The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Format Crime drama
Starring Nathaniel Parker
Sharon Small
Lesley Vickerage
Catherine Russell
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of episodes 23
Production
Running time 90 min.
Broadcast
Original channel BBC
Original run 12 March 2001 – present

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries are a series of BBC television programmes about Detective Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley, 8th Earl of Asherton (Nathaniel Parker) of Scotland Yard and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers (Sharon Small). In addition to the tensions involved in solving murder cases, the series thrives on the characters' clashes regarding personality, gender and class, since Lynley is an earl, while Havers comes from a working-class background.

All episodes from the first two series and two from the third are based on novels by the American author Elizabeth George. Later episodes are original stories for television based on her characters. The first broadcast was on 12 March 2001. The theme music is by Debbie Wiseman.

In August 2007, the BBC announced its intention to make no more episodes of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. Fans of the series are currently mounting a campaign to save the series with a petition and contacts to the BBC.

In the first episode, Lynley drove a Peugeot 607; in subsequent early episodes, he drove a Jensen Interceptor, and in later episodes a Bristol 410.

Exterior shots were filmed at the Bircham Dyson Bell solicitors offices on Broadway, central London. In the pilot episode the character of Helen was played by Emma Fielding.

Contents

[edit] Episode list

Episodes are based on the novel of the same name unless marked *

Pilot

A Great Deliverance was broadcast in the United States on PBS on Mystery! in two parts, on August 19 and 26, 2002 as Inspector Lynley I.

Series 1

Series 1 was broadcast in the United States on PBS on Mystery! on August 31 and September 7, 14 and 21, 2003 as Inspector Lynley II.

Series 2

Series 2 was broadcast in the United States on PBS on Mystery! on September 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2004, and rebroadcast on August 14, 21, 28 and September 4, 2005, as Inspector Lynley III.

Series 3

Series 3 was broadcast in the United States on PBS on Mystery! on June 26 and July 3, 10 and 17, 2005 as Inspector Lynley IV.

Series 4

Series 4 was broadcast in the United States on PBS on Mystery! on September 10, 17, 24 and October 1, 2006 as Inspector Lynley V. The third and fourth episodes were rebroadcast August 26 and September 2, 2007.

Series 5

Series 5 was broadcast in the United States on PBS on Mystery! on September 9, 16, and October 7 and 14, 2007 as Inspector Lynley VI. In the Blink of an Eye was the final broadcast of Mystery! before WGBH retooled the classic anthology series, along with Masterpiece Theatre, into Masterpiece. Series 5 is scheduled to be rebroadcast on Masterpiece Mystery! on August 24, 31 and September 7 and 14, 2008.

Series 6

Series 6 will be aired in the United States on PBS stations on Masterpiece Mystery! as Inspector Lynley VII. The two episodes are scheduled for August 10 and 17, 2008.[1]

[edit] Regular cast

Actor Role
Nathaniel Parker DI Thomas Lynley
Sharon Small DS Barbara Havers
Lesley Vickerage/Catherine Russell Helen Clyde/Lynley

[edit] DVD

Series One and Two have been released on DVD in the UK.

[edit] External links

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ The 2008 Mystery Season schedule.