The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
DVD cover of Series One and Two
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Elizabeth George
Starring	Nathaniel Parker Sharon Small Lesley Vickerage Catherine Russell Paul Hickey Shaun Parkes Emma Fielding
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	6
No. of episodes	24
Production
Executive producer	Ruth Baumgarten
Producer	Sally Haynes
Running time	90 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	12 March 2001 (2001-03-12) – 1 June 2008 (2008-06-01)
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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries is a British crime drama television series that aired on BBC One from 12 March 2001 to 1 June 2008, consisting of six series and 24 episodes. The protagonist, Detective Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley, 8th Earl of Asherton (Nathaniel Parker), who is assigned to Scotland Yard, finds himself paired with Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers (Sharon Small). 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 peer of the realm, and Havers is an untidy woman from a working-class background.

In August 2007, the BBC announced its intention to stop production of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. Fans of the series mounted a campaign to save it, with a petition and by contacting the BBC, but to no avail. All six series have since been released on DVD, distributed by Acorn Media UK.^[1]

All episodes from the first two series and two from the third are based on novels by the American writer Elizabeth George, 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 Debbie Wiseman.