| Lynley | |
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| Based on | The Inspector Lynley series by Elizabeth George |
| Screenplay by | Steve Thompson |
| Directed by | Ed Bazalgette |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Suzanne McAuley |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
Lynley is a BBC One television series. It is an adaptation of the Inspector Lynley novel series by Elizabeth George. Leo Suter plays the title role alongside Sofia Barclay as Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers.
A mismatched crime solving duo team-up - an aristocratic police detective and maverick sergeant from a working class background. Together, the mismatched duo become a formidable team, bonded by their desire to see justice done, while the series tackles issues around personality, gender and class. [1]
The Elizabeth George Inspector Lynley novels are adapted by Steve Thompson, who is also an executive producer. The four-part series is directed by Ed Bazalgette. It is produced by BritBox International, Playground and Salt Films. [2]
The series was purchased by the BBC in October 2024. Suzanne McAuley is series producer. David Stern and Colin Callender are executive producers for Playground with Robert Schildhouse, Stephen Nye, Jon Farrar and Jess O'Riordan executive producers for BritBox, Kate Woods executive producer for BBC Studios and Sue Deeks as executive producer for the BBC. A previous adaptation of the books, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries , was broadcast on BBC One between 2001 and 2008. [3]
The cast is led by Leo Suter and Sofia Barclay and also includes Daniel Mays, Niamh Walsh and Michael Workeye. [4]
Filming began in Ireland in August 2024. [5]
Lynley premiered on 4 September 2025 on BritBox in the U.S. and Canada and will be available on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK during autumn 2025 [6] [7] [8]
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 4 | 4 September 2025 | 25 September 2025 | |
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "A Place of Hiding" | Ed Bazalgette | Steve Thompson | 4 September 2025 | |
Mismatched duo DI Lynley and DS Havers investigate a suspicious death on Salcott Island. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "This Body of Death" | Ed Bazalgette | Steve Thompson | 11 September 2025 | |
Lynley and Havers are assigned to investigate the disappearance of a young estate agent with connections to Lynley’s former classmate, Helen Clyde. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Careless in Red" | Stewart Svaasand | Steve Thompson | 18 September 2025 | |
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. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "With No One as a Witness" | Ed Bazalgette | Steve Thompson | 25 September 2025 | |
Havers and Lynley hunt a possible serial killer with ties to the Church but are confronted with the possibility of corruption from within the precinct. | ||||||