The Chinese Job

Episode aired Jan 26, 2003
TV-14
1h 27m

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8.3/10

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Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Amanda Redman, and Dennis Waterman in The Chinese Job (2003)

Comedy Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

After an attempt to rescue a kidnap victim the officer in charge, Supt. Sandra Pullman, who also shot a dog during the raid, is reassigned. DAC Donald Bevan puts her in charge of UCOS, a new... Read allAfter an attempt to rescue a kidnap victim the officer in charge, Supt. Sandra Pullman, who also shot a dog during the raid, is reassigned. DAC Donald Bevan puts her in charge of UCOS, a new unit focusing on unsolved cases. There are no resources available, but Sandra is authoriz... Read allAfter an attempt to rescue a kidnap victim the officer in charge, Supt. Sandra Pullman, who also shot a dog during the raid, is reassigned. DAC Donald Bevan puts her in charge of UCOS, a new unit focusing on unsolved cases. There are no resources available, but Sandra is authorized to hire retired detectives and turns first to her old boss and mentor, Jack Halford, wh... Read all

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Trivia
This was Jon Finch's final television appearance before his death on December 28, 2012 at the age of 70.

Goofs
Bevan is referred to as a Deputy Assistant Commissioner, but he wears the rank insignia of an Assistant Commissioner.

Quotes
[Sandra goes to see Jack and finds him practising his golf shots in the garden - and that he already knows about the incident when she shot the dog during the raid on the Chinese gambling ring]
Jack Halford: Was he armed?
Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman: Who?
Jack Halford: The dog.

Connections
Followed by New Tricks (2003)

Soundtracks
End of the Line
Sung by Dennis Waterman

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Featured review

9/10

Very Good Opener

I discovered New Tricks while reading reviews for Waking The Dead. So far, this series is a very solid find. Many of the reviews for Waking the Dead criticize the character "Boyd" who is a self-absorbed narcissist and yet leader of the squad. He is everything obnoxious about alpha males.

Contrast that with New Tricks where the leader is a female. And as the final scene demonstrates, DS Sandra Pullman can hold her own in a battle of fisticuffs. Moreover, unlike Waking the Dead or Touching Evil, this series has a sense of humor, which is refreshing. And yet, there are scenes that are intense and serious.

IOW, (so far) New Tricks is more balanced than a lot of BBC crime dramas. Which proves you should always take the time to read several of the IMDb reviews because many of them contain good advice. As was the case for this series.