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((Short description|British television detective series (1993–1998)))
((More citations needed|date=January 2021))
((Use dmy dates|date=October 2016))
((Use British English|date=October 2016))
((Infobox television
| image              = Wycliffe (TV series).jpg
| caption            = DVD cover
| runtime            = 50 minutes<br />(Specials 90 minutes)
| country            = United Kingdom
| language           = English
| composer           = Mark Thomas (1993)<br />[[Nigel Hess]] (1994–1998)
| starring           = [[Jack Shepherd (actor)|Jack Shepherd]]<br>[[Jimmy Yuill]]<br>[[Helen Masters]]
| channel            = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| first_aired        = ((Start date|1993|8|7|df=y))
| last_aired         = ((End date|1998|7|5|df=y))
| num_series         = 5 + 2 Specials in<br />1993 and 1997
| num_episodes       = 38
| producer           = [[Pennant Roberts]] (1993)<br />[[Geraint Morris]] (1994–1995)<br />Michael Bartley (1996–1998)
| executive_producer = Alan Clayton (1993)<br />Stephen Matthews (1994–1997)<br />Jenny Reeks (1994)<br />Michelle Buck (1997–1998)
| company            = [[ITV Wales & West|HTV]]
| related            = 
))

'''''Wycliffe''''' is a [[Television in the United Kingdom|British television]] series, based on [[W. J. Burley]]'s novels about Detective Superintendent [[Charles Wycliffe]]. It was produced by [[ITV Wales & West|HTV]] and broadcast on the [[ITV (TV network)|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]], who was nominated for the [[Royal Television Society]] award for the best original television theme in 1997.<ref>[http://www.myramusic.co.uk/#content=all&id=&page=awards Website of Nigel Hess, Awards Page]</ref> Charles Wycliffe, played by [[Jack Shepherd (actor)|Jack Shepherd]], is assisted by DI Doug Kersey ([[Jimmy Yuill]]) and DI Lucy Lane ([[Helen Masters]]).

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.

==Setting and characters==
The setting in [[Cornwall]] is an important feature of the series, providing both picturesque landscapes and glimpses into the local way of life. Some characters work in the tourist industry. Some of the problems of the county, such as the struggling [[fishing industry]], long-term unemployment, and prejudice against [[new age travellers]], are shown in various episodes. Wycliffe and his team are responsible for a large geographical area and often have to spend time away from home during an investigation. This can cause problems for Wycliffe, who is shown as a contented family man married to a teacher ([[Lynn Farleigh]]) and with two teenage children. It also makes it difficult for Lane and Kersey, who are both single, to form relationships outside work.

Wycliffe's beat appears to cover mainly central and west Cornwall. There are frequent references to certain major towns, including [[Truro]], [[Newquay]], [[Camborne]] and [[Penzance]] (these places were also used as locations). Other towns in the same area, such as [[Falmouth, Cornwall|Falmouth]], [[St Austell]] or [[St Ives, Cornwall|St Ives]], figure less frequently, although Falmouth probably provided some of the backgrounds to scenes in "[[#Time Out|Time Out]]", the only episode for which a fictional Cornish town ("Carrick") was invented, complete with a red-light district, called Eastgate. [[Bodmin]] (actually mainly [[Bodmin Moor]]) features strongly in one episode, "[[#Number of the Beast|Number of the Beast]]", which is about the so-called [[Beast of Bodmin]] (said to be a big cat). In the final episode, "[[#Land's End|Land's End]]", Wycliffe refers to [[Wadebridge]], near Bodmin, as being on "the other side of the county".

[[Devon and Cornwall Police]] is no longer organised into divisions. The Major Crime Investigation Team in Cornwall, which would presumably be headed by Wycliffe, was actually based at [[Newquay]] during the period in which the series was made, but Wycliffe's divisional headquarters appears to be in the Camborne area.

==Murder investigations and police themes==

((Original research section|date=May 2020))
The police force in the series is based on the [[Devon and Cornwall Police]], but is called the South West Constabulary.

The series shows [[detective]] and [[forensic]] work in a reasonably accurate way, but the emphasis is more on the human stories surrounding the murders. Wycliffe is a quiet, thoughtful man, a skilled observer of people and an astute interviewer, and these qualities enable him to solve the crimes.

