New Tricks It Smells of Books (Season 7, Episode 2)
TV-14
TV Episode | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

New Tricks

It Smells of Books (Season 7, Episode 2)

TV-14

TV Episode | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

In 2007 lecturer Richard Symes fell off a roof at the university where he taught and died. An open verdict was recorded but Brian feels that suicide was unlikely as Symes had just taken a whole load of books out of the London Library. ...See moreIn 2007 lecturer Richard Symes fell off a roof at the university where he taught and died. An open verdict was recorded but Brian feels that suicide was unlikely as Symes had just taken a whole load of books out of the London Library. Brian loves going undercover at the library ("It smells of books") where he is befriended by the Urquharts, a couple of elderly lecturers who knew the dead man. Symes' widow Paula tells Sandra her husband was regarded as a dinosaur and sacked by vice-chancellor Ventham,but he claims that Symes was stealing books from the university library to sell in Paula's shop,which Paula admits. Her young lover Tim was also part of the racket. Brian works out that the Urquharts are trying to locate one of the books Symes stole,a priceless first edition which he hid somewhere in the London Library. But several other interested parties are also after it - including the murderer. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Alun Armstrong Brian Lane Brian Lane See fewer	The Mummy Returns (2001)
James Bolam Jack Halford Jack Halford See fewer	The Likely Lads (1976)
Amanda Redman Det. Supt. Sandra Pullman Det. Supt. Sandra Pullman See fewer	Sexy Beast (2000)
Dennis Waterman Gerry Standing Gerry Standing See fewer	New Tricks (2003)
Susan Jameson Esther Lane Esther Lane See fewer	To Serve Them All My Days (1980)
Joshua Osei Oaf in Library Oaf in Library See fewer	Top Boy (2011)
Goran Kostic Pavel Illich Pavel Illich See fewer	The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)
Sasha Behar Emma Woodford Emma Woodford See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
David Ryall Jasper Urquhart Jasper Urquhart See fewer	Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
Anne Reid Sophie Urquhart Sophie Urquhart See fewer	Hot Fuzz (2007)
Jonathan Cullen Jeremy Ventham Jeremy Ventham See fewer	The Foreigner (I) (2017)
Beth Goddard Paula Symes Paula Symes See fewer	X-Men: First Class (2011)
Tom Mison Tim Mortimer Tim Mortimer See fewer	Sleepy Hollow (2013)
Rick Bacon Auctioneer Auctioneer See fewer	Son of God (2014)
Scott Hazell Student Student See fewer	Flyboys (2006)
Francesca Wilson Ventham's P.A. Ventham's P.A. See fewer	New Tricks (2003)