Inspector George Gently - S1E1

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The Burning Man

Series 1, episode 1

Directed by Ciaran Donnelly

Originally Aired On: Sunday, 13 July 2008

Crime drama. An unidentified burnt body draws Inspector Gently and Detective Sergeant Bacchus into the shadowy world of IRA gun-running, and into direct opposition with a ruthless Special Branch officer. Martin Shaw reprises his role as Inspector George Gently, whose impassioned investigations reveal the dark underbelly of a society on the cusp of change. The dramas are set in the Northumberland of the mid-1960s and are based on the Inspector Gently novels by Alan Hunter.

Cast

Image for Martin ShawMartin ShawGeorge Gently
Image for Lee InglebyLee InglebyDet. Sgt. John Bacchus
Tony RohrChina
Simon HubbardPC Taylor
Image for Robert GlenisterRobert GlenisterEmpson
Pooky QuesnelWanda Lane
John KavanaghDoyle
Charlotte RileyCarmel O'Shaughnessy
Deka WalmsleyO'Shaughnessy
Finbar LynchRuairi O'Connell
Tony MaudsleyMadsen
Tom BeardCampling
Paul WyettPodmore
Liam HouricanAdjutant
Michael WinderEmpton's Receptionist