Lisa mcgrillis hebburn also returns as wpc rachel coles. Martin shaws inspector george gently to return for new series. Kevin whately talks about the final series of lewis lorraine duration. The original inspector george gently collection by alan hunter. Sep 02, 2014 filming has started on the new series of inspector george gently. With the help of ds john bacchus, inspector george gently spends his days bringing to justice members of the criminal underworld who are unfortunate enough to. Inspector george gently hoped to find peace in the beautiful north of england after the murder of his wife, but the murder of a young biker gives rise to a suspicion that webster has followed him. The novels were written by the english author alan hunter and were published between the years 1955 and 1999.
Inspector george gently 1960s british coppers on netflix. When he hears about webster attending a funeral of a murder victim, he delays his retirement to take on this case. In four all new, featurelength episodes, gently is again assisted in his. George gently series 4 the george gently series are excellent, in my opinion one of the best detectivepolice series of recent years. As a huge fan of detective series dramas, i was surprised at how much i loved inspector george gently. Like the other series i follow, endeavor, george gently is off the beaten path just enough to make it fresh and. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. Inspector george gently is a popular bbc one tv show, with six complete series seasons and a seventh scheduled for air in 2015. The return of inspector george gently living north. George gently series 3 the george gently series are excellent, in my opinion one of the best detectivepolice series of recent years. When is the final inspector george gently episode on tv. Pixie lott talks about her role as megan webb in the second film in the 6th series of inspector george gently.
One of our favorite detective duos will be back when george gently, the hit mystery series based on the inspector george gently novels by alan hunter, returns to telly later this year for its lastever season. Watch inspector george gently season 3 prime video amazon uk. With the help of ds john bacchus, inspector george gently spends his days bringing to justice members of the criminal underworld who are unfortunate enough to have the intrepid investigator assigned to their cases. The george gently series are excellent, in my opinion one of the best detectivepolice series of recent years. George gently dvd the seattle public library bibliocommons. As is often the case with british tv, the main characters are developed and grow over time. George gently, a police inspector, later chief superintendent, based in east anglia, england. With martin shaw, lee ingleby, simon hubbard, lisa mcgrillis. Below is a list of alan hunters inspector george gently books in order of when they were originally released which is also their chronological order.
Premiere in november with the final two television movies in the awardwinning british detective series george gently. The george gently series are excellent, in mu opinion one of the best detectivepolice series of recent years. I enjoyed this series especially for the place northern england and the time setting 1964 george gently an older, bythebooks police detective from london goes north to durham, england to investigate. Get ready inspector george gently fans, a brand new season starts sunday, december 20, 2015 at 10. The original inspector george gently collection book.
He is known for his roles as detective sergeant john bacchus in the bbc drama inspector george gently and as stan shunpike in harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban. Acorn tv adds final episodes of awardwinning british. All the novels of the series are based on the main protagonist, inspector george gently and are set in the town of east anglia. Welcome to the inspector george gently guide at tv. The inspector george gently series comprises of a total of 46 novels based on the crime fiction genre. The series lasted 46 novels with one new novel being published almost every year until hunters retirement in 1999. Frankly, through 6 seasons i havent been able to figure out if im in love with martin shaw, or george gently. Inspector george gently gently between the lines tv episode. Series 2 has george and john taking on a child abuse situation in 1966 was probably even worse then, something not acknowledged or discussed. And in the series finale, gently and the new age, gently is about to retire on. A new season of firstrun episodes of the detective drama debuts with the incorruptible, uncompromising inspector george gently, who was transplanted from londons scotland yard to englands north country. It delivers on providing a good mystery well worth investing in, though it could have been focused on more and with less with gently s illness. Gently with the women shows inspector george gently still delivering on a consistent level, no bad episodes up to this point. Martin shaw and lisa mcgrillis in inspector george gently 2007 lee ingleby and.
