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==Broadcast==
==Broadcast==
Lynley is set to premiere on BritBox in the U.S. and Canada and on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/inspector-lynley-reboot-britbox/|website=Collider|accessdate=16 October 2024|title= Inspector Lynley Returns as BritBox Reboots the Beloved British Mystery Series|first=Chris|last=McPherson|date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
Lynley is set to premiere on [[BritBox]] in the U.S. and Canada and on [[BBC One]] and [[BBC iPlayer|iPlayer]] in the UK with four 90 minute episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/inspector-lynley-reboot-britbox/|website=Collider|accessdate=16 October 2024|title= Inspector Lynley Returns as BritBox Reboots the Beloved British Mystery Series|first=Chris|last=McPherson|date=16 October 2024}}</ref>


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Revision as of 13:23, 9 January 2025

Lynley
Based onThe Inspector Lynley series by Elizabeth George
Screenplay bySteve Thompson
Directed byEd Bazalgette
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Ireland
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • David Stern
  • Colin Callender
  • Robert Schildhouse
  • Stephen Nye
  • Jon Farrar
  • Jess O'Riordan
  • Kate Woods
  • Sue Deeks
ProducerSuzanne McAuley
Running time90 minutes
Production companies
  • BritBox International
  • Playground
  • Salt Films
  • BBC Studios
Original release
NetworkBBC One

Lynley is an upcoming 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.

Premise

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]

Cast

  • Leo Suter as Inspector Lynley
  • Sofia Barclay as DS Barbara Havers
  • Daniel Mays as DCI Brian Nies
  • Niamh Walsh as Helen Clyde
  • Michael Workeye as Tony Bakare
  • Joshua Sher as Simon St. James
  • Nadia Parkes as Sofia
  • Jack Archer as Frazer
  • Eloise Thomas as Cynthia
  • Tom Forbes as Gareth
  • Oliver Wellington as Leo Hodgson
  • Sophie Harkness as Gemma Swift
  • Helene Maksoud as Susan Myerson

Production

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]

Broadcast

Lynley is set to premiere on BritBox in the U.S. and Canada and on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK with four 90 minute episodes.[6]

References

  1. ^ Berman, Marc (16 October 2024). "'Lynley,' Based on the Crime Novels, Begins Filming for Britbox". Programminginsider.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  2. ^ Goldbart, Max (26 July 2024). "Inspector Lynley Series In The Works At BritBox International & 'Wolf Hall' Producer Playground". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  3. ^ Goldbart, Max (16 October 2024). "BBC Buys BritBox International's 'Lynley' Series As Elizabeth George Adaptation Rounds Out Cast & Rolls Cameras". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  4. ^ Cremona, Patrick (16 October 2024). "BBC announces Lynley adaptation with Ted Lasso, Line of Duty and Vera stars". Radio Times. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  5. ^ Abbatescianni, Davide (23 August 2024). "Lynley reboot, toplined by Leo Suter and Sofia Barclay, filming in Ireland". CinEuropa. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  6. ^ McPherson, Chris (16 October 2024). "Inspector Lynley Returns as BritBox Reboots the Beloved British Mystery Series". Collider. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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