Synopsis
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.
Cast and Crew
Cast: Jack Shepherd, Jimmy Yuill, Helen Masters, Tim Wylton, Aaron Harris, Adam Barker, Lynn Farleigh, Michael Attwell, Charlie Hayes, Gregory Chisholm, Cristian Solimeno, Edward Clayton, Sharon Duce, David Firth, Jeremy Fowlds, Geoffrey Bayldon, Andrew Bullivant, Armorel Chamberlain, Dominic Wallis, James Curran
Writers: Steve Trafford (Writer), Isabelle Grey (Writer), Jonathan Rich (Writer), Arthur McKenzie (Writer), Scott Cherry (Writer), Kevin Clarke (Writer), Peter J. Hammond (Writer), Russell Lewis (Writer), Patrick Harkins (Writer), Julian Jones (Writer), Edward Canfor-Dumas (Writer), Tom Needham (Writer), Carolyn Sally Jones (Writer), Phil O'Shea (Writer), Rob Heyland (Writer), John Milne (Writer), Andrew Holden (Writer)
Cinematographer: Brian Morgan, Peter Middleton
Editors: Steve Eveleigh, Nigel Cattle
Direction team: Matthew Sharp (Second Assistant Director)
Production: Red Rooster Film & Television Entertainment, HTV
Network: ITV1