George Gently

Disc 1
Gently Evil

Called to a crime scene at a working-class boarding house, Gently and Bacchus find a woman horribly beaten to death, her eyes covered discreetly with a handkerchief. The victim also carried her daughter’s birth certificate, with the name of the child’s father crossed out and "satan" penciled in. Following this lead, Gently and Bacchus probe the twisted secrets of a family that seems to harbor pure evil.

Disc 2
Peace & Love

When nuclear submarines plan to dock at the local naval base, young peace protesters from Durham University clash with the police. The next morning, the demonstrators’ fiery leader, faculty member Fraser Barratt, turns up dead at the dockside. The investigation takes Gently and Bacchus to the campus, where big changes are blowin’ in the wind—and the social, political, and sexual tumult brings little peace.

Packaging: Boxed set
Run Time: 176 minutes
Format: Widescreen
Number of discs: 2
Language: English
Subtitles: No
Color or B&W: Color
CC: No
SDH: Yes
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Rating: NR

"Great performances and superb characterizations"—San Francisco Chronicle

"Great, bordering on brilliant"—Esquire.com

"Vivid characters…handsomely shot, well acted"—The Sunday Times(UK)

"Gripping"—TV Times(UK)

"Great acting, writing, and cinematography."—Pacifica Tribune

"Both sadder and funnier than their American counterparts"—Los Angeles Times

"Great acting, writing, and cinematography"—Pacifica Riptide

"Martin Shaw has long been one of our favorite actors, he seldom puts a foot wrong and he is at his best in this entertaining period set of three whodunits"—MemorableTV.com

"The show's main character is every bit as fascinating as any cop who has appeared on the small screen."—Blogcritics Magazine

"These are smart, serious tales told with as much lean style as Bacchus's skinny Beatles suits and sleek sports car, and they're surprisingly modern as well."—Film.com

Disc 1
Gently Evil

Called to a crime scene at a working-class boarding house, Gently and Bacchus find a woman horribly beaten to death, her eyes covered discreetly with a handkerchief. The victim also carried her daughter’s birth certificate, with the name of the child’s father crossed out and "satan" penciled in. Following this lead, Gently and Bacchus probe the twisted secrets of a family that seems to harbor pure evil.

Disc 2
Peace & Love

When nuclear submarines plan to dock at the local naval base, young peace protesters from Durham University clash with the police. The next morning, the demonstrators’ fiery leader, faculty member Fraser Barratt, turns up dead at the dockside. The investigation takes Gently and Bacchus to the campus, where big changes are blowin’ in the wind—and the social, political, and sexual tumult brings little peace.

Disc 1
Gently with the Innocents

Real-estate developer Cora Davidson shows up at her newly purchased property and finds the reluctant seller murdered in his backyard. Gently and Bacchus focus on the mansion’s mute gardener, but they soon learn that the house has a sordid history.

Disc 2
Gently in the Night

A beautiful young woman turns up brutally murdered on the altar of a Newcastle church. Delving into the victim’s past, Gently uncovers her connection to Rake’s, a swinging gentleman’s club that has become a target for religious protesters.

Disc 3
Gently in the Blood

The theft of expired passports—and the subsequent murder of a female clerk—expose potentially explosive ethnic hatred in a seaside town. The victim’s boyfriend faces off against a gang of Arab toughs, with Gently and Bacchus caught in the middle.

Disc 4
Gently through the Mill

Mill manager Patrick Fuller is found hanging from the rafters of his workplace. Was his death really a suicide—or murder? The investigation uncovers adultery, embezzlement, and a connection to a secret society.

• Text interviews with Martin Shaw and Lee Ingleby
• Production notes from producer Johann Knobel
• Historical facts about 1964

Packaging:Boxed set
Run Time:356 minutes
Format:Widescreen
Number of discs:4
Language:English
Subtitles:N/A
Color or B&W:Color
CC:No
SDH:Yes
Region Code:1
Aspect Ratio:16:9
Rating:NR

"Vivid characters…handsomely shot, well acted"—The Sunday Times(UK)

"Gripping"—TV Times(UK)

"Great performances and superb characterizations"—San Francisco Chronicle

"Great acting, writing, and cinematography."—Pacifica Tribune

"Both sadder and funnier than their American counterparts"—Los Angeles Times

"Great acting, writing, and cinematography"—Pacifica Riptide

"Martin Shaw has long been one of our favorite actors, he seldom puts a foot wrong and he is at his best in this entertaining period set of three whodunits"—MemorableTV.com

"The show's main character is every bit as fascinating as any cop who has appeared on the small screen."—Blogcritics Magazine

"These are smart, serious tales told with as much lean style as Bacchus's skinny Beatles suits and sleek sports car, and they're surprisingly modern as well."—Film.com

• Text interviews with Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, and writer/executive producer Peter Flannery

Disc 1
Gently Go Man

Embittered by the hit-and-run murder of his beloved wife, Gently plans to collect his pension and fade into a lonely retirement. But after learning the whereabouts of his wife’s killer—the sadistic criminal mastermind Joe Webster—Gently sets off for Northumbria, bent on justice. There, his investigation leads him to murders among a motorcycle gang, and his reputation as an anticorruption crusader proves threatening to the local constabulary.

Disc 2
The Burning Man

Gently and Bacchus try to determine the identity of a body found in a wooded area, shot once through the head and then burned beyond recognition. Their only clue is a gold ring inscribed with the name “Wanda” found in the victim’s stomach. Adding to the pressure, a disreputable man named Empton from the Criminal Investigation Department’s Special Branch befriends Bacchus and takes a peculiar interest in Gently’s investigation.

Disc 3
Bomber’s Moon

Shot down over England and billeted with a kindly farm family during the war, pilot Gunter Schmeikel returns to Northumberland to visit his former captors, now his friends. The joyous reunion turns tragic when Schmeikel’s body is fished out of the harbor. Investigating the murder, Gently and Bacchus confront long-simmering anti-German sentiments among the locals and Gunter’s coldly arrogant son.

• Text interviews with Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, and writer/executive producer Peter Flannery
• Biography of Martin Shaw

Packaging:Boxed Set
Run Time:265 minutes
Format:Widescreen
Number of discs:3
Language:English
Subtitles:N/A
Color or B&W:Color
CC:No
SDH:Yes
Region Code:1
Aspect Ratio:16:9
Rating:N/A

"Vivid characters…handsomely shot, well acted"—The Sunday Times(UK)

"Gripping"—TV Times(UK)

"Great performances and superb characterizations"—San Francisco Chronicle

"Great acting, writing, and cinematography."—Pacifica Tribune

"Both sadder and funnier than their American counterparts"—Los Angeles Times

"Great acting, writing, and cinematography"—Pacifica Riptide

"Martin Shaw has long been one of our favorite actors, he seldom puts a foot wrong and he is at his best in this entertaining period set of three whodunits"—MemorableTV.com

"The show's main character is every bit as fascinating as any cop who has appeared on the small screen."—Blogcritics Magazine

"These are smart, serious tales told with as much lean style as Bacchus's skinny Beatles suits and sleek sports car, and they're surprisingly modern as well."—Film.com