCOS.

Guest starring: Genevieve O'Reilly, Georgie Glen, Phil Daniels, John Shrapnel, Jimmy Yuill and Roy Boyd

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