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  • Gently and the New Age

    Gently is approached with one last job: the cold case of a young girl murdered four years ago, which leads to a murky web of union and political intrigue.

  • Gently and the New Age

    Gently is approached with one last job: the cold case of a young girl murdered four years ago, which leads to a murky web of union and political intrigue.

Episode guide

Inspector George Gently

Series 1

Inspector George Gently

  • Pilot

    Martin Shaw stars in the very first episode of the crime drama set in the 1960s. Old-school detective George Gently vows to avenge his wife's death.

  • The Burning Man

    Martin Shaw is the old-school detective at work in the rapidly-changing 1960s. A badly burnt body draws Gently into the shadowy world of IRA gun-running.

  • Bomber's Moon

    Martin Shaw is the veteran Northumberland detective faced with the rapidly-changing world of the 1960s. An ex-POW's body is found in a fishing village's harbour.

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Inspector George Gently

Series 2

Inspector George Gently

  • Gently Through the Mill

    Martin Shaw stars in the mystery series set in 1960s Northumberland. When a body is found in a local mill, Gently and Bacchus uncover corruption.

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  • Gently with the Innocents

    Martin Shaw stars in a feature-length episode of the mystery set in the 1960s. Gently probes the death of an old man in a ruined mansion.

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  • Gently in the Night

    Martin Shaw stars in the superb mystery series set in the 1960s. Gently investigates the murder of a waitress working at the first hostess club in Newcastle.

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  • Gently in the Blood

    Martin Shaw stars in the excellent mystery series set in the 1960s. When a young woman is raped and murdered, Gently faces racial intolerance.

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Inspector George Gently

Series 3

Inspector George Gently

  • Gently Evil

    Martin Shaw stars in the excellent mystery series set in a village in Northumberland in the 1960s. Gently and Bacchus investigate a family with unimaginable secrets.

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  • Peace and Love

    Martin Shaw stars in the superb mystery series set in the rural England of the 1960s. Gently and Bacchus investigate the murder of an academic after a CND rally.

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Inspector George Gently

Series 4

Inspector George Gently

  • Gently Upside Down

    The superb mystery series starring Martin Shaw and set in 1960s Northumberland. The body of a pop music-loving schoolgirl is found in Pinnock Woods.

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  • Goodbye China

    Martin Shaw stars in the mystery series set in the changing world of 1960s Northumberland. Gently and Bacchus investigate the death of Gently's ex-snout, China.

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Inspector George Gently

Series 5

Inspector George Gently

  • Gently Northern Soul

    The 1960s come to Northumberland in the superb mystery series starring Martin Shaw. Gently faces racism when a girl is murdered at a Northern Soul night.

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  • Gently with Class

    Martin Shaw in the fifth series of the superb mystery set in 1960s Northumberland. Gently probes the death of a girl in a car owned by local aristocrats.

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  • The Lost Child

    Martin Shaw stars in the excellent mystery set in the North East in the 1960s. When an adopted child is kidnapped, suspicion falls upon the baby's birth mother.

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  • Gently in the Cathedral

    Martin Shaw stars in the excellent crime drama set in 1960s Northumberland. A vengeful criminal is released on the grounds that he was framed by Gently.

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Inspector George Gently

Series 6

Inspector George Gently

  • Gently Between the Lines

    Martin Shaw is the detective in 1960s Northumberland. Gently tries to help Bacchus recover his confidence as they probe a case of death in custody.

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  • Blue for Bluebird

    Martin Shaw stars in the excellent detective drama set in the Sixties. The body of a girl washed up by a pier leads Gently and Bacchus to a family holiday camp.

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  • Gently with Honour

    The swinging sixties comes to Northumberland in the mystery series starring Martin Shaw. Gently investigates when a former soldier kills in a Turkish bath.

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  • Gently Going Under

    Martin Shaw stars in the compelling crime drama set in 1969. Gently and Bacchus investigate the mysterious death of a union leader in the mine at Burnsend.

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Inspector George Gently

Series 7

Inspector George Gently

  • Gently with the Women

    Another gripping mystery for Martin Shaw. A woman's body is found, brutally attacked. Gently wants to catch the killer to stop him attacking again.

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  • Breathe In the Air

    Another mystery for Martin Shaw. George is intrigued as to why a woman has ended her own life. There are too many details that don't add up.

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  • Son of a Gun

    A mystery for Martin Shaw in 1960s Northumberland. Gently's hunt for bank robbers leads him to explore skinhead culture.

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  • Gently Among Friends

    A mystery for Martin Shaw in 1960s Northumberland. A man has seemingly thrown himself off the Tyne Bridge but Gently knows it is murder.

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Inspector George Gently

Series 8

Inspector George Gently

  • Gently Liberated

    When new evidence comes to light, DCI Gently re-opens one of Bacchus's old cases involving a woman convicted of murdering her husband.

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  • Gently and the New Age

    Gently is approached with one last job: the cold case of a young girl murdered four years ago, which leads to a murky web of union and political intrigue.