DS Wycliffe (Jack Shepherd) is old school and deeply suspicious of new-fangled policing methods imposed on his windswept Cornish beat. Far from being idyllic Cornwall is alive with crime of all sorts including smuggling and murder. He has two trusty assistants disillusioned DI Doug Kersey (Jimmy Yuill) and DS Lucy Lane (Helen Masters). Lane is being fast-tracked to greater things but her inexperience is telling.

Stars: Jack Shepherd, Jimmy Yuill, Helen Masters

Based on: The novels by W.J. Burley