• Episode 1: Gently Liberated The North East, 1970. On the brink of retirement, DCI Gently and his team investigate a body found in a chemical waste tank. When Gently discovers the victim's wife was convicted of the murder eight years ago, he decides to re-open the case — a controversial move. But DI Bacchus opposes Gently's decision, not least because he worked as a DS on the original investigation — putting mentor and protégé at complete odds. Is Gently about to expose an appalling miscarriage of justice, or will he sacrifice his reputation and legacy for a convicted murderer? And can Rachel help heal the widening rift between her superiors, whilst navigating being a woman in a professional male world? Finally, will the team finally prove beyond doubt the identity of the killer? • Episode 2: Gently and the New Age The Old Bailey, London, 1970. Gently is bowing out of the force on a professional high when he is approached by a covert anti-corruption police unit with one last tantalising job: The cold case of a young girl murdered four years ago in new town Washington, County Durham. The investigation finds Gently tracking MP Michael Clements, a charismatic politician who fearlessly pursues political reform in the North, promotes ever-closer links to Europe, and who is tipped to be a future Labour Prime Minister. When the investigation leads to a murky web of union and political intrigue, placing Bacchus and Rachel in danger, will Gently do the unthinkable and bend the course of justice? How can Bacchus and Gently repair their frosty relationship — and faced with mortal danger, how will Gently and his team survive?

• Episode 1: Gently with the Women A woman’s body is discovered having been brutally attacked. Gently is determined to catch the killer and stop him attacking anyone else. Worried that mistakes could have been down to one inspector, he is determined to get to the bottom of another mystery that is happening within the police force. • Episode 2: Breathe In the Air Inspector Gently is intrigued as to why a woman has tragically committed suicide. There are too many details that don't add up, and he suspects murder. Why did this woman, a GP, want to end her life? Gently's investigation leads him and his team to the discovery of a bigger industrial crime, more murders and more victims. Gently puts his career on the line to uncover who is really to blame. • Episode 3: Gently Among Friends A man has thrown himself off the Tyne Bridge and is found dead, landed on a pile of rubbish. Or so it seems. Gently knows it's murder and believes it's one involving lifelong friends. Who would want to kill a man who was apparently loved by all? • Episode 4: Son of a Gun Following an armed robbery, Gently seeks to find the armed gang and bring them to justice before more innocent people are shot.

• Episode 1: Gently Between the Lines Gently is surprised after he receives Bacchus’s resignation, and he soon works out that he has lost his confidence. Attempting to help Bacchus, Gently insists that he needs him to help investigate a death in custody. • Episode 2: Blue for Bluebird Gently and Bacchus make their way to a family holiday camp to investigate both the staff and holidaymakers after a body of one of the greencoats is discovered nearby. Gently and Bacchus soon discover a story of jealousy, ambition and the dark side of a permissive society. • Episode 3: Gently with Honour When two deaths connect in an unexpected way, Gently finds himself drawn into the world of drugs and LSD, and considering a Cold-War conspiracy. In the process of his investigation Gently relies on the help of an old friend — and as they begin to dig into the case, old feelings begin to stir for Gently. • Episode 4: Gently Going Under A suspicious death in the mine in Burnsend leads Gently and Bacchus to explore the tensions and relationships in a community whose seams have been ripped wide open by politics — and discover grudges that date back to the Second World War.

George is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can't possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realize they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers.

• Episode 1: Gently Upside Down Gently and Bacchus investigate when a schoolgirl's body is discovered in a shallow grave. • Episode 2: Goodbye China Gently and his sidekick investigate the suspicious death of Gently's ex-snout, China.

• Episode 1: Gently Evil Gently and Bacchus find themselves investigating a family with unimaginable secrets. • Episode 2: Peace and Love Gently and Bacchus investigate the murder of a well-known left-wing academic.

• Episode 1: Gently with the Innocents Investigating the murder of an old man in his dilapidated mansion, Gently and Bacchus discover a world which is beyond their comprehension. • Episode 2: Gently in the Night Gently and Bacchus investigate the murder of a young woman whose body is found in a local church. They discover that the girl was a 'Fox', a waitress working at the first hostess club in Newcastle. • Episode 3: Gently in the Blood When a young woman is raped and murdered, Gently and Bacchus are thrown into a world of racial intolerance, sexual jealousy and turf warfare. • Episode 4: Gently Through the Mill When a body is found in a local mill, Gently and Bacchus go on to uncover a web of local corruption, blackmail, fraud and robbery.

Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world.