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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:
Episode 1: "Gently with the Women" airs Thursday, Sept. 10 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV - To Coles' disgust, Bacchus and his male colleagues are dismissive of a prostitute's claims she was raped and urge her to drop the charges.
Episode 2: "Breathe in the Air" airs Thursday, Sept. 17 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV - A doctor's seeming suicide by lethal injection has Gently wondering why she has a bruise on the side of her face. Even the discovery of a suicide note leaves him unconvinced.
Episode 3: "Gently Among Friends" airs Thursday, Sept. 24 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV - When the body of a cash-strapped property developer is found beneath Newcastle's Tyne Bridge, Gently again suspects a murder dressed up as a suicide. The death followed a fight with two childhood friends, one a union organizer, the other a restaurateur.
Episode 4: "Son of a Gun" airs Thursday, Oct. 1 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV - A bank armed robbery interrupts Christmas Eve celebrations at the station.
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