As of July 2026, New Tricks Season 5 aired in 2008 with 8 episodes — streaming now on BINGE. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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New Tricks Season 5

2008 8 Episodes Drama · Comedy ⭐ 7/10

New Tricks Season 5 has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available on and . A compact run that never overstays its welcome. With 64 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Dennis Waterman leads a cast with real comic timing. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

New Tricks Season 5 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. New Tricks Season 5 does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Season 5 of New Tricks includes 8 episodes. It aired from July 2008 to August 2008. This season stars Dennis Waterman, Amanda Redman and James Bolam. Dennis Waterman and Amanda Redman lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2008. What keeps New Tricks Season 5 from feeling disposable is a cast that clearly understands the material better than the format usually demands. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in New Tricks Season 5. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Dennis Waterman anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

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🎬 New Tricks Season 5 — Episode Guide

E1
Spare Parts
2008-07-07
New series of the drama featuring an eccentric group of ex-police officers brought out of retirement to investigate unsolved crimes. Jack confronts his nemesis in court when Ricky Hanson stands trial for his attempted murder, and Gerry faces the consequences of lying to his 'daughter', Emily. The te...
E2
The Final Curtain
2008-07-14
The team return to the 1992 case of actor Michael Austin, shot dead by his wife on stage during the opening night performance of Death at the Masked Ball. Already a man down when Halford goes AWOL, the case looks like claiming another member of the team as Lane embraces his newfound love of acting a...
E3
A Face For Radio
2008-07-21
The team reinvestigates the murder of a popular DJ who died live on air after an arson attack at 80s music station Roxy Radio. Lane is determined to find the missing Jack Halford when Pullman and Standing threaten to quit rather than work with a new team member.
E4
Loyalties and Royalties
2008-07-28
Gerry meets his heroes, the 70s rock band Bad Faith, when the team investigate the death of its lead guitarist. It is over 30 years since the group split up, however, and the ageing rockers do not quite live up to the legends Gerry remembers. Meanwhile, determined to prevent UCOS from disbanding, B...
E5
Couldn't Organise One
2008-08-04
The team investigate the death of the Chief Brewer at Felspar's Brewery which proves to be rather intoxicating for the boys. For Pullman, the case has a more personal agenda and she learns some difficult truths about her dead father.
E6
Magic Majestic
2008-08-11
The team investigate the art of illusion when they reopen a case involving a magic trick that ended in murder. Powerful mind games and hypnosis prove a dangerous mix for Brian Lane, however, sending him down a destructive path. Meanwhile, a session with the Magic Circle's Dr Moroni leaves a sceptic...
E7
Communal Living
2008-08-18
As Brian Lane struggles to control and conceal his desire to drink again, he finds the perfect refuge in a commune at the centre of the team's investigation into the death of a university student. The case also helps Gerry face up to his relationship with Emily, who has not spoken to him since she ...
E8
Mad Dogs
2008-08-25
Jack and Strickland form an unlikely alliance that sees them break the rules to find out why a British soldier died while taking part in a Ministry of Defence medical trial. With three of the man's colleagues now suffering from psychological, drink or memory problems, the team consider whether he di...

🎭 Cast of New Tricks Season 5

Dennis Waterman
Dennis Waterman
Gerry Standing
Amanda Redman
Amanda Redman
Sandra Pullman
James Bolam
James Bolam
Jack Halford
Alun Armstrong
Alun Armstrong
Brian Lane

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