New Tricks for Larry Lamb

Much-loved actor Larry Lamb will join the next series of hit drama New Tricks. Filming is underway for Series 12 now, and Lamb will join in episode two as Ted Case, an ex-copper who becomes UCOS’s latest recruit, investigating the Met’s unsolved crimes alongside Tamzin Outhwaite, Denis Lawson and Nicholas Lyndhurst.

Having recently enjoyed a stint at number 1 in the official UK Singles Chart with Gareth Malone’s All Star Choir, Lamb has enjoyed a diverse career spanning four decades, but is best known for his roles as the popular Mick Shipman in Gavin & Stacey and evil Archie Mitchell in EastEnders. He says: “I’m thrilled to have been asked to join such a well-loved show. The writing and the cast are top notch and I’m really looking forward to getting started.”

New Tricks is a BBC One Network drama made by Headstrong Pictures. The executive producers are Myar Craig-Brown for Headstrong and Polly Hill for the BBC with Huw Kennair-Jones producing.

Myar Craig-Brown, Headstrong Pictures said: “Larry is a fantastic addition to the show and Ted Case will slot in perfectly with Sacha, Steve and Dan in the UCOS team. The stories for series 12 are absolutely classic New Tricks – a mix of gripping whodunits solved by witty, likeable characters that the audience can root for and identify with.”

Polly Hill, BBC Head of Independent Drama, says: “Larry is a brilliant and talented actor, he is a fantastic recruit for UCOS and we look forward to seeing the new team in action.”

Series 12 will transmit in 2015 kicking off with an explosive two part story that will wave goodbye to UCOS’s jack-the-lad, ex-copper Gerry Standing played by Dennis Waterman.