"This classic series set in Northumberland is a vivid and colourful insight into a time of major social change as the swinging 60s hits the North-East. With the wit and sharp banter between our passionate growling detective hero (Shaw) and his mouthy sidekick Bacchus (Lee Ingleby) Inspector George Gently lovingly recreates the warmth of the period and the Geordie world that they inhabit.
Writer Peter Flannery says: "Gently and Bacchus return to my home turf of Durham and Northumberland with plenty more murders and cases to solve. It's 1968 and there are huge changes taking place in society, and hopefully our series continues to give a real portrait of the age."
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Hat Tip: Omnimystery News
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That's good to hear. Martin Shaw is one of my favorite actors. i am also slightly familiar with the area the show is filmed in because my relatives lived there in the late 1960s when I visited them. the show is an excellent time capsule fo the period.
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