# Almost done with "New Tricks" - what next? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [October 15, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299 "2022-10-15T17:02:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299/1 "2022-10-15T17:02:01Z")
My father in law is 92 and has cancer. My wife and I go over to his house every Sunday (or sometimes she brings him over here) and we have dinner together and watch some TV. For the last year or so it’s been one or two episodes of “New Tricks” every week. We’re nearing the end of the last season, so I’m looking for suggestions for what to watch next. One requirement is that it must be a show on Amazon Prime/BritBox, because we both have those services and so we can watch at either place. Suggestions for shows on any other streaming service will be completely ignored. Preference is for something British and either a mystery or police procedural show, but doesn’t have to be. Should be appropriate for watching with an elderly parent/in-law, so nudity, swearing, etc while not deal-breakers, should be kept to a minimum. Suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299/2 "2022-10-15T17:10:12Z")
It looks like _ **Death in Paradise** _ is on Britbox, fun and excellent show with 11 seasons and an ever changing cast. Takes place on a Caribbean Isle and is both detective show and fish out of water show with a Brit Detective heading up the local squad. Lots of fun. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299/3 "2022-10-15T18:05:07Z")
I watched Shakespeare & Hathaway and Jonathan Creek on Britbox. And people were talking about Cracker in the Robbie Coltrane memorial thread. And there’s always Midsomer Murders. (BTW, I was working my way through New Tricks but I found I liked it less once the original team broke up.) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299/4 "2022-10-15T18:30:31Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > (BTW, I was working my way through New Tricks but I found I liked it less once the original team broke up.) Once the Lead Detective left, we gave up on the show. But that was what 9 seasons in or something like that? ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299/5 "2022-10-15T19:24:54Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I watched Shakespeare & Hathaway and Jonathan Creek on Britbox. And people were talking about Cracker in the Robbie Coltrane memorial thread. And there’s always Midsomer Murders. Cracker is a bit … more serious / darker … than the others. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299/6 "2022-10-15T19:41:00Z")
Well, of the four programs I mentioned, it was the only one I haven’t personally seen. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299/7 "2022-10-15T20:23:11Z")
“New Tricks” has a kind 60s/70s US series feel, not too dark (maybe a little darker late in the series), lots of interpersonal chemistry/humor plus a touch of romance and personal drama…that’s a hard one to mirror. You might try the first couple of episodes of “McDonald and Dodds”, which has some of that, or if you want real old-school there’s “Hetty Wainwright Investigates” with that woman from “Keeping Up Appearances”. Also, “Rosemary and Thyme” with the lady from “The Good Life” is pretty good. We’re about halfway through Midsomer Murders, and it’s quite good, but I’ll just tell you that every episode has 3-4 murders, and they can be quite gruesome. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299/8 "2022-10-16T00:08:24Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Also, “Rosemary and Thyme” with the lady from “The Good Life” is pretty good. Felicity Kendall, mmmmmmmmm! 🥰 These two are the Jessica Fletchers of the landscaping profession. They can’t turn up a spadeful of earth without finding a fresh corpse. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299/9 "2022-10-16T00:34:55Z")
[Pie in the Sky](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0179FGFD4/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s1?tag=mochaglobal20-20) – dramedy about Deputy Inspector Crabbe who wants to retire and run his eponymous restaurant but Assistant Chief Constable Fisher, who has been promoted above his ability, keeps wrangling ways to keep Crabbe on the force at least part of the time. Typical episodes have a dramatic A plot (the police procedural) and a comedic B plot (running the restaurant) and the plots will cross over at times. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299/10 "2022-10-16T02:20:26Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Pie in the Sky That’s Acorn, not BritBox? ---
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299/11 "2022-10-16T02:34:31Z")
“You shoot 1 dog…” ---
**Author:** ![Feurmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/779978/32.png) [@Feurmann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feurmann)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299/12 "2022-10-16T05:17:59Z")
Cracking choice! My favourite TV show ever. I also recommend **Unforgotten** and **Annika** , both with Nicola Walker. The latter is a bit more “modern”. From a few decades ago, **Hamish Macbeth** is set in a Scottish fishing village, and is also in the comedy/drama vein. This is a bit more quirky than the others, but quite gentle. No idea what service they are available on, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299/13 "2022-10-16T06:08:42Z")
I believe _ **Hamish Macbeth** _ is produced by the same team responsible for _ **Doc Martin** _, which I watch every week. I also enjoy _ **Heartbeat** _ and _ **The Royal** _ (also produced by a single team), but I get all of these on either Vision TV or PBS/TVO. Can’t imagine they’re not available on Britbox or Acorn, though. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299/14 "2022-10-16T09:51:46Z")
I don’t know which streaming service has which, but I recommend: _Agatha Raisin_ _Professor T_ _Whitstable Pearl_ _Miss Scarlet and the Duke_ _McDonald and Dodds_ _Father Brown_ _Murder They Hope_ _Unforgotten_ _Dead Still_ and finally _Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?_ ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299/15 "2022-10-16T13:16:58Z")
Here is the entirety of the mystery genre currently available on BritBox, if it helps prompt folks’ memories. [https://www.britbox.com/us/list/Mystery\_all\_10516](https://www.britbox.com/us/list/Mystery_all_10516) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299/16 "2022-10-16T14:31:02Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > > [@Skywatcher](#): > > > > Pie in the Sky > > That’s Acorn, not BritBox? Oh, sorry. I saw the Amazon Prime URL and thought no other subscription was needed. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299/17 "2022-10-16T14:47:40Z")
Yeah, that can be confusing, in fact some of the “where to watch“ sites will only show the Amazon option even though it requires BritBox or Acorn. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299/18 "2022-10-16T23:08:40Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Professor T Only the Belgian original. While I love Ben Miller (great in season one _Death in Paradise_), his version of Professor T didn’t work for me. I understand there’s at least two other versions from Germany and France. > [@GuanoLad](#): > > Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? Only the Francesca Annis one. The more recent version that they shoe-horned Miss Marple into was _awful_. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299/19 "2022-10-17T07:10:03Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > The more recent version that they shoe-horned Miss Marple into was _awful_. There is an even more recent one directed by Hugh Laurie. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299/20 "2022-10-17T14:09:44Z")
Death in Paradise is made, I believe, by some of the same team as did New Tricks, and would be my first choice. A new season is being made, and there is a spinoff featuring one of the detectives and one of the cops but set in England. We’re just about done with Shakespeare and Hathaway. Good also, but not the same vibe. Death in Paradise handled cast transitions better than New Tricks did. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-done-with-new-tricks-what-next/973299.md?page=2)