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.

Cast & crew

W

W.J. Burley

Creator

Jack Shepherd

Detective Superintendent Wycliffe

Jimmy Yuill

DI Doug Kersey

Helen Masters

DI Lucy Lane

Tim Wylton

Franks

Aaron Harris

DS Dixon

A

Adam Barker

DC Potter

Lynn Farleigh

Helen Wycliffe

Michael Attwell

DCC Stevens

C

Charlie Hayes

Ruth Wycliffe

G

Gregory Chisholm

David Wycliffe

Cristian Solimeno

DC Dick Hall

E

Edward Clayton

Sgt. Cannon

Sharon Duce

Supt. Le Page

David Firth

Angus

J

Jeremy Fowlds

DS Wallis

Geoffrey Bayldon

Gilbert Rawle

A

Andrew Bullivant

Policeman

A

Armorel Chamberlain

Woman

D

Dominic Wallis

Simon Granger

J

James Curran

Chief Constable

Seasons

36 episodes

Series 11994 · 6 episodes

Series 21995 · 8 episodes

Series 31996 · 8 episodes

Series 41997 · 8 episodes

Season 51998 · 6 episodes