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Blue for Bluebird

Detective drama set in 1969. The body of a murdered girl washed up by a pier leads Gently and Bacchus to investigate the staff and holidaymakers at a holiday camp.

The body of a murdered girl washed up by a pier leads Gently and Bacchus to investigate the staff and holidaymakers at a family holiday camp. They explore how the youth of 1969 have more independence than their parents and discover that with fewer families coming to the camp, the ideal of the family holiday begins to break down. Gently and Bacchus delve into this world of fame seeking and sex, and discover the dark underbelly of a permissive society as the traditional family dynamics of the past begin to crumble.

1 hour, 30 minutes

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Music Played

  • Kim Weston

    Helpless

  • Ronnie Jones

    My Love

  • The Elgins

    Heaven Must Have Sent You

  • Pixie Lott

    The Shoop Shoop Song

  • The Archies

    Sugar, Sugar

  • The Foundations

    Build Me Up Buttercup

Credits

RoleContributor
George GentlyMartin Shaw
John BacchusLee Ingleby
Rachel ColesLisa McGrillis
Agnes WebbEmma Fielding
Todd StretchLee Boardman
Cherry StretchAndrea Lowe
Megan WebbPixie Lott
Sylvia RyanLisa Riley
Little GirlIsabelle Walters
Justine LeylandJodie Comer
Gary MannersNeil McDermott
Patrick WebbSean Kenney
Leigh Anne BacchusKatie Anderson
Lisa BacchusMelanie Clark Pullen
Gail ArnoldAmelia Young
ProducerMatthew Bird
DirectorBill Anderson
WriterJess Williams

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Cast and Characters

Cast and Characters

Learn more about the principled Inspector Gently and his team.