Episode
Inspector George Gently: The Burning Man
Overview
When a badly-burned body discovered near an RAF base is suspected to be an IRA murder, Special Branch get involved.
Details
- Series
- Inspector George Gently
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2008-07-13
- Runtime
- 90 min
Episode context
The Burning Man is Episode 2 in Series 1 of Inspector George Gently. It aired on 2008-07-13. The runtime is 90 min.
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Episode 1: Gently Go Man (Pilot)
Original pilot TV film.
Following the murder of his wife by notorious gangster Joe Webster, Inspector George Gently is pondering retirement. When he hears about a murder in Northumberland that sounds like Webster's handiwork, he delays his retirement to take on this one last case. Paired with local detective DS John Bacchus, he must track down Webster, while at the same time trying to deal with his headstrong young assistant and keep him on the straight and narrow.
Episode 3: Bomber's Moon
When a German businessman is found dead in the sea just off the coast Gently and Bacchus get involved to find the killer and Bacchus, while having money problems, is put in a dilemma when offered a bribe by a suspect.