Series 3

Series 3

1996-06-09
8 Episodes

Overview

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

Episodes

Dead on Arrival

1. Dead on Arrival

1996-06-09

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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.

Number of the Beast

2. Number of the Beast

1996-06-16

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

Slave of Duty

3. Slave of Duty

1996-07-07

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

Total Loss

4. Total Loss

1996-07-14

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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.

Crazy for You

5. Crazy for You

1996-07-21

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

Faith

6. Faith

1996-07-28

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

Last Judgement

7. Last Judgement

1996-08-04

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

Old Habits

8. Old Habits

1996-08-11

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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.