  George Gently Series 1 (Dvd)George Gently Series 1 (Dvd)
UPC Number: 054961810390
Actors: George Gently
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Number of discs: 3
Studio: Acorn Media
Release date: November 11, 2008
Run time: 265 minutes
Product Description
In 1960s Britain, an upstanding detective takes on a dangerous world Award-winning actor Martin Shaw (Judge John Deed, The Professionals) stars as Commander 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, Nicholas Nickleby)--an overeager, 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, these feature-length modern dramas boast clever writing, stylish direction, and strong casts, including guest stars Richard Armitage (Robin Hood), Phil Davis (Vera Drake), and John Kavanagh (The Tudors). The powerful 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. DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE text interviews with Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, and writer/executive producer Peter Flannery and a biography of Martin Shaw.
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