New Tricks: 17 Years of Nothing (2005)
Season 2, Episode 8
8/10
Gerry gets all politically correct freaking out over his hylophobia
28 July 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Gerry, ever the anti-PC warrior, freaks out his UCOS colleagues in the forest, by confessing he has hylophobia - a fear of the forest and the woods. Kind of a PC, wimpy thing by Gerry's standards! Also Gerry is suffering gambling withdrawal symptoms - very politically correct.

Anyway, there's a lot of forest scenes in this intriguing episode. Also there's a lovely dinner scene where Brian and Esther Lane host a dinner at their home (with Esther at the head of the table) for the UCOS team to discuss their investigation. The Great Storm of 1987 is referred to in this episode,which is set in the forest much of the time.

Also, Amelia Curtis features as a PhD students, and she is incredibly beautiful. I wish she was featured more in New Tricks. Also in this episode is Kay Stonham, who is also a prominent academic.
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