Martin shaw as george gently, lee ingleby as john bacchus. Coproduced by acorn media enterprises, george gently. When will inspector george gently season 8 episode 1 be released. Brett ramshaw in inspector george gently 2007 martin shaw in inspector george gently 2007. Oneoff drama set in 1964 about an oldschool detective set on avenging his wifes death. Martin shaw as george gently, lee ingleby as john bacchus photo courtesy of acorn tv. Whether one, or the other, it doesnt matter because this is a brilliant series. Not only that, but he also had a television series created adapting it. Starring martin shaw as gently and lee ingleby our zoo as bacchus, the period crime drama will return in 2015 with four new featurelength films set in 1969. Picture winnersgolden globesemmyssan diego comicconnew york comicconsundance film festivaltoronto intl film. Nov 15, 2014 inspector george gently is a popular bbc one tv show, with six complete series seasons and a seventh scheduled for air in 2015. Inspector george gently is a british television crime drama series produced by company. Keep up with all of the latest gg news and fun for this splendid british series starring martin shaw and lee ingleby.
When is inspector george gently on bbc one tonight, whos. Inspector george gently cancelled or renewed for season 8. Inspector george gently also known as george gently for the pilot and first series is a british television crime drama series produced by company pictures for bbc one, set in the 1960s and loosely based on some of the inspector gently novels written by alan hunter. Set in 1964 england, the show starts with di george gently contemplating retirement after his wife is murdered by a hit and run driver. More recently, since 2016, ingleby has played the role of paul hughes, the father of an autistic child, joe, in a bbc drama, the a word. Inspector george gently criminal background robert. An oldschool detective comes to terms with a modernising britain as gently and his team investigate miscarriages of justice and political. Gently s reputation for honesty and relentlessness makes him almost as feared among his colleagues as he is among criminals. Jan 17, 2017 inspector george gently season 8 release date for 2017 is yet to be announced. The series opens in the early 1964 when capital punishment is still in effect in britain, and progresses through the decade in all together eight seasons. The final film of the bbc series, gently and the new age will be shown tonight, october 30 at 9pm on bbc one. He acts as inspector that eventually becomes the chief inspector named george gently. Martin shaw as always delivers a first class performance and is backed by a solid cast.
The main character of the series is portrayed by martin shaw. It follows the familiar model foyles war, midsomer murders of a an older chief inspector with a younger protege. Inspector george gently awardwinning actor martin shaw stars as commander george gently, an uncompromising cop transplanted from londons scotland yard to englands north country in the mid1960s. Embittered by the hitandrun murder of his wife, gently plans to collect his pension and fade into a lonely retirement. Im still shellshocked after a dramatic episode which saw inspector george gently split from his longserving partner john bacchus. Returned to work 2 months after giving birth to her son josh to begin filming the 8th series of inspector george gently 2007. List of inspector george gently episodes wikipedia. Gently decides to retire after the murder of his wife, but welcome to the inspector george gently guide at tv. Inspector george gently returning to bbc one with four. Inspector george gently filming in nov 2014 behind the scenes. Inspector george gently season 8 premiere date on daterelease. Series 8 dvd, 2017, 2disc set at the best online prices at ebay. The final series of the crime drama moves into the 1970s.
Inspector george gently fans praise bbcs fitting final. Chief inspector george gently of scotland yard is an oldfashioned policeman who has gained respect but few friends through his singleminded pursuit of lawbreakers and his disgust with the corruption in the police force. Speaking of, series 7 earned a 2016 edgar award the only. Martin shaw said inspector george gently needed to go down in a blaze of glory in the final ever episode of the bbc detective series and it seems as though fans of the series agreed with him. The official facebook home for british drama inspector george gently. Bbc ones inspector george gently wont get renewed for season 9. Chief inspector george gently of scotland yard is an oldfashioned policeman who has gained respect but few friends through his single.
Inspector george gently s01e01 season 1 episode 1 youtube. Feb 27, 2014 set in the north east in the late sixties, inspector george gently bbc one is a series that has grown impressively in depth over the course of six short seasons. Production has begun on the final two installments of the british crime drama. British author alan hunter was famous for his series of george gently novels focusing on the eponymous english detective. Martin shaw confirms george gently and john split im. When is inspector george gently on bbc one tonight, whos in. The second inspector george gently film is called gently and the new age and will see gently facing up to the emotional impact caused by the death of his beloved wife isabella, murdered by a.
