All Seasons

Season 1

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Gently Go Man (Pilot)

    • April 8, 2007
    • BBC One

    Original pilot TV film. Following the murder of his wife by notorious gangster Joe Webster, Inspector George Gently is pondering retirement. When he hears about a murder in Northumberland that sounds like Webster's handiwork, he delays his retirement to take on this one last case. Paired with local detective DS John Bacchus, he must track down Webster, while at the same time trying to deal with his headstrong young assistant and keep him on the straight and narrow.

  • S01E01 The Burning Man

    • July 13, 2008
    • BBC One

    When a badly-burned body discovered near an RAF base is suspected to be an IRA murder, Special Branch get involved.

  • S01E02 Bomber's Moon

    • July 20, 2008
    • BBC One

    When a German businessman is found dead in the sea just off the coast Gently and Bacchus get involved to find the killer and Bacchus, while having money problems, is put in a dilemma when offered a bribe by a suspect.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Gently with the Innocents

    • May 3, 2009
    • BBC One

    Investigating the murder of an old man in his dilapidated mansion, Gently and Bacchus discover a world which is beyond their comprehension.

  • S02E02 Gently in the Night

    • May 10, 2009
    • BBC One

    Gently and Bacchus investigate the murder of a young woman whose body is found in a local church. They discover that the girl was a 'Fox', a waitress working at the first hostess club in Newcastle.

  • S02E03 Gently in the Blood

    • May 17, 2009
    • BBC One

    When a young woman is raped and murdered, Gently and Bacchus are thrown into a world of racial intolerance, sexual jealousy and turf warfare.

  • S02E04 Gently Through the Mill

    • May 24, 2009
    • BBC One

    When a body is found in a local mill, Gently and Bacchus go on to uncover a web of local corruption, blackmail, fraud and robbery.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Gently Evil

    • September 26, 2010
    • BBC One

    Gently and Bacchus find themselves investigating a family with unimaginable secrets.

  • S03E02 Peace and Love

    • October 3, 2010
    • BBC One

    Gently and Bacchus investigate the murder of a well-known left-wing academic.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Gently Upside Down

    • September 4, 2011
    • BBC One

    Gently and Bacchus investigate when a schoolgirl's body is discovered in a shallow grave.

  • S04E02 Goodbye China

    • September 11, 2011
    • BBC One

    Gently and his sidekick investigate the suspicious death of Gently's ex-snout, China.

Season 5

  • S05E01 Gently Northern Soul

    • August 26, 2012
    • BBC One

    The racial unrest that is sweeping the United States reach British shores as Enoch Powell launches his tirade against immigration, but racial harmony can be found at the all-nighters that take place in 1968, where disillusioned young people, black and white, escape the boredom of factory life to dance the night away to imported soul music. In Newcastle, the haven of equality found at the Carlton Ballroom all-nighter is destroyed when a young black girl, Dolores Kenny, is murdered, leading Gently to uncover a disturbing and racist undercurrent growing within the local community.

  • S05E02 Gently with Class

    • September 2, 2012
    • BBC One

    The indefatigable Chief Inspector George Gently and Detective Sergeant John Bacchus experience the inflated authority of their "social betters" first hand, when a beautiful young girl called Ellen Mallam is found dead in the passenger seat of a an upturned car registered to local aristocrats.

  • S05E03 The Lost Child

    • September 9, 2012
    • BBC One

    It is 1968 and the shame of illegitimacy still burns the cheeks of single mothers and the families who force their unmarried daughters into 'mother and baby homes'. When the adopted child of a middle-class couple is kidnapped, suspicion falls upon the baby's birth mother. However, Gently and Bacchus's investigation into the mother and baby home itself reveals a much darker side to this hothouse of morality and raises serious questions about this seemingly perfect couple.

  • S05E04 Gently in the Cathedral

    • September 16, 2012
    • BBC One

    It has been four years since George Gently came north, but his old enemies haven't forgotten him. A vicious career criminal who Gently sent down years ago has been released, on the grounds that evidence was fabricated to frame him by Gently himself. And he is hell-bent on revenge. Suspended from duty, Gently finds himself powerless, unprotected and persecuted. If he is to survive, Gently must confront his deepest fears and fight to the death.

