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The Best Episodes of Inspector George Gently

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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 criminals have become blurred.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Inspector George Gently Season 4 Episode 2 - Goodbye China
    8.7/10(571 votes)

    S4:E2

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

    Director:Gillies MacKinnon
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  2. Inspector George Gently Season 7 Episode 2 - Breathe in the Air
    8.7/10(460 votes)

    S7:E2

    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:Unknown

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  3. Inspector George Gently Season 2 Episode 1 - Gently with the Innocents
    8.6/10(623 votes)

    S2:E1

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

    Director:Daniel O'Hara
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  4. Inspector George Gently Season 8 Episode 1 - Gently Liberated
    8.6/10(421 votes)

    S8:E1

    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:Unknown

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  5. Inspector George Gently Season 8 Episode 2 - Gently and the New Age
    8.6/10(482 votes)

    S8:E2

    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:Unknown

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  6. Inspector George Gently Season 6 Episode 3 - Gently with Honour
    8.5/10(413 votes)

    S6:E3

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Jess Williams

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  7. Inspector George Gently Season 7 Episode 1 - Gently with the Women
    8.5/10(454 votes)

    S7:E1

    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:Unknown

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  8. Inspector George Gently Season 5 Episode 4 - Gently in the Cathedral
    8.4/10(560 votes)

    S5:E4

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

    Director:Nicholas Renton
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Inspector George Gently Season 3 Episode 1 - Gently Evil
    8.3/10(581 votes)

    S3:E1

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

    Director:Daniel O'Hara
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Inspector George Gently Season 5 Episode 1 - Gently Northern Soul
    8.3/10(564 votes)

    S5:E1

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Inspector George Gently Season 6 Episode 1 - Gently Between the Lines
    8.3/10(452 votes)

    S6:E1

    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:Nicholas Renton
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Inspector George Gently Season 7 Episode 4 - Son of a Gun
    8.3/10(367 votes)

    S7:E4

    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:Unknown

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  13. Inspector George Gently Season 2 Episode 3 - Gently in the Blood
    8.2/10(523 votes)

    S2:E3

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  14. Inspector George Gently Season 5 Episode 2 - Gently with Class
    8.2/10(588 votes)

    S5:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Inspector George Gently Season 6 Episode 4 - Gently Going Under
    8.2/10(382 votes)

    S6:E4

    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:Ben Bolt
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Inspector George Gently Season 6 Episode 2 - Blue for Bluebird
    8.1/10(444 votes)

    S6:E2

    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:Bill Anderson
    Writer:Jess Williams

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  17. Inspector George Gently Season 1 Episode 3 - Bomber's Moon
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E3

    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:Ciarán Donnelly
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  18. Inspector George Gently Season 5 Episode 3 - The Lost Child
    8.0/10(476 votes)

    S5:E3

    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:Nicholas Renton
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Inspector George Gently Season 7 Episode 3 - Gently Among Friends
    8.0/10(379 votes)

    S7:E3

    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:Unknown

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  20. Inspector George Gently Season 1 Episode 1 - Gently Go Man (Pilot)
    7.9/10(633 votes)

    S1:E1

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  21. Inspector George Gently Season 1 Episode 2 - The Burning Man
    7.9/10(584 votes)

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Ciarán Donnelly
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  22. Inspector George Gently Season 2 Episode 2 - Gently in the Night
    7.9/10(522 votes)

    S2:E2

    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:Daniel O'Hara
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  23. Inspector George Gently Season 4 Episode 1 - Gently Upside Down
    7.9/10(498 votes)

    S4:E1

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

    Director:Nicholas Renton
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Inspector George Gently Season 3 Episode 2 - Peace and Love
    7.8/10(486 votes)

    S3:E2

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

    Director:Daniel O'Hara
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Inspector George Gently Season 2 Episode 4 - Gently Through the Mill
    7.6/10(476 votes)

    S2:E4

    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:Ciarán Donnelly
    Writer:Mick Ford

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Best Episodes Summary

"Goodbye China" is the best rated episode of "Inspector George Gently". It scored 8.7/10 based on 571 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".