Inspector George Gently

Martin Shaw stars as Inspector George Gently--an incorruptible, uncompromising cop transplanted from London's Scotland Yard to England's North Country in the mid-1960s.  Gently's reputation for honesty and relentlessness makes him almost as feared among his colleagues as he is among criminals.  But he finds an odd ally in John Bacchus (Lee Ingleby)--an over-eager, opinionated young sergeant who plays fast and loose with police procedures.  Together the two tackle cases involving murderers, drug dealers, gun runners, and more.

Based on the long-running series of novels by Alan Hunter, the seven powerful 90-minute mysteries unfold against the beautiful backdrop of rural Britain, a region just beginning to feel the rumbles of the era's social and cultural quakes.

Inspector George Gently airs Sundays at 3:00 PM beginning July 1st on KENW's high definition channel, 3-1. The series can also be seen Sundays at 2:00 PM beginning July 22nd on KENW channel 3.