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INSPECTOR GEORGE GENTLY is a British crime drama series, loosely based on the novels written by Alan Hunter. Martin Shaw stars as Inspector George Gently, an incorruptible cop transplanted from London to the North East of England in the mid-1960s. Lee Ingleby stars as DS John Bacchus, Gently’s young protégé. The setting is centered in New Castle upon Tyne, North Umberland and County Durham.
EPISODE GUIDE:
"Gently Upside Down" Watch Thursday, April 16 at 10 p.m. + encore Sunday, April 19 at Noon on KPBS TV - The body of a missing teenager is found in a shallow grave. Gently quickly zeroes in on her relationship with two men: her schoolteacher and her violent, short-tempered father. The detective enters a confusing new world of pop culture as he tries to separate fact from fantasy.
"Goodbye China" Watch Thursday, April 23 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + encore Sunday, April 26 at Noon on KPBS TV - Gently and Bacchus investigate the supposedly accidental death of China, who was one of the inspector's ex-informants and an old friend, but all they get are cover-ups and lies. Their inquiries expose a wider conspiracy.
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