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.