TV series
Lynley
Overview
Tommy Lynley, an aristocratic detective, and Barbara Havers, a working-class maverick sergeant, share little in common; except a passion for justice. His intellect and her instincts make them an unlikely but formidable team.
Details
- First air date
- 2025-09-04
- Status
- Returning Series
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 4 episodes
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery
- Network
- BritBox
- Production
- BBC Studios, BritBox International, Playground Entertainment, Salt Films
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Leo Suter as DI Thomas Lynley
- Sofia Barclay as DS Barbara Havers
- Daniel Mays as DCI Brian Nies
- Michael Workéyè as DC Tony Bekele
- Niamh Walsh as Helen Clyde
- Adrian Wheeler as James Havers
- Nisha Nayar as Amani Havers
- Joshua Sher as Simon St. James
- Hamza Jeetooa as Sgt. Dev Ellis
- Amanda Drew as Valerie Layton
- Angus Cooper as Paul Chandler
- Wendy Nottingham as Ruth Brouard
Creators and crew
- Steve Thompson - Creator
- Stephen Nye - Executive Producer
- Sue Deeks - Executive Producer
- Steve Thompson - Executive Producer
- Colin Callender - Executive Producer
- Kate Wood - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: A Place of Hiding
Mismatched duo DI Lynley and DS Havers investigate a suspicious death on Salcott Island.
Episode 2: This Body of Death
Lynley and Havers are assigned to investigate the disappearance of a young estate agent with connections to Lynley’s former classmate, Helen Clyde.
Episode 3: Careless in Red
Lynley happens upon the body of a popular young man in the Norfolk Broads and must navigate the secrets of a close-knit community to find the killer.
Episode 4: With No One as a Witness
Havers and Lynley hunt a possible serial killer with ties to Church but are confronted with the possibility of corruption from within the precinct.
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