Series 3

Series 3 (1996)

In series three Wycliffe celebrates his silver wedding anniversary. As always, celebrations are interrupted by a murder investigation.






Episodes List

Ep.1 Dead on Arrival

Air Date: 1996-06-09

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.

Ep.2 Number of the Beast

Air Date: 1996-06-16

When unexplained killings rock the Bodmin community, locals become convinced that the "beast" is back.

Ep.3 Slave of Duty

Air Date: 1996-07-07

A dead man found buried under a pile of 100-year old wood provides an intriguing case.

Ep.4 Total Loss

Air Date: 1996-07-14

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.

Ep.5 Crazy for You

Air Date: 1996-07-21

A psychiatrist's wife is murdered in a seemingly unprovoked attack. Wycliffe finds that proving a motive can be harder than catching a killer.

Ep.6 Faith

Air Date: 1996-07-28

The discovery of a baby's body leads the team to a bizarre pagan sect.

Ep.7 Last Judgement

Air Date: 1996-08-04

When a magistrate known to Wycliffe is found hanged, everything pints to suicide. But Wycliffe's instincts tell him otherwise.

Ep.8 Old Habits

Air Date: 1996-08-11

When a young woman is found strangled, a pathologist is struck by the similarities to a string of other unsolved murders. Wyclife and his team have to unearth 11-year old evidence to see if they can trace a link.