A feature-length 'special' was filmed between Series 4 and Series 5, which ended with Wycliffe being shot by a criminal.

What happens at the end of Wycliffe?

The final episode, one of the bleakest in the programme's history, saw Wycliffe framed for drug smuggling, his innocence only being proven in the last few seconds of the show. "It broke his heart," said Shepherd, who has been approached to make a sixth series.

What happened in Wycliffe Series 5 Episode 1?

In a police nursing home, Wycliffe ponders the future after the attempt on his life. Meanwhile, Kersey investigates a salmon poacher's suspicious death, and acting DCI Lane is tempted to move on and up.