Series 3

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

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   1. Dead on Arrival

   1996-06-09 · 50m

   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.

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   2. Number of the Beast

   1996-06-16 · 50m

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

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   3. Slave of Duty

   1996-07-07 · 50m

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

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   4. Total Loss

   1996-07-14 · 50m

   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.

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   5. Crazy for You

   1996-07-21 · 50m

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

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   6. Faith

   1996-07-28 · 50m

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

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   7. Last Judgement

   1996-08-04 · 50m

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

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   8. Old Habits

   1996-08-11 · 50m

   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.