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TV series

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

2002TV-146 seasons7.3 / 10

DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.

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Synopsis

DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.

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Episode 1

In Divine Proportion

1h 30m8.2 / 10

Havers gets back to work after being shot and is assigned to a case in rural Suffolk, where a young woman has been murdered with a shot gun. Lynley is worried about the effect the case will have on Havers. Then a photograph of the murdered woman arguing with a man is sent to the police, and a mysterious word is painted on the wall of the crime scene - it seems as if someone is trying to give the team some clues. As a result, they uncover a dark secret that villagers have kept quiet for years. In a final confrontation, Havers has to face down her fear of being back in the line of fire.

Episode credits

Directed by Brian StirnerGuest stars Richard Armitage, Jamie Martin

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Episode 2

In the Guise of Death

1h 30m7.8 / 10

Havers is on holiday in Cornwall, learning Akido, and Lynley is also in the county to visit his mother, when a local horse trainer is found hanged in a stable on the estate next to Lynley's. The dead man's money troubles suggest suicide, but then Lynley finds he had links with smuggling. Another lead suggests that the killer may be uncomfortably close to home. As the case develops, Lynley has to think out where his future lies - with the police, or managing his own property?

Episode credits

Directed by Nigel DouglasGuest stars Gabrielle Drake, Stella Gonet, Adrian Bower, Doug Allen

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Episode 3

The Seed of Cunning

1h 30m8.0 / 10

Lynley and Havers investigate the killing of a porter at the House of Lords. At first it looks as if the murder may be connected to the dead man's gambling debts, but then a senior clerk is also murdered, with evidence of a conspiracy involving stolen test reports on a new missile system. Havers traces the missing documents, but then she finds she and Lynley are both being followed...

Episode credits

Directed by Jeremy SilberstonGuest stars Paul Hickey, Roger Allam, Matilda Ziegler, Tony Haygarth, Clive Merrison

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Episode 4

The Word of God

1h 30m7.6 / 10finale

The frozen body of a man is found on a meat truck in London's Smithfield Market, and on the body are a forged British passport and an Arabic manuscript on a page of vellum. The dead man appears to be an illegal immigrant - but was his death accidental? The manuscript turns out to be a page of an ancient Koran, hugely valuable. And Lynley finds himself locking horns with Inspector Brennan, of the Metropolitan Police's immigration department...

Episode credits

Written by Peter JukesGuest stars Paul Hickey, Mark Benton, Matilda Ziegler

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

Cast

Nathaniel ParkerInspector Thomas Lynley
Sharon SmallSergeant Barbara Havers
Honeysuckle WeeksTania Thompson
James D'ArcyGuy Thompson
Kate MilesKate Myers
Nicholas GecksMike Thompson
Georgina RylanceJulia Oborne
Nicholas FarrellSam Oborne

Credits

Created by
Elizabeth George
Written by
Ed Whitmore, Peter Jukes, Kate Wood

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
22
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • BBC OneUnited Kingdom
  • BBCUnited Kingdom

Themes

based on novel or bookcolleaguescosy crimelondon, englandmurder investigationpolice detective