Inspector George Gently

1. S01E01The Burning ManJuly 13, 2008 7.6An unidentified burnt body draws Inspector Gently and Detective Sergeant Bacchus into the shadowy world of IRA gun-running, and into direct
2. S01E02Bomber's MoonJuly 20, 2008 7.6When a returning German POW is found dead in the harbour of a small fishing village, Gently and Bacchus find themselves investigating past g

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Season's bestGently with the InnocentsMay 3, 2009 7.8When an old man is killed on the grounds of his seemingly dilapidated mansion, Gently and Bacchus dig deeper into the history of the former
2. S02E02Gently in the NightMay 10, 2009 7.6Gently 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
3. S02E03Gently in the BloodMay 17, 2009 7.5Bacchus and Gently investigate a consignment of stolen passports, but the case takes an unexpected turn when a woman linked to the crime is
4. S02E04Gently Through the MillMay 24, 2009 7.7Bacchus and Gently arrive in a small town to investigate when a mill manager is found hanged in what seems to be a suicide case. However, th

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Gently EvilSeptember 26, 2010 7.4When the body of a young woman is found murdered, Gently and Bacchus find themselves investigating a family with unimaginable secrets. Initi
2. S03E02Peace and LoveOctober 3, 2010 7.6The year is 1966, and the World Cup has come to England. With the USSR due to play at Roker Park, and the fear of the 'Reds Under the Bed' e

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Gently Upside DownSeptember 4, 2011 7.6When the body of missing schoolgirl, Mary, is discovered in a shallow grave in Pinnock Woods, Gently and Bacchus are thrown into the new wor
2. S04E02Goodbye ChinaSeptember 11, 2011 7.6The detective looks into the suspicious death of an old friend and informant nicknamed "China", when he is told conflicting reasons for the

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Gently Northern SoulAugust 26, 2012 7.4As Enoch Powell delivers his Rivers of Blood speech, disillusioned young people, black and white, come together to dance the night away to N
2. S05E02Season's bestGently with ClassSeptember 2, 2012 7.9Chief inspector George Gently and Sergeant John Bacchus investigate the death of a beautiful young girl in a car belonging to local aristocr
3. S05E03The Lost ChildSeptember 9, 2012 7.9It is 1968 and the shame of illegitimacy still burns the cheeks of single mothers and the families who force their unmarried daughters into
4. S05E04Gently in the CathedralSeptember 16, 2012 7.9It has been four years since George Gently came north, but his old enemies haven't forgotten him. A vicious career criminal who Gently sent

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Season's bestGently Between the LinesFebruary 6, 2014 7.9It is 1969, and approximately six months since the shootings in the cathedral. Gently is taken by surprise when he learns of Bacchus's resig
2. S06E02Blue for BluebirdFebruary 13, 2014 7.7The body of a murdered girl washed up by a pier leads Gently and Bacchus to investigate the staff and holidaymakers at a family holiday camp
3. S06E03Gently with HonourFebruary 20, 2014 7.7Gently and Bacchus delve into a world of army secrets when a young former soldier, Scott Tanner, commits a murder in a Turkish bath. Whilst
4. S06E04Gently Going UnderFebruary 27, 2014 7.8Throughout the 60s, Northumberland coal mining was decimated as competition from oil, gas, cheap imports and nuclear power led to the closur

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01Season's bestGently with the WomenApril 29, 2015 7.9A woman's body is found, brutally attacked. Gently wants to catch the killer and stop him attacking again. Worried that mistakes made have b
2. S07E02Breathe In the AirMay 6, 2015 7.8Inspector Gently is intrigued as to why a woman has tragically committed suicide. There are too many details that don't add up, and he suspe
3. S07E03Gently Among FriendsMay 13, 2015 7.8A 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 be
4. S07E04Son of a GunMay 20, 2015 7.9It's 1969, and on Christmas Eve Gently is enjoying the festive cheer, until he gets news. A bank has been hit, and there's work to be done.

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01Gently LiberatedMay 21, 2017 7.7In 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 j
2. S08E02Gently and the New AgeOctober 30, 2017 8.0DCI Gently is set for retirement, but when DI Lister, the head of a new covert special investigations unit, presents him with an unsolved ca

Season 8 ranked & reviewed