With the help of DS John Bacchus, Inspector George Gently spends his days bringing to justice members of the criminal underworld who are unfortunate enough to have the intrepid investigator assigned to their cases.
Cast:Martin Shaw , Lee Ingleby , Simon Hubbard , Lisa McGrillis , Tom Hutch , Don Gallagher , Annabel Scholey , Melanie Clark Pullen , Tony Rohr , Katie Anderson , Christopher Connel , Michael Hodgson , Maria Tecce , Derek Riddell , Tim Dann , Chris Brailsford , Mal Whyte , Barry O'Connor
The Newcastle police have arrested rioters as they tried to clear a slum due for demolition. The next morning, one of the protesters is discovered dead in the cells by WPC Rachel Coles.
Gently and Bacchus go to a family holiday camp to investigate staff and holidaymakers, after the body of one of the bluecoats is washed up nearby.
When two deaths connect in an unexpected way, Gently finds himself drawn into the world of drugs and LSD, and considering a Cold-War conspiracy.
A suspicious death in the mine in Burnsend leads Gently and Bacchus to explore the tensions and relationships in a community whose seams have been ripped wide open by politics.