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Wycliffe Star Dies

 

Wycliffe star Jack Shepherd, who played detective Charles Wycliffe in the ITV series, has died at the age of 85. 

The Leeds actor died yesterday following a ‘short illness’, his family said in a statement. 

Shepherd was best known for playing the Cornish detective Wycliffe in the drama, which aired from 1993 to 1998. 

Based on the novels by W J Burley and set against the striking and windswept Cornish coast, the detective series followed the extremely meticulous and whipsmart Detective Superintendent Wycliffe. 

Cornwall faced a string of serious crimes, which Wycliffe and his investigative team took on, with colleagues DI Doug Kersey, played by Scottish actor Jimmy Yuill, and Helen Masters’ DI Lucy Lane. 

A statement said: “It is with great sadness we can confirm that the celebrated actor Jack Shepherd passed away yesterday at the age of 85. 

 “He died peacefully in hospital after a short illness. His wife and family were with him.”

26 November 2025                                          

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