George Gently. Series 3, Disc 2 Peace and Love

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Based on the books by Alan Hunter.
Special features: text interviews, production notes, and historical facts.
Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby.
Peace & love: When nuclear submarines plan to dock at the local naval base, young peace protesters from Durham University clash with the police. The next morning, the demonstrators' fiery leader, faculty member Fraser Barratt, turns up dead at the dockside. The investigation takes Gently and Bacchus to the campus, where big changes are blowin' in the wind--and the social, political, and sexual tumult brings little peace.
DVD, Dolby digital stereo., 16:9 widescreen.

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SPOILER ALERT submitted by Jen Chapin-Smith on August 27, 2012, 12:27pm This is a wrenching and realistic portrayal of northeastern England in the 1960s, including all the sexism, racism, homophobia and other prejudices--not to mention police corruption--that era included.

The series is very violent and graphically portrays rape and other forms of torture.

The northeastern "Geordie" accent can be hard to understand, which is why the local (and very corrupt) police force assigned Inspector Gently a sergeant who translates the local slang for him.

The series ends with a very necessary, but nonetheless sad, divorce and departure.