| Wycliffe is a British television series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. It was produced by HTV and broadcast on the ITV Network, following a pilot episode on 7 August 1993, between 24 July 1994 and 5 July 1998. The series was filmed in Cornwall, with a production office in Truro. Music for the series was composed by Nigel Hess and was awarded the Royal Television Society award for the best television theme. Wycliffe is played by Jack Shepherd, assisted by DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane. Each episode deals with a murder investigation. In the early series, the stories are adapted from Burley's books and are in classic whodunit style, often with quirky characters and plot elements. In later seasons, the tone becomes more naturalistic and there is more emphasis on internal politics within the police. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Shepherd | Detective Superintendent Wycliffe | 36 |
| Helen Masters | DI Lucy Lane | 36 |
| Jimmy Yuill | DI Doug Kersey | 36 |
| Tim Wylton | Franks | 26 |
| Aaron Harris | DS Dixon | 22 |
| Lynn Farleigh | Helen Wycliffe | 11 |
| Michael Attwell | DCC Stevens | 8 |
| Cristian Solimeno | DC Hall | 3 |
| Sharon Duce | Supt. Le Page | 3 |
| Edward Clayton | Sgt. Cannon | 3 |
| Cristian Solimeno | DC Dick Hall | 2 |
| Nigel Humphreys | ACC Ken Lyman | 2 |
| Ellie Haddington | Katherine Geach | 1 |
| David Bradley | Joe Mawnan | 1 |
| Bill Nighy | David Cleeve | 1 |
| Pam Ferris | Pat Trethowan | 1 |
| Catherine McCormack | Asenath Gardner | 1 |
| Paul Bettany | Ian Greaves | 1 |
| Neil Maskell | Tully | 1 |
| Richard Cubison | Armed Police Officer | 1 |
| Susan Penhaligon | Mariah Penrose | 1 |
| Marjorie Yates | Martha Collins | 1 |
| Raymond Adamson | Auction Porter | 1 |
| Felicity Dean | Lisa Venning | 1 |
| Ken Drury | Div. Com. Thomas | 1 |
| Tenniel Evans | Rev. Charles Stafford | 1 |
| Emily Richard | Paula Tresize | 1 |
| Charles De'Ath | Stephen Ling | 1 |
| David Schofield | Joe Penrose | 1 |
| James Faulkner | Steven Lander | 1 |
| Tamsin Greig | Dr. Hinkley | 1 |
| Con O'Neill | Ben Walker | 1 |
| Nick Brimble | Tom Durden | 1 |
| Rosalie Crutchley | Agnes Currow | 1 |
| John McEnery | Ephraim Gardner | 1 |
| Geoffrey Bayldon | Judge | 1 |
| Geoffrey Bayldon | Gilbert Rawle | 1 |
| Jeff Rawle | Rev. Jordan | 1 |
| Emily Joyce | Morna Petheric | 1 |
| Adam Kotz | Dave Penryn | 1 |
| Andrew Bicknell | Alan Trier | 1 |
| Brenda Cavendish | Mrs. Tregelles | 1 |
| Amanda Abbington | Local WPC | 1 |
| Julia Deakin | Stephanie Vinter | 1 |
| David Sterne | Pub Landlord | 1 |
| Ian Redford | Alan Dutton | 1 |
| Gerard Horan | DS Caplin | 1 |
| Jeremy Clyde | Lord Hugh Bottrell | 1 |
| Ian Brimble | Pete Davis | 1 |
| Eleanor Bron | Edwina Coryn | 1 |
| David Westhead | Freddie Tremaine | 1 |
| Susan Fleetwood | Lady Cynthia Bottrell | 1 |
| Cheryl Hall | Mrs. Ling | 1 |
| Matthew Scurfield | DS Rinnick | 1 |
| David Ross | Wainwright | 1 |
| Jim Norton | Owens | 1 |
| Brigid Zengeni | Janet | 1 |
| Emily Hamilton | Jean Lander | 1 |
| Leslie Schofield | Anthony Treen | 1 |
| Flip Webster | Mrs. Wheeler | 1 |
| Kenneth Colley | Sam Peploe | 1 |
| Dinah Stabb | Celia Jordan | 1 |
| Clive Francis | Ch. Insp. Bonner | 1 |
| Naomi Wirthner | Doctor | 1 |
| Alan Williams | Mr. Rand | 1 |
| Barry Jackson | Alexander Greaves | 1 |
| John Shrapnel | Dr. Sam Malvern | 1 |
| John Vine | Raymond King | 1 |
| David Bamber | Guy Bottrell | 1 |
| John Castle | Selby | 1 |
| Albie Woodington | Alan Whear | 1 |
| Mark Letheren | Giles Vinter | 1 |
| Nigel Terry | Lawrence Vinter | 1 |
| John Hallam | Lionel Penmore | 1 |
| Oliver Ford Davies | Dr. Donald Treloar | 1 |
| Shelagh McLeod | Jane Trier | 1 |
| Mark Lewis | Sam Venning | 1 |
| Roger Sloman | Gerald Prout | 1 |
| James Larkin | Mike Penmore | 1 |
| Cathryn Harrison | Jane Hardy | 1 |
| Maureen Bennett | Georgie Howell | 1 |
| Tristan Sturrock | Paul Mawnan | 1 |
| Nick Dunning | Jack Carlyon | 1 |
| Pauline Turner | Kim | 1 |
