Set in 1979 Western Australia. A power strike threatens to plunge the region into darkness, while the city hosts the iconic Miss Universe pageant and the US space station, Skylab, crashes just beyond the city's suburbs.
A charming guy attempts to pick up a woman in a bar by spinning a tale involving spies, implanted microchips and the dangerous military scientist hunting him.
BBC的關於大都會警察局“懸疑舊案”部門的喜劇。小組的頭是女DS桑德拉普爾曼,既然是和舊事有關,索性就招聘了3個退休偵探:傑克把死去的愛妻埋在後院每天和她聊天,蓋裡年輕時有名的花心如今要和三個前妻四個女兒共進晚餐,布萊恩是個強迫症、前酒徒和陰謀論者。標題取自一句老話:“You can't teach an old dog new tricks(老家夥學不來新竅門)”。這幫老家夥卻成功地在新時代用他們的經驗和技,那些疑難案件正中了看似過時的老竅門的道。