Peace and Love
Crime drama. With the World Cup bringing tensions between the UK and USSR to the surface, Gently investigates the murder of a well-known left-wing academic.
The year is 1966, and the World Cup has come to England. With the USSR due to play at Roker Park, and the fear of the 'Reds Under the Bed' exemplified by the upcoming Polaris submarine landing at the nearby Jarrow docks, tensions are running high. Gently and Bacchus investigate the murder of a well-known left-wing academic, found dead in the docks after a CND rally.
This takes them onto the Durham University campus - an ancient temple of learning, struggling to come to terms with the novel influx of students from the working class and brash, radical, academics. Sexual and social rebellion is everywhere, and to the young and optimistic these forces seem inevitable and unstoppable.
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Gently and Bacchus arrive at University
Duration: 01:34
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| George Gently | Martin Shaw |
| John Bacchus | Lee Ingleby |
| Charles Hexton | Warren Clarke |
| Mallory Brown | Sarah Lancashire |
| Adriana Doyle | MyAnna Buring |
| Fraser Barratt | Emun Elliott |
| Elizabeth Higgs | Kerrie Hayes |
| David Swift | James Atherton |
| Chief Constable Lilley | Francis Magee |
| Pathologist | Tim Dann |
| PC Taylor | Simon Hubbard |
| Seagull Barman | Gary Amers |
| Night Watchman | Neil Armstrong |
| Man | David Whitaker |
| Student | Harry Hepple |
| Director | Daniel O'Hara |
| Writer | Jimmy Gardner |
| Producer | Suzan Harrison |
Cast and Characters
Learn more about the principled Inspector Gently and his team.