| Georgine Anderson | Barbara Prout | 1 |
| Grant Masters | Jake Marberry | 1 |
| Darren Tighe | Gary Tregenna | 1 |
| Martin Hancock | Dave | 1 |
| Pete Lee-Wilson | Kevin Kessell | 1 |
| Michael Cochrane | Mr. Price | 1 |
| Diana Hoddinott | Anne Pender | 1 |
| Dominic Guard | Mick Brandon | 1 |
| Rosalind Knight | Mrs. Prentice | 1 |
| Eileen Davies | Hannah Creed | 1 |
| Hans Matheson | Gary Creed | 1 |
| Buffy Davis | Cathy Cotterill | 1 |
| Martin Herdman | Billy Davidson | 1 |
| David Haig | David Miller | 1 |
| Zara Turner | Annabel Naylor | 1 |
| John Bowler | Dan Hobden | 1 |
| Ralph Riach | Dr. Bonner | 1 |
| Gwen Taylor | Alma Petheric | 1 |
| Sean Chapman | Bonetti | 1 |
| Brian Croucher | Det. Supt. Healey | 1 |
| Adie Allen | Janet Miller | 1 |
| Tilly Vosburgh | Mrs. Sowden | 1 |
| Neil McCaul | Tom Rees | 1 |
| David J. Nicholls | Scrap Metal Merchant | 1 |
| David J. Nicholls | Ray Gurney | 1 |
| Richenda Carey | Jane Rule | 1 |
| Michael Fenton Stevens | Marcus Howell | 1 |
| Ian Bartholomew | Mick Sennan | 1 |
| Tom Mannion | DS Oren | 1 |
| Frances Cuka | Angie Kane | 1 |
| Dominic Mafham | Owen Mathers | 1 |
| Hilary Mason | Edith Riddle | 1 |
| Mark Womack | Keith Megson | 1 |
| Alan Stocks | Matthew Riddle | 1 |
| Dido Miles | Professor Tynk | 1 |
| Simon Paisley Day | SOCO | 1 |
| Michael Cronin | Hugh Samford | 1 |
| Geoffrey Leesley | Glynn | 1 |
| Susan Wooldridge | Patricia Cleeve | 1 |
| Michael Nardone | Joe Duggan | 1 |
| Ann Beach | Mrs. Wimble | 1 |
| Pandora Colin | Milli | 1 |
| Jason Salkey | Alvin | 1 |
| Paul Moriarty | Abe Geach | 1 |
| Neil Newbon | Rob Tyzack | 1 |
| Sally Faulkner | Sian | 1 |
| Mary Wimbush | Mrs. Christopher | 1 |
| Brigit Forsyth | Ella Jones | 1 |
| Bohdan Poraj | Richard Petheric | 1 |
| Richard Dempsey | James Coryn | 1 |
| Virginia Fiol | SOCO | 1 |
| David Savile | Garforth | 1 |
| Sidney Livingstone | Harry Burrows | 1 |
| Anne Stallybrass | Mrs. Tremaine | 1 |
| Mary Woodvine | Margaret Ezzard | 1 |
| Katy Cavanagh | Mrs. Vassie | 1 |
| Selina Griffiths | Administrator | 1 |
| Sammy Johnson | Adrian Wright | 1 |
| Anthony Smee | Rupert | 1 |
| Donald Pickering | Sir Martin Cook | 1 |
| Adam Bareham | Inspector Carson | 1 |
| Marian McLoughlin | Fiona Jay | 1 |
| Marian McLoughlin | Lynne Carney | 1 |
| Michael Goldie | Fisherman | 1 |
| John Woodnutt | Dr. Angwin | 1 |
| Jo-Anne Stockham | Anne Carter | 1 |
| Sally Edwards | Elizabeth Rawle | 1 |
| Albert Welling | Technician | 1 |
| Barrie Houghton | John Flemming | 1 |
| Chris Barnes | Brian Buddle | 1 |
| Josie Kidd | Ivy Tinnion | 1 |
| Nicholas Gecks | Prof. Faber | 1 |
| Bruce Byron | Blackie Tremain | 1 |
| Desmond McNamara | Bill Marrack | 1 |
| Frances White | Marian Pearce | 1 |
| Ronald Hines | George Aston | 1 |
| Mark Kempner | Auctioneer | 1 |
| Josephine Butler | Karen Drew | 1 |
| Jack Ellis | Miles Trednor | 1 |
| Elizabeth Rider | Trisha Tyzack | 1 |
| Anthony Green | John Leigh | 1 |
| John Abineri | DCI Turner | 1 |
| Eric Deacon | Neil Innes | 1 |
| Jack Carr | William Perrett | 1 |
| John D. Collins | Armstrong | 1 |
| René Zagger | Rob Mills | 1 |
| Christian Rodska | Giles Rawle | 1 |
| Giles Taylor | Clifford Rule | 1 |
| Linda Broughton | Mrs. Nankervis | 1 |
| James Vaughan | Paul Gillespie | 1 |
| Kate Steavenson-Payne | Josie Perrett | 1 |
| Peter McNamara | Donald Ferris | 1 |
| Bernard Gallagher | Vic Garland | 1 |
| Maryann Turner | Old Woman | 1 |
| Simon Markey | Forensic Lab Tec. | 1 |
| Lesley Clare O'Neill | Liz Penrose | 1 |
| Tony Guilfoyle | Bill Clark | 1 |
| Leonie Mellinger | Polly Innes | 1 |
| Barbara Kirby | Registrar | 1 |
| Diana Payan | Mrs. Morgan | 1 |
| Arthur Whybrow | Zeb Pendower | 1 |
| Brian Gwaspari | Major Tregelles | 1 |
| Roger Heathcott | Custody Sergeant | 1 |
| Jan Pearson | Mary Clark | 1 |
| Richard Moore | Richard Penmore | 1 |
| James Lailey | Soco | 1 |
| Charlotte Coleman | Laura Kessell | 1 |
| Robert Demeger | James Clemo | 1 |
| Chris Humphreys | Jim Hornby | 1 |