Inspector George Gently — Season 5
In 1960s Britain, an upstanding detective takes on a dangerous world
About this season
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.
Episodes (4)
1. Gently Northern Soul
8.7Aired 26 August 2012 • 90 min
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.
2. Gently with Class
7.8Aired 2 September 2012 • 90 min
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.
3. The Lost Child
5.2Aired 9 September 2012 • 90 min
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.
4. Gently in the Cathedral
8.7Aired 16 September 2012 • 90 min
Gently finds himself suspended from duty – powerless, unprotected and persecuted. Gently must confront his deepest fears and fight to the death…