The murky passing of Joe Walsh, General Secretary of the Crane Driver's Union, whose body was found in the Thames in 1975, is reinvestigated. At the time of his passing, Walsh stood accused of stealing money from the union's account.



The team find themselves at the centre of a political minefield, with suggestions of misappropriated union funds, MI5 involvement and a union leader whose threats of strike action were gravely threatening the national interest.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 3 Episode 2 of New Tricks resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

New Tricks Season 3 Episodes...

• s03e01 - Lady's Pleasure
• s03e02 - Dockers
• s03e03 - Old Dogs
• s03e04 - Diamond Geezers
• s03e05 - Wicca Work
• s03e06 - Bank Robbery
• s03e07 - Ice-Cream Wars
• s03e08 - Congratulations

New Tricks Show Summary

New Tricks follows the work of the Metropolitan Police Service's Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS). Led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes.

The series title is taken from the popular expression "You can't teach an old dog new tricks". The "old dogs" are successful in adapting their skills and experience to modern policing, with their knowledge of past cases proving especially useful.