George Gently Collection: Series 1-4 [Blu-ray]

Gently fights crime with a passion--tough grit but fare.
George Gently is a fearless London crime fighter cop who moves to Northumberland (NE England) after his wife is murdered. George Gently Series episodes are based on selections of the 46 Gently novels by Alan Hunter. Episodes are feature-length, and can serve as stand alone stories. No need to watch them back-to-back in a hurry. A really good 1960s period crime show with excellent plot writing. An acclaimed BBC hit.

All season/episodes come with SDH SUBTITLE option
Season 1: This first series shows the beginning, when Commander Gently's wife is killed right before his eyes. Even through his grief, the cop takes the high road in finding criminals and bringing them to justice. The 3 episodes in this series are very much like "Midsomer Murders".
- - - 2: Four feature-length episodes, each 89 minutes, & each serve as great stand-alone crime mystery films tied together only by a 1964 date. Gently has not given up fighting crime of all sorts and is now Chief Inspector...

Great Deal
George Gently is a series about a cop with a class all his own, based on the novels by Alan Hunter. Martin Shaw does a fabulous job in his role and really makes the show come to life. This box set takes you through the first four seasons. The show starts off his a bang when Gently watches his wife die right in front of his eyes. He has to overcome his grief and track down the killers and bring them to justice. Like many detective series, there are some episodes that are stand alone murder mysteries and others that are part of the larger storyline. Being able to watch them all back to back was great because I wasn't left hanging...well at least not until I reached the end of Season Four. Each episode offers its own unique and suspenseful storyline. It is set in 1960's Britain, and the costumes and scenery really bring to life this classic era. Getting all four seasons in this one set is an amazing deal! I am definitely looking forward to getting Season 5 and seeing where things go...

Really like this series
We always look forward to the Gently series and finally couldn't stand it--bought the entire series 1-5. Very good. Recommended if you like English who-done-its! Especially like the personal interactions between Gently, the victims, his co-workers, et. al. Thanks, Amazon for access to British shows. (Wish we could get Canadian, Australian and New Zealand offerings also!)

Click to Editorial Reviews