Gerry celebrates his birthday with Emily and the team at the Comedy Club. Comedian Ray Harris is heckled whilst on stage. Sandra discovers that the niece of one of the hecklers disappeared with her boyfriend after campaigning to have Ray Harris banned 25 years ago. The team agree to look re look into Sarah's disappearance which soon opens a dangerous can of worms.
Episode Viewers and Ratings
Season 6 Episode 6 of New Tricks resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
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.