Internal police politics provide slow-burning story arcs in the later series. Wycliffe constantly has to deal with [[red tape]], budget restraints and a blustering, image-obsessed Deputy Chief Constable. Lane is offered promotion, though she later realises that she is being used to fulfil sexual equality quotas in the force rather than being judged on her ability. There are tensions between her and Kersey, though they have previously been close. Kersey is the subject of an internal investigation and is forced to reconsider his career after being accused of causing the death of a prisoner in custody.

Wycliffe's frequent meetings with the Deputy Chief Constable, Stevens, are slightly odd. In real life there would almost certainly be a Detective Chief Superintendent as the head of CID throughout the force, who would report to one of a series of Assistant Chief Constables, each with a particular responsibility such as operations or personnel. The Deputy Chief Constable is normally too senior to be troubled with operational details unless a major crisis occurs. It is also strange that Stevens is so often on hand and even appears to have an office in the Divisional HQ. Such a postholder would really be based at the police service's headquarters.

==Cast==
*[[Jack Shepherd (actor)|Jack Shepherd]] as Detective Superintendent [[Charles Wycliffe]]
*Kevin Quarmby (pilot) and [[Jimmy Yuill]] (series) as DI Doug Kersey
*[[Carla Mendonça]] (pilot) and [[Helen Masters]] (series) as DI Lucy Lane
*[[Lucy Fleming]] (pilot) and [[Lynn Farleigh]] (series) as Helen Wycliffe
*[[Peter Settelen]] (pilot) and [[Tim Wylton]] (series) as Dr. Franks
*Aaron Harris as DS Dixon (Series 1–3)
*Adam Barker as DC Potter (Series 1–3)
*[[Michael Attwell]] as DCC Stevens (series 4–5)

==List of episodes==

Wycliffe ran for five series from 24 July 1994 to 5 July 1998, and included a pilot episode (originally shown on 7 August 1993) and a Christmas special shown between the fourth and fifth series.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" style="background: #FFFFFF;" width="100%"
|-
! style="padding: 0px 8px" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Series
! style="padding: 0px 8px" rowspan="2"             | Episodes
! style="padding: 0px 8px" colspan="2"             | Originally<br />Aired
! style="padding: 0px 8px" colspan="3"             | DVD<br />Releases
! style="padding: 0px 8px" rowspan="2"             | DVD<br />Runtime
|-
! style="width: 125px" | From
! style="width: 125px" | To
! style="width: 125px" | Region 1
! style="width: 125px" | Region 2
! style="width: 125px" | Region 4
|-
| bgcolor="#3198FF"|
| align="center"                       | [[#Series 1 (1993-94)|One]]
| align="center"                       | 7<sup>†</sup>
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 24 July 1994
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 28 August 1994
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 17 February 2009
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 27 July 2009
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 2 February 2008
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 380 mins
|-
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|
| align="center"                       | [[#Series 2 (1995)|Two]]
| align="center"                       | 8
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 18 June 1995
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 6 August 1995
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 13 October 2009
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 5 April 2010
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 3 May 2008
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 400 mins
|-
| bgcolor="#03C03C"|
| align="center"                       | [[#Series 3 (1996)|Three]]
| align="center"                       | 8
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 9 June 1996
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 11 August 1996
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 29 June 2010
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 30 August 2010
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 2 August 2008
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 400 mins
|-
| bgcolor="#FFD700"|
| align="center"                       | [[#Series 4 (1997)|Four]]
| align="center"                       | 8
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 29 June 1997
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 17 August 1997
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 16 November 2010
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 18 October 2010
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 1 November 2008
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 400 mins
|-
| bgcolor="#FF5F5F"|
| align="center"                       | [[#Series 5 (1997-98)|Five]]
| align="center"                       | 7<sup>‡</sup>
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 17 May 1998
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 5 July 1998
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 16 November 2010
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 21 February 2011
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 28 February 2009
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 375 mins
|-
| bgcolor="#FF5F5F"|
| align="center"                       | The Complete Collection
| align="center"                       | 38<sup>† ‡</sup>
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 24 July 1994
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 5 July 1998
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | -
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 17 July 2017
| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 31 July 2007
27 November 2009 (Repackaged)
5 February 2014 (ITV Release)

November 18, 2020 <ref>((Cite web|title=Wycliffe - The Complete Collection - DVD|url=https://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/54325/wycliff-the-complete-collection|access-date=2020-09-01|website=Madman Entertainment|language=en-US))</ref>(Via Vision Entertainment)

| style="padding: 0px 8px"             | 1955 mins
|}

Notes:<br>
<sup>†</sup> includes the pilot episode originally aired on 7 August 1993.<br />
<sup>‡</sup> includes the Christmas special originally aired on 27 December 1997.

