Sandra is forced to face a shocking revelation about her own past. The remains of Harry Eldridge is found 33 years after he went missing and the team are asked to reinvestigate the cuddle of Dr Simon Lockhart, who was found dead on a meat hook on Harry's stall on the day he went missing. The team soon discover that Eldridge had a much darker side. DNA tests on Eldridge's body end up matching to an unidentified person who is related to Sandra. Sandra is left feeling shocked about her own family's secrets.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 6 Episode 8 of New Tricks resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

New Tricks Season 6 Episodes...

• s06e01 - The War Against Drugs
• s06e02 - The Truth Is Out There
• s06e03 - Fresh Starts
• s06e04 - Shadow Show
• s06e05 - Death of a Timeshare Salesman
• s06e06 - The Last Laugh
• s06e07 - Blood Is Thicker Than Water
• s06e08 - Episode 608

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.