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Season 4, Episode 2
Charles investigates the fatal stabbing of a businessman in a pub car park - and gradually discovers the victim was not the upstanding pillar of the community he appeared to be. Jack Shepherd and Sharon Duce star
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Detective/Thriller
Movie/Drama
Mystery
Cast & Crew
Jack Shepherd
(Actor)
.. DS Charles Wycliffe
Sharon Duce
(Actor)
.. Supt Le Page
Jimmy Yuill
(Actor)
.. DI Doug Kersey
Helen Masters
(Actor)
.. DI Lucy Lane
Bruce M Byron
(Actor)
.. Blackie Tremain
Sally Watts
(Actor)
.. PC Hendricks
Nick Wilkinson
(Actor)
.. Bernard Tyzack
Mark Jeffries
(Actor)
.. Colin
Steve Whymont
(Actor)
.. Tregeen
Ian Bartholomew
(Actor)
.. Mick Sennam
Jeremy Fowlds
(Actor)
.. DS Wallis
Robin Sneller
(Actor)
.. Sergeant
Neil Newbon
(Actor)
.. Rob Tyzack
Edward Clayton
(Actor)
.. Sgt Cannon
Frances Cuka
(Actor)
.. Angie Kane
Michael Bartley
(Producer)
Isabelle Grey
(Writer)
David Innes Edwards
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Jack Shepherd
(Actor)
.. DS Charles Wycliffe
Born:
October 29, 1940
in
Leeds
Best Known For:
Wycliffe.
Early-life:
Jack was born in Leeds on October 29, 1940. He studied fine art at Kings College, Newcastle, and during his time in the North East, he was an amateur actor with the People's Theatre. He went on to study acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and the Drama Centre London.
Career:
Shepherd worked at the Royal Court Theatre in London from 1965 to 1969, and during the 1970s, he was a regular on TV, appearing in Budgie, The Adventures of Black Beauty, Bill Brand, Crown Court, and Ready When You Are, Mr McGill. From 1977 to 1985, he was a member of Bill Bryden's Cottesloe Theatre Company at the National Theatre. He continued to work on TV, appearing in the likes of Blind Justice, Shoot to Kill, Between the Lines, Lovejoy, High Stakes, The Jury, Silent Witness, All About George, The Nativity, and The Politician's Husband. The peak of his TV popularity came when he played the title role in ITV detective drama Wycliffe from 1993 to 1998. He has also written and directed a number of stage plays.
Quote:
'I got addicted to the creative process when I was at art school, from the age of 18 to 22. I was already writing play sketches and all kinds of things at that time.'
Trivia:
Shepherd is an accomplished jazz musician. He won an Olivier award in 1984 for his role in Glengarry Glen Ross.
Sharon Duce
(Actor)
.. Supt Le Page
Jimmy Yuill
(Actor)
.. DI Doug Kersey
Helen Masters
(Actor)
.. DI Lucy Lane
Bruce M Byron
(Actor)
.. Blackie Tremain
Sally Watts
(Actor)
.. PC Hendricks
Nick Wilkinson
(Actor)
.. Bernard Tyzack
Mark Jeffries
(Actor)
.. Colin
Steve Whymont
(Actor)
.. Tregeen
Ian Bartholomew
(Actor)
.. Mick Sennam
Jeremy Fowlds
(Actor)
.. DS Wallis
Robin Sneller
(Actor)
.. Sergeant
Neil Newbon
(Actor)
.. Rob Tyzack
Edward Clayton
(Actor)
.. Sgt Cannon
Frances Cuka
(Actor)
.. Angie Kane
Michael Bartley
(Producer)
Isabelle Grey
(Writer)
David Innes Edwards
(Director)
