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The Best Episodes of Inspector George Gently

Every episode of Inspector George Gently ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Inspector George Gently!

Crime drama set in the 1960s about an old-school detective trying to come to terms with a time when the lines between the police and...
Genres:MysteryCrime
Network:BBC One

Best Episodes Summary

"Goodbye China" is the best rated episode of "Inspector George Gently". It scored 8.7/10 based on 484 votes. Directed by Gillies MacKinnon and written by Peter Flannery, it aired on 9/11/2011. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Breathe in the Air".

  • Goodbye China
    8.7/10484 votes
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    #1 - Goodbye China

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/11/2011

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

    Director: Gillies MacKinnon

    Writer: Peter Flannery

  • Breathe in the Air
    8.7/10397 votes
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    #2 - Breathe in the Air

    Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 5/6/2015

    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.

    Director: Roger Goldby

    Writer: N/A

  • Gently with the Innocents
    8.6/10512 votes
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    #3 - Gently with the Innocents

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 5/3/2009

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Peter Flannery

  • Gently and the New Age
    8.6/10406 votes
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    #4 - Gently and the New Age

    Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 10/30/2017

    DCI Gently is set for retirement, but when DI Lister, the head of a new covert special investigations unit, presents him with an unsolved case, Gently can't resist one more intriguing offer. The case leads to political intrigue and corruption - and tests Gently to his core. When the team faces mortal danger, how will they survive?

    Director: Bryn Higgins

    Writer: N/A

  • Gently with Honour
    8.5/10350 votes
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    #5 - Gently with Honour

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 2/20/2014

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gently with the Women
    8.5/10380 votes
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    #6 - Gently with the Women

    Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 4/29/2015

    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.

    Director: Roger Goldby

    Writer: N/A

  • Gently Liberated
    8.5/10350 votes
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    #7 - Gently Liberated

    Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 5/21/2017

    In Newcastle in 1970, DCI Gently re-opens Bacchus's old case of a woman convicted of her husband's murder. Will he expose a miscarriage of justice or jeopardise his reputation?

    Director: Bryn Higgins

    Writer: N/A

  • Gently in the Cathedral
    8.4/10482 votes
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    #8 - Gently in the Cathedral

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 9/16/2012

    Gently finds himself suspended from duty – powerless, unprotected and persecuted. Gently must confront his deepest fears and fight to the death…

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gently Northern Soul
    8.3/10470 votes
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    #9 - Gently Northern Soul

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 8/26/2012

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gently Between the Lines
    8.3/10382 votes
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    #10 - Gently Between the Lines

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 2/6/2014

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Son of a Gun
    8.3/10311 votes
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    #11 - Son of a Gun

    Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 5/20/2015

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

    Director: Tim Whitby

    Writer: N/A

  • Gently Evil
    8.2/10481 votes
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    #12 - Gently Evil

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2010

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gently with Class
    8.2/10497 votes
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    #13 - Gently with Class

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/2/2012

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gently Going Under
    8.2/10324 votes
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    #14 - Gently Going Under

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 2/27/2014

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gently in the Blood
    8.1/10439 votes
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    #15 - Gently in the Blood

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 5/17/2009

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Peter Flannery

  • Blue for Bluebird
    8.1/10376 votes
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    #16 - Blue for Bluebird

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 2/13/2014

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lost Child
    8.0/10392 votes
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    #17 - The Lost Child

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/9/2012

    Gently and Bacchus are thrown into an emotionally-wrought case when a middle class couple’s adopted child is kidnapped. It takes them to a mother and baby home where young single mothers are forced to give up their infants, where the shame of illegitimacy still burns the cheeks of single mothers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gently Among Friends
    8.0/10324 votes
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    #18 - Gently Among Friends

    Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 5/13/2015

    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?

    Director: Tim Whitby

    Writer: N/A

  • Gently in the Night
    7.9/10431 votes
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    #19 - Gently in the Night

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 5/10/2009

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Peter Flannery

  • Gently Upside Down
    7.9/10416 votes
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    #20 - Gently Upside Down

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/2011

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pilot
    7.8/10531 votes
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    #21 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/8/2008

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Peter Flannery

  • The Burning Man
    7.8/10497 votes
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    #22 - The Burning Man

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/13/2008

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

    Director: Ciaran Donnelly

    Writer: Peter Flannery

  • Peace and Love
    7.7/10402 votes
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    #23 - Peace and Love

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2010

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gently Through the Mill
    7.6/10399 votes
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    #24 - Gently Through the Mill

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 5/24/2009

    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.

    Director: Ciaran Donnelly

    Writer: Mick Ford

  • Bomber's Moon
    NaN/100 votes
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    #25 - Bomber's Moon

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/20/2008

    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.

    Director: Ciaran Donnelly

    Writer: Peter Flannery