Fair rating?Inspector George Gently· Season 5 · Episode 3
The Lost Child
It is 1968 and the shame of illegitimacy still burns the cheeks of single mothers and the families who force their unmarried daughters into 'mother and baby homes'. When the adopted child of a middle-class couple is kidnapped, suspicion falls upon the baby's birth mother. However, Gently and Bacchus's investigation into the mother and baby home itself reveals a much darker side to this hothouse of morality and raises serious questions about this seemingly perfect couple.
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#1In Season 5of 4 rated episodes
#2All-timeof 24 rated episodes
+0.1vs season avgSeason 5 averages 7.8
2012First airedSeptember 9, 2012
Guest stars
Simon Hubbardas PC Taylor
Katie Andersonas Leigh Ann Bacchus
Mark Gatissas Stephen Groves
Helen Baxendaleas Frances Groves
Alison Steadmanas Esther Dunwoody
Tony Haygarthas Peter Bacchus
Terence Hillyeras Farmer KennedyJessica Hargreavesas Young Frances
Samuel Claytonas Young Stephen
Andrew Frameas Andrew FlemingHolly Lucasas Susan Faulkner
Jordan Dawesas Gareth
Faye Castelowas Hazel JoyceMolly Robertsas Mary
Crew
Nicholas RentonDirector
Peter FlanneryWriter
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