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The Best Episodes of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Season 2

Every episode of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Season 2!

DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:BBC One

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Playing for the Ashes" is the best rated episode of "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries" season 2. It scored 7.2/10 based on 389 votes. Directed by Richard Spence and written by Kate Wood, it aired on 3/10/2003. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "In the Presence of the Enemy".

  • Playing for the Ashes
    7.2/10389 votes

    #1 - Playing for the Ashes

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/10/2003

    While investigating the death of star cricketer Kenneth Waring with DS Havers, DI Lynley delves into his complex personal life and is forced to break the rules.

    Director: Richard Spence

    Writer: Kate Wood

  • In the Presence of the Enemy
    7.5/10358 votes

    #2 - In the Presence of the Enemy

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/17/2003

    The relationship between Lynley and Havers reaches its all-time low when they investigate a case of kidnapping and murder involving the secret child of a member of parliament and a newspaper editor.

    Director: Edward Bennett

    Writer: N/A

  • A Suitable Vengeance
    7.4/10395 votes

    #3 - A Suitable Vengeance

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/24/2003

    Lynley returns to his ancestral home in Cornwall to celebrate his engagement to Helen. His difficult relationship with his dysfunctional family is soon overshadowed by a murder on part of his own estate - and the chief suspect is Peter, Lynley's drug-addict brother.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Deception on His Mind
    7.4/10377 votes

    #4 - Deception on His Mind

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/31/2003

    The body of a young Asian man is found on the beach at the seaside town of Balford-le-Nez, leading the police into a web of racial tensions, family loyalties and illicit sexuality in investigating the murder. Havers has time on her hands while Lynley is on honeymoon in Peru, and when she finds the Balford-le-Nez investigation is being run by a friend she joins the hunt.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A