I've just started watching the reruns of this series on TV (I had watched some of it originally). It is brilliant - so funny, original, well acted and with brilliant story writing, each episode actually being unique. All the cast members are great - I remember I went off it a bit when most of the original cast disappeared rather abruptly. The replacements were OK - just not nearly as good as the originals.It's a great shame the BBC doesn't produce such programmes any more. I rarely find the BBC watchable at all nowadays, with its dramas with unpleasant, ugly characters that one doesn't relate to or wouldn't aspire to be like, annoying forced PC messages, and generally poor scriptwriting.But New Tricks is thoroughly recommended!

I feel I can do a credible review for this series now that it's finally finished. It's no wonder it's run for 12 series, I feel it's probably about time for it to have come to a natural end.The series focuses on the unsigned case department, UCOS, heralded by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, and her team of retired ex Policemen, Gerry Standing, Brian Lane and Jack Halford. Each week the team would investigate an unsolved murder. On many occasions the past histories of the team would surface, each had their own problems, Gerry had a string of ex wives, and a very complicated love life, Jack had failed to get over the death of his wife, and would still talk to her. Brian possibly the most interesting of the characters, obsessed with medication and with his own little issues. The team of misfits would always work together to solve the mysteries.For me the Series peaked around Series 4 or 5, back then it was must see TV, as the old cast started leaving they took a little something with them, it was never the same, but still worth watching. Larry Lamb and Dennis Lawson proved great additions, for me with the current setup there'd have been more mileage, shame it had to end, but all good things must.Overall it gets a 10, Series 11 and 12 would be a fair but under if i'm honest.

Love the show in that each show has a very definitive set of elements one can look forward too. I found this show while roaming through HULU. The good part is I get to see one show after the other and so far love the shows that are available Season 1 and 2. Amanda Redman is very good as she navigates and works through the old and the new police work ethics. along with the fact that she has to manage the issues of her personal life along with waking up everyday to handle the trickiness of her professional life, since non of her superiors appreciates what she does as she goes about solving crimes that no one else has or will solve. The guys are great and they have very good story lines and they seem to use the past to build the future solutions using DNA and more. Great show to watch

New Tricks is a wonderful Brit cop show. After you get used to BBC shows it hard to go back to the crap that American TV produces. The characters are stable throughout the multi year run and they have great chemistry. This show is one of many that I recommend, including Murphy's Law, Murder City, Life on Mars, MI-5, Dr. Who, Torchwood and Primeval. US shows like Numb3rs and NCIS may rival them, but we can learn a lot from the Brits. I've just ordered my second multi-region DVD player because the last four years of Tricks has not come out in the US. The good thing is the episodes are usually fuller and richer on the international DVDS. Come on BBC, give us some more good stuff.