Series Name: Inspector George Gently Length: 8 seasons, 2-4 episodes a season, 90 minutes per episode Time Period: 1960s Northumberland and Durham Found At: first two series free on amazon prime, rest there to be brought Shipping Potential: canon f/m, potential for m/m and f/m What Do I Ship? George Gently/John Bacchus. Gently is a grumpy cop in his late fifties/early sixties who is extremely progressive for his time and believes in justice no matter how much it hurts him. Bacchus is a cop in his late twenties/early thirties, who on the surface is a prejudiced dickhead but who secretly has a heart of gold. Together they work out their personal differences and fight crime, and it's GREAT. Summary: George Gently, one of the few non-corrupt cops on the force, moves up north and takes up a new position when his wife is murdered by his nemesis in a hit and run incident. He initially means it to be one case and done, but when he encounters the young hothead John Bacchus he decides to stick around and see if he can lead him away from the darkside of policing. What follows is 8 series where they deal with various crimes around the Northumberland and Durham area, while also dealing with shifting historical attitudes and their own issues. Why Do I love It?: It’s just so good! I love the complexity of the plots, I love all the historical flavour and I love the work they put into developing the characters. They’re really engrossing watches, that generally have a really strong sense of what they want to do and how they want to develop both plots and relationships. Just an incredibly fun series all around.
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Date: 2021-08-04 06:53 pm (UTC)Length: 8 seasons, 2-4 episodes a season, 90 minutes per episode
Time Period: 1960s Northumberland and Durham
Found At: first two series free on amazon prime, rest there to be brought
Shipping Potential: canon f/m, potential for m/m and f/m
What Do I Ship? George Gently/John Bacchus. Gently is a grumpy cop in his late fifties/early sixties who is extremely progressive for his time and believes in justice no matter how much it hurts him. Bacchus is a cop in his late twenties/early thirties, who on the surface is a prejudiced dickhead but who secretly has a heart of gold. Together they work out their personal differences and fight crime, and it's GREAT.
Summary: George Gently, one of the few non-corrupt cops on the force, moves up north and takes up a new position when his wife is murdered by his nemesis in a hit and run incident. He initially means it to be one case and done, but when he encounters the young hothead John Bacchus he decides to stick around and see if he can lead him away from the darkside of policing. What follows is 8 series where they deal with various crimes around the Northumberland and Durham area, while also dealing with shifting historical attitudes and their own issues.
Why Do I love It?: It’s just so good! I love the complexity of the plots, I love all the historical flavour and I love the work they put into developing the characters. They’re really engrossing watches, that generally have a really strong sense of what they want to do and how they want to develop both plots and relationships. Just an incredibly fun series all around.