Gently with the Innocents (3 May 2009)

Gently and Bacchus investigate when elderly Alfred Peachment is found murdered in the grounds of the large house where he lived alone, formerly a children's home which he superintended but ... See full summary »

Director:

Daniel O'Hara

Writers:

Alan Hunter (novel), Peter Flannery

Stars:

Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, Jill Halfpenny

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Martin Shaw	...	George Gently
Lee Ingleby	...	John Bacchus
Jill Halfpenny	...	Cora Davidson
Matthew McNulty	...	Harry Carson
Mark Stobbart	...	Sergeant Blacksmith
Georgine Anderson	...	Enid Peachment
Paul Copley	...	Dr. Philip Morgan
Sharon Maughan	...	Laura Fenwick
Dean Logan	...	Kevin
Thomas Kelly	...	Freddie
Simon Hubbard	...	PC Taylor
Brian de Salvo	...	Alfred Peachment (as Brian De Salvo)
Steve Wilson	...	Prison Officer
Miranda Stewart	...	Shirley
Lucy Vigne Welsh	...	English Teacher (as Lucy Welsh)

Storyline

Gently and Bacchus investigate when elderly Alfred Peachment is found murdered in the grounds of the large house where he lived alone, formerly a children's home which he superintended but now closed for several years. The house was being sold, against his wishes, by a committee headed by his ex-wife and her brother, the local doctor, to the seemingly callous property developer Cora Davidson. Harry, Alfred's mute, simple-minded gardener, is the chief suspect and he attacks Bacchus. Only overly helpful local copper Blacksmith seems able to communicate with the boy, causing Bacchus to resent him. A discussion with an old flame leads Gently to suspect that Peachment may have been a paedophile, abusing children in his care, and that any of the suspects may be acting alone or as a group of avengers, to punish him for past misdeeds.

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Plot Keywords:

gardener | poetry reading | poetry | revenge | william burroughs | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 May 2009 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Ireland

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Bórd Scannán na hÉireann, Company Pictures

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

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