George Gently
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Inspector George Gently (simply called George Gently for the pilot and first series) is a British television series produced by Company Pictures
for BBC One
, set in the 1960s and based on the Inspector Gently novels by Alan Hunter
and featuring Martin Shaw
as the eponymous inspector, Lee Ingleby
as Detective Sergeant John Bacchus and Simon Hubbard as PC Taylor at the police station front desk. It moved the setting of the stories to Northumberland
and County Durham
from the Norfolk
portrayed in the books. In January 2010 it was announced that the BBC had secured funding from the North East Content Fund to produce further episodes of the detective drama, with filming for series 4 taking place during early to mid 2011.
, George Gently originally aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
's ABC1
from August 2009 and on UKTV from 16 May.
In Norway
, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's NRK 1 started showing George Gently on Sunday 6 September 2009.
In Germany
, the pilot and series one were shown by ZDF
(Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) in June 2009. Further series will be shown from May 2011.
In Belgium
, the pilot was shown by Canvas (Belgium) on 31 October 2009.
In the Netherlands
, the pilot was shown by KRO
on 27 January 2010.
In Canada
, the pilot was shown by Knowledge (TV channel) on 30 May 2010.
In India
, BBC Entertainment
started showing the series in September 2010.
In Japan
, the pilot was shown by AXN Mystery on 22 April 2010.
In France
the pilot was shown by France 3
on 13 March 2011.
In Estonia
the pilot was shown by ETV
on 10 April 2011.
Company Pictures
Company Pictures is an independent British television production company which has produced drama programming for many broadcasters. Their productions have included:*drama series Wild at Heart for ITV1, written by Ashley Pharoah....
for BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
, set in the 1960s and based on the Inspector Gently novels by Alan Hunter
Alan Hunter (author)
Alan Hunter was an English author of crime fiction. All of his 46 novels feature Inspector George Gently and are mainly set in East Anglia....
and featuring Martin Shaw
Martin Shaw
Martin Shaw is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in shows such as The Professionals, The Chief, Judge John Deed and Inspector George Gently.-Theatrical background:...
as the eponymous inspector, Lee Ingleby
Lee Ingleby
Lee Ingleby is a British film, television, and stage actor.He is perhaps best known for his roles as Detective Sergeant John Bacchus in the BBC Drama George Gently and as Stan Shunpike in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban...
as Detective Sergeant John Bacchus and Simon Hubbard as PC Taylor at the police station front desk. It moved the setting of the stories to Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
and County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
from the Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
portrayed in the books. In January 2010 it was announced that the BBC had secured funding from the North East Content Fund to produce further episodes of the detective drama, with filming for series 4 taking place during early to mid 2011.
Pilot: 2007
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Series 1: 2008
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Series 2: 2009
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Series 3: 2010
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Series 4: 2011
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Other countries
In AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, George Gently originally aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
's ABC1
ABC1
ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on...
from August 2009 and on UKTV from 16 May.
In Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's NRK 1 started showing George Gently on Sunday 6 September 2009.
In Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, the pilot and series one were shown by ZDF
ZDF
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...
(Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) in June 2009. Further series will be shown from May 2011.
In Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, the pilot was shown by Canvas (Belgium) on 31 October 2009.
In the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, the pilot was shown by KRO
KRO
KRO, or Katholieke Radio Omroep , is a Dutch public broadcasting organization founded on 23 April 1925. Broadly Catholic in its spiritual outlook, KRO broadcasts the bulk of its television output on the Nederland 1 channel. KRO is also responsible for managing broadcasts made by the Catholic Church...
on 27 January 2010.
In Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, the pilot was shown by Knowledge (TV channel) on 30 May 2010.
In India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, BBC Entertainment
BBC Entertainment
BBC Entertainment is an international television channel showcasing comedy, drama, light entertainment and children's programming from the BBC and other UK production houses...
started showing the series in September 2010.
In Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, the pilot was shown by AXN Mystery on 22 April 2010.
In France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
the pilot was shown by France 3
France 3
France 3 is the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5, and France Ô....
on 13 March 2011.
In Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
the pilot was shown by ETV
Eesti Televisioon
Eesti Televisioon is the national public television station of Estonia. It made its first broadcast on 19 July 1955.The bulk of ETV's funding comes from government grant-in-aid, around 15% of which is in turn funded by the fees paid by Estonian commercial broadcasters in return for their...
on 10 April 2011.
DVD
- Region 2 "George Gently: Series 1" DVD Released 25-May-2009, EAN: 5036193096297 PAL Format Region 0 in the UK, distributed by Acorn Media UKAcorn Media UKAcorn Media UK is a DVD publisher which distributes and sells home video products with a particular focus on British television.- Company history :The company was founded in 1997 when Lesley Fromant set up a branch of parent company Acorn Media in the UK....
. - Region 2 "Inspector George Gently: Series 2" DVD Released 24-May-2010, EAN: 5036193097874 PAL Format Region 0 in the UK, distributed by Acorn Media UKAcorn Media UKAcorn Media UK is a DVD publisher which distributes and sells home video products with a particular focus on British television.- Company history :The company was founded in 1997 when Lesley Fromant set up a branch of parent company Acorn Media in the UK....
. - Region 2 "Inspector George Gently: Complete Series 1 & 2" DVD Released 04-Oct-2010, EAN: 5036193099915 PAL Format Region 0 in the UK, distributed by Acorn Media UKAcorn Media UKAcorn Media UK is a DVD publisher which distributes and sells home video products with a particular focus on British television.- Company history :The company was founded in 1997 when Lesley Fromant set up a branch of parent company Acorn Media in the UK....
. - Region 2 "George Gently - Der Unbestechliche, 1. Staffel" DVD Released 26-June-2009, EAN: 4029758960882 PAL Format in Germany, distributed by edel distribution.
- Region 1 "George Gently: Series 1" DVD Released 11 Nov 2008, UPC: 054961810390 NTSC Format in the USA, distributed by Acorn Media US.
- Region 1 "George Gently: Series 2" DVD Released 25 May 2010, UPC: 054961841196 NTSC Format in the USA, distributed by Acorn Media US.
- Region 4 "George Gently: Series 1" DVD Released 17-Sep-2009, EAN: 9397910797498 PAL Format in Australia, distributed by REEL DVD Australia.
- Region 4 "George Gently: Series 2" DVD Released 04-Mar-2010, EAN: 9397911012293 PAL Format in Australia, distributed by REEL DVD Australia.
External links
- Inspector George Gently at the British Film InstituteBritish Film InstituteThe British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...
- George Gently press pack at BBC Press Office