Wycliffe (TV series)

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Wycliffe
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Starring	Jack Shepherd Jimmy Yuill Helen Masters
Composers	Mark Thomas (1993) Nigel Hess (1994–1998)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	5 + 2 Specials in 1993 and 1997
No. of episodes	38
Production
Executive producers	Alan Clayton (1993) Stephen Matthews (1994–1997) Jenny Reeks (1994) Michelle Buck (1997–1998)
Producers	Pennant Roberts (1993) Geraint Morris (1994–1995) Michael Bartley (1996–1998)
Running time	50 minutes (Specials 90 minutes)
Production company	HTV
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	7 August 1993 (1993-08-07) – 5 July 1998 (1998-07-05)
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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, after 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.^[1] Charles Wycliffe, played by 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, stories were adapted from Burley's books and were in classic whodunit style, often with quirky characters and plot elements. In later seasons, the tone became more naturalistic, and there was more emphasis on internal politics within the police force.