Series 3

8 episodes · 9th June 1996

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

Episodes

Episode 1

Dead on Arrival

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.

Episode 2

Number of the Beast

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

Episode 3

Slave of Duty

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

Episode 4

Total Loss

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.

Episode 5

Crazy for You

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

Episode 6

Faith

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

Episode 7

Last Judgement

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

Episode 8

Old Habits

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.