New Tricks Season 10

New Tricks Season 10 has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available on and . The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. With 64 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Dennis Waterman sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

New Tricks Season 10 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. New Tricks Season 10 does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. After a hostage rescue goes wrong, superintendent Sandra Pullman is put in charge of unsolved crimes. With little resources and no back-up she decides to recruit three ex policeman. However times have changed, unlike her new recruits. Dennis Waterman and Amanda Redman lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2013. New Tricks Season 10 earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, New Tricks Season 10 respects your intelligence. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Dennis Waterman sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. A reliable pick for any night you want quality comedy without the homework.