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- The series was cancelled because Jack Shepherd refused to continue in the title role when the producers sacked Jimmy Yuill (Det. Insp. Doug Kersey) for "insurance reasons" after he contracted life-threatening meningitis during filming, and then would not reinstate him even though he made a full recovery.
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Wycliffe is a British television series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. It was produced by HTV and broadcast on the ITV Network, following a pilot episode on 7 August 1993, between 24 July 1994 and 5 July 1998.
Oct 20, 2005 · According to the interviews on the Super Sleuths episode devoted to Wycliffe, feeling ran very strongly amongst the cast and crew that Jimmy Yuill should not have been sacked.
The series was cancelled because Jack Shepherd refused to continue in the title role when the producers sacked Jimmy Yuill (Det. Insp. Doug Kersey) for "insurance reasons" after he contracted life-threatening meningitis during filming, and then would not reinstate him even though he made a full recovery. Cast and crew felt betrayed and ...
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Jan 28, 2021 · It's been over 20 years since the last episode aired on ITV – so where are the main cast now? We found out… © Photo: Rex. The show ran for five seasons in the nineties. Jack Shepherd – Detective...
Wycliffe is no longer running and has no plans to air new episodes or seasons. It has a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.2 (1,108 votes). Crime. Drama. 1994. 14+ (TV-14) 6 Seasons. GB. Detective Superintendent Wycliffe. Jack Shepherd. DI Kersey. Jimmy Yuill.
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When the manager of the local building society and his wife are killed during an attempted kidnapping, Det. Superintendent Charles Wycliffe has to postpone a well-deserved holiday to Paris - much to the chagrin of his wife who decides to go without him.
The series was eventually cancelled when Jack Shepherd refused to continue in the title role after HTV sacked his co-star and friend Jimmy Yuill for “insurance reasons” after he contracted bacterial meningitis during filming, and would not reinstate him even though he made a full recovery in a few weeks.
