The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: Series 1 & 2
A blue-blooded detective, red-blooded passion and cold-blooded murder.
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries feature the most celebrated British detective duo in years: Inspector Thomas Lynley (Nathaniel Parker, Far from the Madding Crowd) and Sergeant Barbara Havers (Sharon Small, About A Boy). Over the course of more than 10 intriguing Elizabeth George novels, beginning with A Great Deliverance, Lynley and Havers have won millions of loyal fans. It's no mystery why.
Decidedly upper crust detective Lynley and his partner Havers endure a marriage made at police headquarters. Lynley is suave, sophisticated, and the eighth Earl of Asherton. Havers in rumpled, resentful, and working class - with an inborn dislike of the highborn. Despite their differences, the sleuths evolve into a potent team, employing their cunning, intuition, and street smarts to unravel some of the most heinous - and suspenseful - crimes.
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British Detective Series with a Bit of Melodrama - Gregg
Inspector Lynley follows many of the typical conventions of the genre but with its own twist. We have a mismatched Inspector and Sergeant, in this case the Inspector is an Earl educated at the Eton and Oxford and possessing a considerable fortune, while his female Sergeant comes from a working class background and lives in a small flat where she cares for her parents. Understandably there is some obvious tension between them but they also both come to recognize the abilities of the other and are able eventually to work together though some of the tension remains.
The television series is based on the book series by author Elizabeth George who surprisingly to some is an American author.
The mysteries aren’t as mysterious as in many other British series, there aren’t as many suspects and it sometimes becomes obvious relatively early who the culprit is though this aspect improves as we move along. When compared to most American mysteries though the actual mystery aspect is still far superior. Also somewhat unfortunate is the over reliance on coincidence, I can see its purpose when it connects the investigators to the cases but it is also takes me out of the moment when it rears its ugly head.
While some aspects suffer others thrive, we get a lot more character development of our investigators than is the norm in many British detective series and while it may come with a heaping share of melodrama that is certainly something a big part of the audience is also looking for.
Visually we get some great countryside vista's as our detectives are often seconded to a force outside of London.
The series ran for 6 seasons on the BBC with the pilot aired in 2001 and the last episodes airing after a delay in 2008, for a total of 23 ninety minute episodes.
This doesn’t appear to be destined to become a groundbreaking detective series, but for those that like the genre and the format this will probably be at least enjoyable.A different police series - Woody2
This is a pretty good series, though often feels a bit false in depiction of class- He is a lord, she is working class. But,as the author is American we can forgive this! Good actors, and the scripts are well adapted from the books. Once you get to know the characters- they become very familiar. Enjoyable.Very entertaining - netzener
These are fun to watch. Nathaniel Parker and Sharon Small do a great job of with their very different characters. The stories are entertaining and not easily spoiled before the ending. There are a number of web sites for the series at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/lynley/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/mystery/lynley/
And the author:
http://www.elizabethgeorgeonline.com/
These are worth seeing again.
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British Detective Series with a Bit of Melodrama - Gregg
Inspector Lynley follows many of the typical conventions of the genre but with its own twist. We have a mismatched Inspector and Sergeant, in this case the Inspector is an Earl educated at the Eton and Oxford and possessing a considerable fortune, while his ...A different police series - Woody2
This is a pretty good series, though often feels a bit false in depiction of class- He is a lord, she is working class. But,as the author is American we can forgive this! Good actors, and the scripts are well adapted from the books. Once you get to know the ...Very entertaining - netzener
These are fun to watch. Nathaniel Parker and Sharon Small do a great job of with their very different characters. The stories are entertaining and not easily spoiled before the ending. There are a number of web sites for the series at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/lynley/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/mystery/lynley/
And ...