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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.
It’s 1968 and the swinging sixties have made their way up North and into the life of grizzled Inspector George Gently (Martin Shaw), and the turbulent politics are complicating his murder investigations. Thankfully DS John Bacchus (Lee Ingleby) is on hand with banter and smarts to help navigate the Northern Soul and tensions of a country entering a cultural revolution.
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Season Three of INSPECTOR GEORGE GENTLY is re-distributed by Executive Program Services, and the episodes are presented in a different order than listed on the BBC program website.
