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''The Inspector Lynley Mysteries'' is a British
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television series that aired on
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from 12 March 2001 to 1 June 2008, consisting of six series and 24 episodes. The protagonist, Detective Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley, 8th
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of Asherton (
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), who is assigned to Scotland Yard, finds himself paired with Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers (
Sharon Small Sharon Small is a Scottish actress known for her work in film, radio, theatre, and television. Perhaps best known for her portrayal of Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers in the BBC television adaptation of '' The Inspector Lynley Mysteries'' b ...
). In addition to the tensions involved in solving murder cases, the series is built on clashes of personality, gender and class: Lynley is a polished man and a
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, and Havers is an untidy woman from a working-class background. In every episode he is seen driving a
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. In August 2007, the
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announced its intention to stop production of ''The Inspector Lynley Mysteries''. Fans of the series mounted a campaign to save it, with a
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and by contacting the
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, but to no avail. All six series have since been released on DVD, distributed by Acorn Media UK. All episodes from the first two series and two from the third are based on novels by the American writer
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, though the plots and characters are often significantly altered. Later episodes are original stories for television based on her characters. The music for the series was composed by Robert Lockhart; later series were scored by
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Production

The first episode, ''A Great Deliverance'', was broadcast on 12 and 13 March 2001, becoming the only two-part episode throughout the series run. It was also based on the inaugural Inspector Lynley novel. The first full series began broadcasting on 8 April 2002, with the first episode based on and named after the third novel, ''
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''. The first eleven episodes were based on, and named after, the eleven Inspector Lynley novels published from 1988 to 2001, beginning with the inaugural novel ''A Great Deliverance'', but subsequently departing from the print sequence. Nine more novels have since been published as of 2018, with a further volume due out in 2021.


Filming

Exterior shots of Lynley and Havers' base were filmed at the Bircham Dyson Bell solicitors offices on Broadway, central London. The first episode of series five was notable for being shot in
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in
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. In the first episode, Lynley drove a
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; whereas in both series one and two he drove a
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; and in later episodes a Bristol 410. Despite the frequently recurring remark in
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'' presenter
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's introductions to the series that Lynley "is the one with the Bentley", he never drove a Bentley on TV. He does, however, drive one in the George novels. In the pilot episode, the character of Helen Clyde was played by
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. She was later portrayed by
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from series one through three (from series three she and Lynley had married and she was thus known as Helen Lynley) and by Catherine Russell in series five.


Cast

*
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as Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley *
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as Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers *
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as Helen Clyde (Pilot) *
Lesley Vickerage Lesley Francesca Vickerage is an English actress best known for her roles as WPC Jenny Dean in the television series '' Between the Lines'', as Lieutenant (later Captain) Kate Butler in ''Soldier Soldier'', as Helen Lynley in the television seri ...
as Helen Clyde (Series 1-2) / Helen Lynley (Series 3) * Catherine Russell as Helen Lynley (Series 5) * Paul Hickey as Forensic Pathologist Lafferty (Series 4-6) *
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as Detective Constable Winston Nkata (Series 5-6)


Episode list


Pilot (2001)


Series 1 (2002)


Series 2 (2003)


Series 3 (2004)


Series 4 (2005)


Series 5 (2006)


Series 6 (2008)

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, before being broadcast on
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for the first time on 25 May and 1 June 2008 respectively.


International broadcasts

In the United States, all six series were broadcast on
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from 2002 to 2008. * ''A Great Deliverance'' was broadcast on the series ''
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'' in two parts as ''Inspector Lynley I'' on 19 and 26 August 2002. * Series 1 was shown on ''Mystery!'' as ''Inspector Lynley II'' on 31 August and 7, 14, and 21 September 2003. * Series 2 was shown on ''Mystery!'' as ''Inspector Lynley III'' on 5, 12, 19, and 26 September 2004. * Series 3 was shown on ''Mystery!'' as ''Inspector Lynley IV'' on 26 June and 3, 10, and 17 July 2005. * Series 4 was shown on ''Mystery!'' as ''Inspector Lynley V'' on 10, 17, 24 September, and 1 October 2006. * Series 5 was shown on ''Mystery!'' as ''Inspector Lynley VI'' on 9 and 16 September and 7 and 14 October 2007. Episode 4 was the final broadcast of ''Mystery!'' before WGBH retooled the classic anthology series, along with ''
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'', into '' Masterpiece''. * Series 6 was shown on ''Masterpiece Mystery!'' as ''Inspector Lynley VII'' on 10 and 17 August 2008. In December 2014,
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began broadcasting the series from the beginning in Canada.


Home Media


References


External links

*
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
at bbc.co.uk
Official ''Masterpiece Mystery!'' website for The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.Old Official ''Mystery!'' website for The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.
*
Nathaniel Parker's Official Homepage
covers all the latest news on the series as well as
complete collection of episode reviewsUSA based Yahoo ILM Discussion Board
Forum for discussion of "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries." International membership.
UK based Yahoo group for discussion of the BBC's Inspector Lynley TV series
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