===Series 1 (1993-94)===

The first series of ''Wycliffe'' was originally aired on the ITV network in the summer of 1994.

The pilot episode was originally aired one year earlier than the commissioned first series, in the summer of 1993. The cast of the pilot differs from that used for the commissioned series; Jack Shepherd plays Wycliffe both in the pilot and in the commissioned series.

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! style="background-color: #3198FF;"| Episode<br />No.
! style="background-color: #3198FF;"| Title
! style="background-color: #3198FF;"| Directed by
! style="background-color: #3198FF;"| Written by
! style="background-color: #3198FF;"| Original Air Date
! style="background-color: #3198FF;"| Length

((Episode list/sublist|Wycliffe (TV series)
 |EpisodeNumber=1
 |EpisodeNumber2=Pilot
 |ProdCode=95min
 |Title=((va|Wycliffe and the Cycle of Death))
 |OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1993|8|7|df=yes))
 |DirectedBy=[[Pennant Roberts]]
 |WrittenBy=[[Julia Jones (dramatist)|Julia Jones]]
 |ShortSummary=A bookshop owner in Penzance is brutally murdered, and Wycliffe discovers all is not well among the members of one of the area's most respected families.<br>((nbsp))–Starring [[Carla Mendonça|Carla Mendonca]] as Sgt Lane, Kevin Quarmby as DI Kersey and [[Lucy Fleming]] as Helen Wycliffe.<br>((nbsp))–Based on the novel by W. J. Burley, ''[[Wycliffe and the Cycle of Death]]''.
 |LineColor=3198FF
))
((Episode list/sublist|Wycliffe (TV series)
 |EpisodeNumber=1
 |EpisodeNumber2=1
 |ProdCode=60min
 |Title=((va|The Four Jacks))
 |OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1994|7|24|df=yes))
 |DirectedBy=Ferdinand Fairfax
 |WrittenBy=[[Edward Canfor-Dumas]]
 |ShortSummary=A young female archaeology student is found naked in bed with gunshot wounds, and lies in a critical condition in hospital. As surgeons try to save her life, Wycliffe digs into the life of a famous novelist, who claims his life is at risk. Then, a man is shot dead while walking his dog on the beach, and Wycliffe is under pressure to act quickly if he is to prevent another murder.<br>((nbsp))–Based on the novel by W. J. Burley, ''[[Wycliffe and the Four Jacks]]''.
 |LineColor=3198FF
))
((Episode list/sublist|Wycliffe (TV series)
 |EpisodeNumber=1
 |EpisodeNumber2=2
 |ProdCode=60min
 |Title=((va|The Dead Flautist))
 |OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1994|7|31|df=yes))
 |DirectedBy=Martyn Friend
 |WrittenBy=Steve Trafford
 |ShortSummary=When the body of an amateur flautist, Tony Miller, is found shot by his own gun on the secluded estate of Lord & Lady Bottrell, it is assumed that he killed himself. But Wycliffe senses there is more to the case than first meets the eye. As he unravels the dead man's last days, another mystery is revealed—the disappearance of a maid from the Bottrell household. Family feuds and illicit relationships are uncovered, and then another body is found.<br>((nbsp))–Based on the novel by W. J. Burley, ''[[Wycliffe and the Dead Flautist]]''.
