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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 7 Episode 4 - Son of a Gun
    9.3/10(3 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:N/A
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  2. undefined Season 8 Episode 1 - Gently Liberated
    8.8/10(4 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:N/A
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  3. undefined Season 7 Episode 2 - Breathe in the Air
    8.8/10(4 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:N/A
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  4. undefined Season 11 Episode 3 - Third Girl
    8.0/10(20 votes)

    S11:E3

    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:N/A
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  5. undefined 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:N/A
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Gently with the Innocents
    8.0/10(6 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:N/A
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Gently in the Blood
    8.0/10(4 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:N/A
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - The Burning Man
    6.8/10(6 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:N/A
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Gently Go Man (Pilot)
    6.1/10(8 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:N/A
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  10. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Goodbye China
    6.1/10(7 votes)

    S4:E2

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

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - 1966
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E2

    The year is 1966. Nicky is now working as Austin Donohue's PR man, but is unhappy with his work duties and Austin's ethics. Mary and Tosker are living in a hastily made tower block development built by John Edwards, a friend of Austin. Mary is unhappy in her marriage, whilst Tosker is trying his hand at a music career. Meanwhile in London, Geordie is working for Benny Barratt, a nightclub manager who also runs some sex shops. Barratt is having difficulties with the Metropolitan Police...

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - 1964
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E1

    The year is 1964. Nick Hutchinson returns from America, where he has been involved in civil rights movements, to his parent's home in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. There he catches up with his girlfriend Mary Soulsby and his best mate Geordie Peacock. Geordie is keen that Nicky forms a band with him and his friend Tosker Cox. However, Nicky is more interested in taking part in the run-up to the 1964 General Election, helping one of his father's old friends, Eddie Wells. Mary tires of Nicky's lack of attention and becomes involved with Tosker. Geordie meanwhile gets a girl pregnant and decides to leave Newcastle for London...

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Gently in the Night
    5.7/10(7 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:N/A
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  14. undefined Season 8 Episode 2 - Gently and the New Age
    5.4/10(5 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:N/A
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  15. undefined Season 7 Episode 3 - Gently Among Friends
    5.4/10(5 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:N/A
    Writer:Peter Flannery

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  16. undefined Season 7 Episode 1 - Gently with the Women
    5.4/10(5 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.

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    Writer:Peter Flannery

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Peter Flannery Ratings Summary

"Son of a Gun" is the best rated episode written by Peter Flannery. It scored 9.3/10 based on 3 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 5/20/2015 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Gently Liberated".