Inspector George Gently — Season 8
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 (2)
1. Gently Liberated
8.5Aired 21 May 2017 • 90 min
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?
2. Gently and the New Age
3.3Aired 30 October 2017 • 90 min
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?