George Gently. Series 2, Disc 1 Gently With The Innocents

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Based on the books by Alan Hunter.
Originally broadcast as episodes of the television series in 2009.
Special features: text interviews, production notes, and historical facts.
Episode 1: Gently with the innocents.
Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby.
Inspector George Gently, a former Scotland Yard sleuth, returns to track murderers in Britain's North Country.
DVD, Dolby digital stereo., 16:9 widescreen.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

England in the 1960s submitted by Jen Chapin-Smith on August 27, 2012, 12:02pm In a fairly realistic portrayal of northeastern England in the 1960s, Detective George Gentley of Scotland Yard has himself assigned to a local police force, but the work is not nearly as easy as he expected. For one, he cannot understand the local "Geordie" accent and has to have a sergeant assigned to him to translate the local slang (viewers may recognize as the Knight Bus driver in one "Harry Potter" film).
The series shows the sexism, racism and other prejudices of the era, as well as the police corruption and unhappiness it all brought.
The show is very violent, including portrayals of rape and other forms of torture.

Gently with the Innocents submitted by willow on August 25, 2015, 9:07pm An old man is found dead in a house that he's just sold to a real estate developer. Inspector Gently's investigations reveal a complicated history of the house. This episode includes discussions of child sexual abuse.

This is not a "cozy" mystery series. Best not to be surprised when a show about murder is actually somewhat disturbing.