The team re investigate the case of zoo keeper called Zac Halsey, who was mauled to passing in the tiger at Harefield Zoo in 2006. It was ruled as a tragic accident but blood discovered in Zac's lodgings during a recent refurbishment at the zoo make it look like he washuged before being discovered in the enclosure.
Episode Viewers and Ratings
Season 8 Episode 10 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.