The BBC releases images from Lynley, a new imagining of the crime drama starring Leo Suter and Sofia Barclay, set to launch this autumn.
The BBC has revealed images from Lynley, an upcoming mystery crime series based on the beloved best-selling novels by Elizabeth George. The four-part drama will launch this autumn on BBC iPlayer and BBC One.
THE PREMISE
Tommy Lynley is a brilliant police detective but an outsider in the force. Simply by virtue of his aristocratic upbringing. He partners with Barbara Havers, a sergeant known for her rebellious attitude and her working-class background. With seemingly nothing in common and against all odds, the mismatched duo of Lynley and Havers become a formidable team. Bonded by their desire to see justice done. His brain and her spirit, his knowledge and her instincts. It is only through working side by side that they both find where they truly belong.
THE CAST
Leo Suter (Vikings: Valhalla) and Sofia Barclay (Ted Lasso) star as Lynley and Havers, the unconventional duo at the heart of the series. They are joined by a standout supporting cast, including Daniel Mays (Magpie Murders). Niamh Walsh (The English Game). Michael Workeye (My Lady Jane) and Joshua Sher (Vera).
Produced by Playground (Wolf Hall, All Creatures Great and Small). BritBox commissioned Lynley in the U.S. in association with the BBC.
BEHIND THE SCENES
Lynley (4×90’) is created, written and executive produced by Steve Thompson (Sherlock, Vienna Blood). Ed Bazalgette (Marie Antoinette, The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die) served as lead director. Stewart Svaasand (All Creatures Great and Small) is also directing. Suzanne McAuley (Magpie Murders, Love/Hate) serves as series producer. Executive producers include David Stern and Colin Callender for Playground. Robert Schildhouse, Stephen Nye, Jon Farrar and Jess O’Riordan for BritBox. Kate Woods for BBC Studios. And Sue Deeks for the BBC.
Elizabeth George, author of the Inspector Lynley novels, also serves as executive producer. She has had her books translated into more than 30 languages, and they were previously adapted into “The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.” It ran on BBC One for six series from 2001 to 2007.
Lynley will premiere on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the UK, as well as on BritBox in the US and Canada, this autumn. BBC Studios is handling global sales.
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