Inspector george gently filming in nov 2014 behind the. Globesemmyssan diego comicconnew york comicconsundance film festivaltoronto intl. Filming has started on the new series of inspector george gently. This april the eighth series of the bbc hit show inspector george gently will return to our screens with four new episodes. Dci george gently calling it a day after 10 years, 8 series and 23. I have watched some george gently episodes and the length of these have just been over 1 hour 25 mins however the dvd of series 6 of the programme which include 4 dvds i have recenty bought only have a running time of just under 90 mins. Gently is well portrayed in the series, a near match for the character in the books, which i like. Three years ago, admittedly, it didnt completely appeal to me, but when i did decide to give the series a chance i am glad i did, and am struggling to give a good enough reason why it didnt appeal to me before. The reason he does what he does series 8, gently and the new age.
It is indicative that the show has found its feet and hit its stride. Innocent tv mini series 2018 david collins 4 episodes, 2018 the a word tv series 2016 2017 paul hughes 12 episodes, 2016 2017 inspector george gently tv series 20072017 john bacchus 25 episodes, 20072017 line of duty tv series 2017 nick huntley 6. Well regarded in his lifetime, he offered a lot to help progress the genre forwards as a whole. Lee ingleby was born on january 28, 1976 in burnley, lancashire, england as lee david ingleby. Inspector george gently returns to work the beat alongside his trusted partner, ds bacchus. Gently and the new age begins with gently giving evidence at the old bailey against corrupt police officers in the met his old enemies. Martin shaw reveals very rude onset clash inspector george gently star martin shaw has opened up about filming the final series, revealing an unlikely onset clash. But after learning the whereabouts of his wifes killer the sadistic criminal mastermind joe webster gently sets off for northumbria, bent on justice.
New season of inspector george gently premieres on kcet. Given that other workers have also died gently suspects that valerie was attempting to. In this acclaimed bbc detective drama, tony nominee martin shaw death in holy orders stars as inspector george gently, an incorruptible cop transplanted from london to the north east of england in the mid1960s. With the help of ds john bacchus, inspector george gently spends. Episode 2 deals with a murder that takes place at a playboy type club in manchester. Dont miss the final episode of the new series tonight at 8. Inspector george gently season 8 release date for 2017 is yet to be announced. He encounters the local police and works with a younger officer, john bacchus, who is kind of geeky but eager to learn and to impress. Gently does it, gently by the shore, gently down the stream. They investigate murder and corruption set against. Oct 30, 2017 inspector george gently is retiring credit. Inspector george gently is to return to bbc one for four new featurelength episodes martin shaw will reprise his role as the passionate detective, with lee ingleby also returning as his.
After watching the george gently bbc series, i decided to try the books and was not disappointed. In the final season of the acclaimed bbc detective drama, tony nominee martin shaw death in holy orders returns as dci george gently, a brilliant and honorable cop investigating murders in the rugged north east of england. Shortly after filming finished in the shows durham setting we caught up with martin shaw who plays the eponymous inspector george gently and lee ingleby who plays sidekick detective sergeant john bacchus. The final film of the bbc series, gently and the new age. Quality drama is rare and often the more series they. Inspector george gently renewed for series 7 series 8. Nov 26, 2014 inspector george gently filming in nov 2014 behind the scenes. Bbc ones inspector george gently wont get renewed for. Inspector george gently breathe in the air tv episode 2015 imdb. Following the murder of his wife by notorious gangster webster, inspector george gently is pondering retirement. Both episodes will be available beginning wednesday, november 1, less than two days after the series finale broadcasts on bbc one.
He hears that the prime suspect in his wifes murder was around when a similar crime was. The second character of the series is portrayed by lee ingleby. He is an actor and writer, known for the a word 2016, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 2004 and master and commander. I hope that there will be a new series each year for years to come. Martin shaws inspector george gently to return for new series bbc one commissions four new episodes of the period police drama.
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