 |LineColor=3198FF
))
((Episode list/sublist|Wycliffe (TV series)
 |EpisodeNumber=1
 |EpisodeNumber2=3
 |ProdCode=60min
 |Title=((va|The Scapegoat))
 |OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1994|8|7|df=yes))
 |DirectedBy=Martyn Friend
 |WrittenBy=[[Russell Lewis]]
 |ShortSummary=A Cornish undertaker's mysterious disappearance is linked to a disturbing summer ritual. Local gossip intensifies when the man's body is found, washed up on the rocks and begins a murder inquiry which ends with an effigy strapped to a burning wheel plunging off the cliffs.<br>((nbsp))–Based on the novel by W. J. Burley, ''[[Wycliffe and the Scapegoat]]''.
 |LineColor=3198FF
))
((Episode list/sublist|Wycliffe (TV series)
 |EpisodeNumber=1
 |EpisodeNumber2=4
 |ProdCode=60min
 |Title=((va|The Tangled Web))
 |OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1994|8|14|df=yes))
 |DirectedBy=Ferdinand Fairfax
 |WrittenBy=Andrew Holden
 |ShortSummary=Wycliffe is brought in when an elderly bedridden woman is found dead, her body locked in a freezer, and a pregnant teenager, Hilda Clemo, from a bizarre family, vanishes from her Cornish village. As fears for her safety grow, Wycliffe questions the family, whose feuding uncovers some dark secrets. Wycliffe has to unpick the tangled web of intrigue and greed.<br>((nbsp))–Based on the novel by W. J. Burley, ''[[Wycliffe and the Tangled Web]]''.
 |LineColor=3198FF
))
((Episode list/sublist|Wycliffe (TV series)
 |EpisodeNumber=1
 |EpisodeNumber2=5
 |ProdCode=60min
 |Title=((va|The Last Rites))
 |OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1994|8|21|df=yes))
 |DirectedBy=A. J. Quinn
 |WrittenBy=[[Rob Heyland]]
 |ShortSummary=When the Rev. Jordan arrives at the village church, he discovers the partially clothed body of Jessica Dobell, the church cleaner, spreadeagled below the cross. A satanic cult is thought to be behind the gruesome death, but Wycliffe believes responsibility lies elsewhere. There is an air of violent hatred in the village, not all of it directed towards the dead woman.<br>((nbsp))–Based on the novel by W. J. Burley, ''[[Wycliffe and the Last Rites]]''.
 |LineColor=3198FF
))
((Episode list/sublist|Wycliffe (TV series)
 |EpisodeNumber=1
 |EpisodeNumber2=6
 |ProdCode=60min
 |Title=((va|The Pea Green Boat))
 |OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1994|8|28|df=yes))
 |DirectedBy=A. J. Quinn
 |WrittenBy=Steve Trafford
 |ShortSummary=When Harry Tremaine is killed in the explosion of his fishing boat, suspicion falls on the man's son, who stands to inherit everything, but Wycliffe remains unconvinced. There's also a local developer who wants to build a marina on the quayside Tremaine owned; Tremaine's partner has been having an affair with his wife; and there is a mysterious recipient of £500 in cash from Tremaine on the first day of every month.<br>((nbsp))–Based on the novel by W. J. Burley, ''[[Wycliffe and the Pea-Green Boat]]''.
 |LineColor=3198FF
))
|}

