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
Following the murder of his wife by notorious gangster Webster, Inspector George Gently is pondering retirement. When he hears about Webster attending a funeral of a murder victim, he delays his retirement to take on this case.
After an unidentified badly burnt body is found near an RAF base in 1964, Gently works alongside Special Branch officers who suspect the victim was involved with the IRA.
When the beaten body of wealthy German businessman is discovered in the harbour, Gently and Bacchus are forced to consider whether a barman's anti-German sentiments are a motive for murder.