George Gently

2007 • PBS
4.5
30 reviews
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Series 2 episodes (4)

1 Gently with the Innocents
5/3/09
Real-estate developer Cora Davidson shows up at her newly purchased property and finds the reluctant seller murdered in his backyard. Gently and Bacchus focus on the mansion's mute gardener, but they soon learn that the house has a sordid history.
2 Gently in the Night
5/10/09
A beautiful young woman turns up brutally murdered on the altar of a Newcastle church. Delving into the victim's past, Gently uncovers her connection to Rake's, a swinging gentleman's club that has become a target for religious protesters.
3 Gently in the Blood
5/17/09
The theft of expired passports-and the subsequent murder of a female clerk-expose potentially explosive ethnic hatred in a seaside town. The victim's boyfriend faces off against a gang of Arab toughs, with Gently and Bacchus caught in the middle.
4 Gently through the Mill
5/24/09
Mill manager Patrick Fuller is found hanging from the rafters of his workplace. Was his death really a suicide-or murder? The investigation uncovers adultery, embezzlement, and a connection to a secret society.

About this show

In 1960s Britain, an upstanding detective takes on a dangerous world. Award-winning actor Martin Shaw (Judge John Deed, The Professionals) stars as Commander George Gently—an incorruptible, uncompromising cop transplanted from London’s Scotland Yard to England’s North Country in the mid-1960s. Gently’s reputation for honesty and relentlessness makes him almost as feared among his colleagues as he is among criminals. But he finds an odd ally in John Bacchus (Lee Ingleby, Nicholas Nickleby—an overeager, opinionated young sergeant who plays fast and loose with police procedures. Together the two tackle cases involving murderers, drug dealers, gun runners, and more. Based on the long-running series of novels by Alan Hunter, these feature-length modern dramas boast clever writing, stylish direction, and strong casts, including guest stars Richard Armitage (Robin Hood), Phil Davis (Vera Drake), and John Kavanagh (The Tudors). The powerful mysteries unfold against the beautiful backdrop of rural Britain, a region just beginning to feel the rumbles of the era’s social and cultural quakes.

Ratings and reviews

4.5
30 reviews
Holly Black (salleeghurl2121)
June 8, 2017
Absolutely rocks it! Shite, aye. Martin Shaw is engagingly perfect as Chief Inspector George Gently. Based on novels written by Alan Hunter in the 1950's, capturing the essence of the British police detectives in late 1960's.
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Angela Magruder
January 16, 2021
Gently had a very nice very deep voice and nice smile,it was so sad about his wife getting killed by a motorcycycle rider??!!😣😥
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Carol Suggs
September 30, 2016
How about adding seasons 5 - 7, please.
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