Season 6

  • S06E01 Gently Between the Lines

    • February 6, 2014
    • BBC One

    Gently is surprised after he receives Bacchus’s resignation, and he soon works out that he has lost his confidence. Attempting to help Bacchus, Gently insists that he needs him to help investigate a death in custody.

  • S06E02 Blue for Bluebird

    • February 13, 2014
    • BBC One

    Gently and Bacchus make their way to a family holiday camp to investigate both the staff and holidaymakers after a body of one of the greencoats is discovered nearby. Gently and Bacchus soon discover a story of jealousy, ambition and the dark side of a permissive society.

  • S06E03 Gently with Honour

    • February 20, 2014
    • BBC One

    When two deaths connect in an unexpected way, Gently finds himself drawn into the world of drugs and LSD, and considering a Cold-War conspiracy. In the process of his investigation Gently relies on the help of an old friend – and as they begin to dig into the case, old feelings begin to stir for Gently.

  • S06E04 Gently Going Under

    • February 27, 2014
    • BBC One

    A suspicious death in the mine in Burnsend leads Gently and Bacchus to explore the tensions and relationships in a community whose seams have been ripped wide open by politics – and discover grudges that date back to the Second World War.

Season 7

  • S07E01 Gently with the Women

    • April 29, 2015
    • BBC One

    A woman’s body is discovered having been brutally attacked. Gently is determined to catch the killer and stop him attacking anyone else. Worried that mistakes could have been down to one inspector, he is determined to get to the bottom of another mystery that is happening within the police force.

  • S07E02 Breathe In the Air

    • May 6, 2015
    • BBC One

    Inspector Gently is intrigued as to why a woman has tragically committed suicide. There are too many details that don't add up, and he suspects murder. Why did this woman, a GP, want to end her life? Gently's investigation leads him and his team to the discovery of a bigger industrial crime, more murders and more victims. Gently puts his career on the line to uncover who is really to blame.

  • S07E03 Gently Among Friends

    • May 13, 2015
    • BBC One

    A man has thrown himself off the Tyne Bridge and is found dead, landed on a pile of rubbish. Or so it seems. Gently knows it's murder and believes it's one involving lifelong friends. Who would want to kill a man who was apparently loved by all?

  • S07E04 Son of a Gun

    • May 20, 2015
    • BBC One

    Following an armed robbery, Gently seeks to find the armed gang and bring them to justice before more innocent people are shot.

Season 8

  • S08E01 Gently Liberated

    • May 21, 2017
    • BBC One

    The North East, 1970. On the brink of retirement, DCI Gently and his team investigate a body found in a chemical waste tank. When Gently discovers the victim's wife was convicted of the murder eight years ago, he decides to re-open the case - a controversial move. But DI Bacchus opposes Gently's decision, not least because he worked as a DS on the original investigation - putting mentor and protégé at complete odds. Is Gently about to expose an appalling miscarriage of justice, or will he sacrifice his reputation and legacy for a convicted murderer? And can Rachel help heal the widening rift between her superiors, whilst navigating being a woman in a professional male world? Finally, will the team finally prove beyond doubt the identity of the killer?

  • S08E02 Gently and the New Age

    • October 30, 2017
    • BBC One

    The Old Bailey, London, 1970. Gently is bowing out of the force on a professional high when he is approached by a covert anti-corruption police unit with one last tantalising job: The cold case of a young girl murdered four years ago in new town Washington, County Durham. The investigation finds Gently tracking MP Michael Clements, a charismatic politician who fearlessly pursues political reform in the North, promotes ever-closer links to Europe, and who is tipped to be a future Labour Prime Minister. When the investigation leads to a murky web of union and political intrigue, placing Bacchus and Rachel in danger, will Gently do the unthinkable and bend the course of justice? How can Bacchus and Gently repair their frosty relationship - and faced with mortal danger, how will Gently and his team survive?

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