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The Best Episodes of Inspector George Gently Season 5

Every episode of Inspector George Gently Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Inspector George Gently Season 5!

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.

Genres:MysteryCrime
Network:BBC One

Season 5 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Inspector George Gently" season 5 is "Gently Northern Soul", rated 8.3/10 from 460 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Gently Northern Soul" aired on 8/26/2012 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Gently with Class".

  • Gently Northern Soul
    8.3/10 460 votes

    #1 - 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 with Class
    8.2/10 491 votes

    #2 - 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

  • The Lost Child
    8.0/10 385 votes

    #3 - 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 in the Cathedral
    8.4/10 476 votes

    #4 - 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