What are the best episodes of Wycliffe?

The best rated episodes of Wycliffe are: Old Habits - S3E8 rated 8.0, On Account - S4E3 rated 7.9, Close to Home - S4E2 rated 7.9, Time Out - S5E2 rated 7.9, Wild Oats - S2E7 rated 7.9, Happy Families - S2E6 rated 7.9, Crazy for You - S3E5 rated 7.8, Bad Blood - S4E6 rated 7.8, Total Loss - S3E4 rated 7.8, Breaking Point - S2E8 rated 7.8

What are the worst episodes of Wycliffe?

The lowest rated episodes of Wycliffe are: To Sup with the Devil - S4E7 rated 6.8, The Four Jacks - S1E1 rated 6.9, The Dead Flautist - S1E2 rated 7.0, Dead on Arrival - S3E1 rated 7.1, Lost Contact - S2E4 rated 7.1, The Trojan Horse - S2E2 rated 7.2, Faith - S3E6 rated 7.2, The Tangled Web - S1E4 rated 7.3, The Last Rites - S1E5 rated 7.3, Land's End - S5E6 rated 7.5

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Best Episodes of Wycliffe

Old Habits
S3 Ep8
8.0
11th Aug 1996
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.
On Account
S4 Ep3
7.9
13th Jul 1997
Wycliffe and Kersey exchange strong words as they investigate a disturbing case involving the contamination of jars of baby food in a local supermarket by a blackmailer. Meanwhile, the disciplinary enquiry into Wycliffe's team continues to run its course.
Close to Home
S4 Ep2
7.9
6th Jul 1997
A petty criminal turns into a killer. A man is stabbed to death in a pub car park by a stranger. As Wycliffe investigates, the victim turns out not to be the upstanding businessman he seemed to be.
Time Out
S5 Ep2
7.9
24th May 1998
A prostitute tells Kersey that a customer has killed one of her colleagues.
Wild Oats
S2 Ep7
7.9
30th Jul 1995
When an attempt is made to steal a headless skeleton from an archaelogical 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.
Happy Families
S2 Ep6
7.9
23rd Jul 1995
Through her family and friends, Wycliffe tries to discover if it was suicide or murder when a schoolgirl is found dead in a science laboratory after a school disco.
Crazy for You
S3 Ep5
7.8
21st Jul 1996
A psychiatrist's wife is murdered in a seemingly unprovoked attack. Wycliffe finds that proving a motive can be harder than catching a killer.
Bad Blood
S4 Ep6
7.8
3rd Aug 1997
A couple facing eviction from their tied cottage are suspected of murder when the landowner is suddenly killed. Wycliffe must act quickly to identify the killer before locals take the law into their own hands.
Total Loss
S3 Ep4
7.8
14th Jul 1996
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.
Breaking Point
S2 Ep8
7.8
6th Aug 1995
Surfer Anne Carter is found in a deep coma when she is washed ashore. The assumption that she is a victim of afreak accident have 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.
On Offer
S5 Ep1
7.8
17th May 1998
In a police nursing home, Wycliffe ponders the future after the attempt on his life. Meanwhile, Kersey investigates a salmon poacher's suspicious death. Acting DCI Lane is tempted to move on and up.

Worst Episodes of Wycliffe

To Sup with the Devil
S4 Ep7
6.8
10th Aug 1997
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 victims' former wife and her new husband, but when DI Lane mishandles the situation, Wycliffe and Kersey are forced to stage a dramatic rescue.
The Four Jacks
S1 Ep1
6.9
24th Jul 1994
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.
The Dead Flautist
S1 Ep2
7.0
30th Jul 1994
When the body of an amateur flautist, Tony Miller, shot by his own gun, is found 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.
Dead on Arrival
S3 Ep1
7.1
9th Jun 1996
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.
Lost Contact
S2 Ep4
7.1
9th Jul 1995
When a man's virtually unidentifiable body is washed ashore, Wycliffe is baffled when two separate women claim it is that of their missing husbands.
The Trojan Horse
S2 Ep2
7.2
25th Jun 1995
Alex Keir is distraught when his wife Alison goes missing, but Wycliffe is sceptical of his grief, until a ransome 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.
Faith
S3 Ep6
7.2
28th Jul 1996
The discovery of a baby's body leads the team to a bizarre pagan sect.
The Tangled Web
S1 Ep4
7.3
14th Aug 1994
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.
The Last Rites
S1 Ep5
7.3
21st Aug 1994
When the Reverend 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.
Land's End
S5 Ep6
7.5
5th Jul 1998
Wycliffe is accused of taking bribes and is suspended.
The Pea-Green Boat
S1 Ep6
7.5
28th Aug 1994
When a fishing-boat owner, 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.

Wycliffe Episode Guide

The Four Jacks
S1 Ep1
6.9
24th Jul 1994
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.
The Dead Flautist
S1 Ep2
7.0
30th Jul 1994
When the body of an amateur flautist, Tony Miller, shot by his own gun, is found 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.
The Scapegoat
S1 Ep3
7.6
7th Aug 1994
A Cornish undertaker suddenly disappears. The missing man's body is found, washed up on the rocks, and a murder inquiry begins. A link is suspected between the undertaker's death and a strange local summer ritual, and the mystery ends with a figure strapped to a burning wheel plunging over the cliffs.
The Tangled Web
S1 Ep4
7.3
14th Aug 1994
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.
The Last Rites
S1 Ep5
7.3
21st Aug 1994
When the Reverend 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.
The Pea-Green Boat
S1 Ep6
7.5
28th Aug 1994
When a fishing-boat owner, 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.

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.