The BEST episodes of New Tricks season 10

Every episode of New Tricks season 10, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of New Tricks season 10!

Drama about a police unit, made up of retired detectives and a long-suffering boss, looking at unsolved crimes.

Last Updated: 12/14/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
The One That Got Away
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8.44
148 votes

#1 - The One That Got Away

Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/17/2013

Pullman seizes the chance to solve a murder that she believes is linked to her first ever case, and the team start putting together a jigsaw puzzle of suspects from a photograph taken in a London park in the 90s. Eventually faced with increasing pressure to hand over the investigation, Sandra makes a huge decision, which is going to change UCOS forever.

Directors: Andy Hay
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The Little Brother
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8.26
92 votes

#2 - The Little Brother

Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/20/2013

As Lane comes to terms with life after UCOS, Esther asks him to help one of her book club friends find her missing brother - but will his nose for the truth get him into further trouble? And how will his former colleagues cope without their most dogged sleuth?

Directors: Metin Hüseyin
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Roots
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8.20
113 votes

#3 - Roots

Season 10 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/24/2013

Feathers are ruffled when new boss DCI Sasha Miller arrives to take over the running of UCOS. An unexploded World War II bomb is unearthed on an urban allotment in west London, dredging up a long-hidden murder weapon, and the team find themselves investigating a ritualistic killing of an Italian immigrant from 25 years ago.

Directors: Brian Grant
Writer: Roy Mitchell
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Wild Justice
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8.11
85 votes

#4 - Wild Justice

Season 10 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/1/2013

Miller is faced with a dilemma when the investigation of a corrupt senior officer calls into question the conviction of Edward Monroe - who she believes to be guilty of murdering her old work partner. Pre-empting an appeal, UCOS must carry out preliminary investigative work for Strickland. As things begin to look like someone else could be guilty of the crime in question, can Miller hide a key fact from the team or will she do the right thing?

Directors: Brian Grant
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Into the Woods
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8.10
91 votes

#5 - Into the Woods

Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/3/2013

When blood-stained clothes belonging to Simon Belgrade, missing for five years, are uncovered in a London forest, UCOS find themselves trying to solve the conundrum of what seems to have been the perfect vanishing act. Standing finally faces up to a childhood fear, while Griffin is a comfort to Pullman as she passes a milestone and McAndrew makes a big decision about his son.

Directors: Philip John
Writer: Dan Muirden
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The Sins of the Father
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7.93
128 votes

#6 - The Sins of the Father

Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/13/2013

Brian Lane knows his days at UCOS are numbered. Meanwhile the team investigate a 16-year-old murder of a young mum by her criminal husband that could be a miscarriage of justice. However Gerry Standing feels very strongly that the conviction should not be called into question.

Directors: Metin Hüseyin
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The Rock (2)
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7.75
128 votes

#7 - The Rock (2)

Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/6/2013

The team unlock over three decades of secrets and lies on the Rock of Gibraltar and find the link which solves the murder of a playboy shipping heir from '98 and a young local boy from '82. With both cases solved, they return to England where Lane faces a disciplinary hearing, dragging up a death in custody from his past which threatens his career in UCOS.

Directors: Brian Grant
Writer: Simon Allen
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Cry Me a River
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7.69
152 votes

#8 - Cry Me a River

Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/27/2013

A young woman's paternity test leads to the reopening of a notorious murder case from the seedy underworld of 1980s Soho in which the prime suspect was mysterious ex-jazz chanteuse Angela Gold. Meanwhile in UCOS, feathers are ruffled when recently retired police officer Dan Griffin joins the team.

Directors: Philip John
Writer: Roy Mitchell
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Things Can Only Get Better
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7.68
114 votes

#9 - Things Can Only Get Better

Season 10 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/10/2013

When the team investigate the death of an MP's researcher and find themselves in hot pursuit of a mysterious Bosnian woman, Strickland introduces Pullman to a war crimes prosecutor who proves to be more than helpful to their case.

Directors: Andy Hay
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The Rock (1)
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7.57
156 votes

#10 - The Rock (1)

Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/30/2013

Lane's future at UCOS is threatened by a death in custody which emerges from his past. The discovery of a mysterious gun in the Thames re-opens the unsolved 1998 murder of a playboy shipping heir and leads the team to the Rock of Gibraltar.

Directors: Brian Grant
Writer: Simon Allen
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