This special box set contains series three, four, five and six of New Tricks. Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman heads The Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS), cracking previously unsolved crimes from the past. Her team are three ex-policemen; Gerry Standing, Jack Halford and Brian Lane, who for various reasons all opted for early retirement.

The UCOS team continues to flaunt the rules, employing their own methodology however the results speak for themselves and their reputation precedes them.