===Series 2 (1995)===

The second series of ''Wycliffe'' was originally aired on the ITV network in the summer of 1995.
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! style="background-color: #C0C0C0" |Series<br />No.
! style="background-color: #C0C0C0" |Episode<br />No.
! style="background-color: #C0C0C0;"| Title
! style="background-color: #C0C0C0;"| Directed by
! style="background-color: #C0C0C0;"| Written by
! style="background-color: #C0C0C0;"| Original air date
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((Episode list/sublist|Wycliffe (TV series)
 |EpisodeNumber=2
 |EpisodeNumber2=7
 |ProdCode=60min
 |Title=((va|All for Love))
 |OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|6|18|df=yes))
 |DirectedBy=Martyn Friend
 |WrittenBy=Steve Trafford
 |ShortSummary=A hunt for John Bonetti, an escaped prisoner from HMP Bodmin, takes a dramatic twist after the discovery of a body. Wycliffe and his team race against time to recapture him.
 |LineColor=C0C0C0
))
((Episode list/sublist|Wycliffe (TV series)
 |EpisodeNumber=2
 |EpisodeNumber2=8
 |ProdCode=60min
 |Title=((va|The Trojan Horse))
 |OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|6|25|df=yes))
 |DirectedBy=Patrick Lau
 |WrittenBy=Steve Trafford
 |ShortSummary=Alex Keir is distraught when his wife Alison goes missing, but Wycliffe is sceptical of his grief, until a ransom note is found. The case of apparent kidnapping then takes a dramatic turn when Mrs Keir is found dead and smelling of alcohol at the wheel of a crashed car.
 |LineColor=C0C0C0
))
((Episode list/sublist|Wycliffe (TV series)
 |EpisodeNumber=2
 |EpisodeNumber2=9
 |ProdCode=60min
 |Title=((va|Charades))
 |OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|7|2|df=yes))
 |DirectedBy=Martyn Friend
 |WrittenBy=Jonathan Rich
 |ShortSummary=Wycliffe and his team investigate the death of a man found blasted by a shotgun at a Cornish holiday home. They discover evidence of ill-feeling between the dead man and his brother-in-law.
 |LineColor=C0C0C0
))
((Episode list/sublist|Wycliffe (TV series)
 |EpisodeNumber=2
 |EpisodeNumber2=10
 |ProdCode=60min
 |Title=((va|Lost Contact))
 |OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|7|9|df=yes))
 |DirectedBy=Patrick Lau
 |WrittenBy=Isabelle Grey
 |ShortSummary=When a man's virtually unidentifiable body is washed ashore, Wycliffe is baffled when two different women claim it is her missing husband.
 |LineColor=C0C0C0
))
((Episode list/sublist|Wycliffe (TV series)
 |EpisodeNumber=2
 |EpisodeNumber2=11
 |ProdCode=60min
 |Title=((va|Four and Twenty Blackbirds))
 |OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|7|16|df=yes))
 |DirectedBy=Steve Goldie
 |WrittenBy=Julian Jones
 |ShortSummary=When a farmer goes missing, leaving his sheep and house unattended, the local police call in Wycliffe. Discoveries of arson and bloodstains lead the team into a farming community struggling to survive.
 |LineColor=C0C0C0
))
((Episode list/sublist|Wycliffe (TV series)
 |EpisodeNumber=2
 |EpisodeNumber2=12
 |ProdCode=60min
 |Title=((va|Happy Families))
 |OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|7|23|df=yes))
 |DirectedBy=Steve Goldie
 |WrittenBy=Sian Orrells
 |ShortSummary=When a schoolgirl is found dead in a science laboratory after a school disco, Wycliffe tries to discover through her family and friends whether it was suicide or murder.
 |LineColor=C0C0C0
))
((Episode list/sublist|Wycliffe (TV series)
 |EpisodeNumber=2
 |EpisodeNumber2=13
 |ProdCode=60min
 |Title=((va|Wild Oats))
 |OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|7|30|df=yes))
 |DirectedBy=Michael Owen Morris
 |WrittenBy=Patrick Harkins
 |ShortSummary=When an attempt is made to steal a headless skeleton from an archaeological dig, Wycliffe discovers an estate steeped in archaic values. The identification of the skeleton unsettles the land-owning Rawle family, whose days of sovereignty in the community are fading.
 |LineColor=C0C0C0
))
((Episode list/sublist|Wycliffe (TV series)
 |EpisodeNumber=2
 |EpisodeNumber2=14
 |ProdCode=60min
 |Title=((va|Breaking Point))
 |OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|8|6|df=yes))
 |DirectedBy=Michael Owen Morris
 |WrittenBy=Steve Trafford
 |ShortSummary=Surfer Anne Carter is found in a deep coma when she is washed ashore. The assumption that she was the victim of a freak accident has to be revised when Wycliffe and his team investigate, and uncover a host of sinister facts and conspiracies. Their task is hindered by an obvious leak to the press, which puts DI Lane in a precarious position.
 |LineColor=C0C0C0
))
|}

