New Tricks

Jul 2021 17

A Pair from BritBox Death in Paradise & New Tricks

2021 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Kathleen Costa

BritBox is an extraordinary streaming option for Anglophiles, and one of which I have been a member for a reasonable fee that you can choose to make monthly ($6.99) or annually ($69.99) for a discount. For several years I’ve enjoyed their extensive library, updated regularly, with access to decades-old favorites or “fresh out of lockdown” TV shows, mini series, and movies to meet my every mood: comedies, dramas, mysteries, or nail-biting police procedurals.

New Tricks On BritBox Streaming

2021 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Kathleen Costa

“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” is a well-worn adage that seems better suited to illustrate cultural and generational differences than an older generation incapable of learning something new. However, maybe it is a better and more successful strategy to combine the old with the new rather than scrapping one for the other. My new find, New Tricks, has a contemporary, yet seasoned, female detective superintendent being placed in charge of three older, retired, male detectives.

New Tricks is a Treat: More than 9 million BBC Viewers Agree

2012 Articles, Deborah Harter Williams, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Deborah Harter Williams

One of the most popular dramas on BBC One for ten years features an eccentric bunch of ex-policemen, brought out of retirement to investigate unsolved crimes.