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Inspector George Gently

2008 Ended 90m episodes

7.9/10 70 votes

MysteryCrime

Crime drama set in the 1960s about an old-school detective trying to come to terms with a time when the lines between the police and criminals have become blurred.

Created by:: Peter Flannery
Cast:: Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, Simon Hubbard, Lisa McGrillis
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom
Network:: BBC One

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Seasons

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Series 5

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E01

Episode 1

★ 8.5

Gently Northern Soul

2012-08-26 · 90m

In Newcastle, the haven of equality found at the Carlton Ballroom all-nighter is destroyed when a young black girl, Dolores Kenny, is murdered, leading Gently to uncover a disturbing and racist undercurrent growing within the local community.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 8.0

Gently with Class

2012-09-02 · 90m

The indefatigable Chief Inspector George Gently and Detective Sergeant John Bacchus experience the inflated authority of their "social betters" first hand, when a beautiful young girl called Ellen Mallam is found dead in the passenger seat of a an upturned car registered to local aristocrats.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 5.7

The Lost Child

2012-09-09 · 90m

Gently and Bacchus are thrown into an emotionally-wrought case when a middle class couple’s adopted child is kidnapped. It takes them to a mother and baby home where young single mothers are forced to give up their infants, where the shame of illegitimacy still burns the cheeks of single mothers.

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