===Series 3 (1996)===

The third series of ''Wycliffe'' was originally aired on the ITV network in the summer of 1996. There was a short hiatus in the third series due to ITV's coverage of the [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro '96]] football tournament.
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! style="background-color: #03C03C;"| Directed by
! style="background-color: #03C03C;"| Written by
! style="background-color: #03C03C;"| Original air date
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((Episode list/sublist|Wycliffe (TV series)
 |EpisodeNumber=3
 |EpisodeNumber2=15
 |ProdCode=60min
 |Title=((va|Dead on Arrival))
 |OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1996|6|9|df=yes))
 |DirectedBy=Michael Owen Morris
 |WrittenBy=Steve Trafford
 |ShortSummary=An abandoned lorry with five corpses at the ferry terminal and a man on the run bring Wycliffe's silver wedding anniversary celebration, which their children have laid on as a surprise, to an abrupt halt.
 |LineColor=03C03C
))
((Episode list/sublist|Wycliffe (TV series)
 |EpisodeNumber=3
 |EpisodeNumber2=16
 |ProdCode=60min
 |Title=((va|Number of the Beast))
 |OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1996|6|16|df=yes))
 |DirectedBy=Michael Owen Morris
 |WrittenBy=Jonathan Rich
 |ShortSummary=When unexplained killings rock the Bodmin community, locals become convinced that the "beast" is back.
 |LineColor=03C03C
))
((Episode list/sublist|Wycliffe (TV series)
 |EpisodeNumber=3
 |EpisodeNumber2=17
 |ProdCode=60min
 |Title=((va|Slave of Duty))
 |OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1996|7|7|df=yes))
 |DirectedBy=David Innes Edwards
 |WrittenBy=Jonathan Rich
 |ShortSummary=A dead man found buried under a pile of 100-year-old wood provides an intriguing case.
 |LineColor=03C03C
))
((Episode list/sublist|Wycliffe (TV series)
 |EpisodeNumber=3
 |EpisodeNumber2=18
 |ProdCode=60min
 |Title=((va|Total Loss))
 |OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1996|7|14|df=yes))
 |DirectedBy=David Innes Edwards
 |WrittenBy=Isabelle Grey
 |ShortSummary=When a fishing boat goes down taking one of the crew with it, Kersey and Lane discover a fishing community that is struggling to survive under the strain of legislation, as well as a new competitive edge to their working relationship.
 |LineColor=03C03C
))
((Episode list/sublist|Wycliffe (TV series)
 |EpisodeNumber=3
 |EpisodeNumber2=19
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 |DirectedBy=John Glenister
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===Series 4 (1997)===

The fourth series of ''Wycliffe'' was originally aired on the ITV network in the summer of 1997.
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 |DirectedBy=[[Graeme Harper]]
 |WrittenBy=Carolyn Sally Jones
 |ShortSummary=When a local pub landlord is bludgeoned to death, Wycliffe can find few people with a good word to say about him. A police informant points the finger at the victim's former wife and her new husband, but when DI Lane badly mishandles the situation, Wycliffe and Kersey are forced to stage a dramatic rescue.
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 |DirectedBy=Graeme Harper
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===Series 5 (1997-98)===

The final series of ''Wycliffe'' was originally aired on the ITV network in the summer of 1998. The Christmas special was originally aired about five months earlier in December 1997.

The fifth and final series saw Jack Shepherd directing two episodes: "On Offer"; and "Standing Stone". During the filming of this series Jimmy Yuill fell ill with [[meningitis]]. While he was in hospital the production company, HTV, terminated his contract. Though he made a full recovery HTV then refused to allow him to return to the programme, apparently for insurance reasons. This caused considerable ill-feeling and Jack Shepherd made it clear that he did not wish to continue as Wycliffe. ITV did not recommission the programme.

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Notes:<br />
<sup>†</sup> Christmas Special.

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==Home media==

All five series were released individually on [[DVD]] in the UK by Network between 27 July 2009, and 21 February 2011.((Citation needed|date=May 2020))

All five series were released individually on [[DVD]] in Australia through Time Life, distributed by Shock Entertainment. The Complete Collection DVD containing five individual seasons in a slip box was released first, followed later in the same year by a new collection slimmed down to a single case with new artwork. In 2014 ITV released ''The Complete Collection'' in a single case.((Citation needed|date=May 2020))

==References==

((Portal|Cornwall))
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==External links==
* ((IMDb title|id=0280208|title=Wycliffe and the Cycle of Death))
* ((IMDb title|id=0108992|title=Wycliffe))
* ((epguides|Wycliffe|Wycliffe))
* [http://www.wjburley.com/wycliffeontelevision.php "Wycliffe on Television" page] at www.wjburley.com

((W. J. Burley))

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