The Best Episodes Written By Peter Flannery

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

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Writer: Peter Flannery

Three single girls share a London flat. The first works as a secretary; the second is an artist; the third, who comes to Poirot for help, disappears believing she is a murderer.

Director: Dan Reed

Writer: Peter Flannery

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

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

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

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Writer: Peter Flannery

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: Peter Flannery

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

Director: Gillies MacKinnon

Writer: Peter Flannery

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.

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Writer: Peter Flannery

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.

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Writer: Peter Flannery

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: Peter Flannery

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: Peter Flannery

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: Peter Flannery

Sexby returns to England, convinced that Cromwell was responsible for the murder of Rainsborough, and hatches a suicidal scheme to assassinate him.

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Writer: Peter Flannery