LYNLEY

Lynley follows the brilliant police detective Tommy Lynley, who is an outsider in the force due to his aristocratic upbringing. He is paired with Barbara Havers, a sergeant with a maverick attitude and a 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 unconventional detective duo in the thrilling, sophisticated crime drama will explore timely themes of gender, class and ethics, all while under the pressure of seeking justice.

More than 15 years on from the closer of the BBC‘s mid-noughties adaptation, Playground, BritBox International, and Salt Films have come together to create the latest adaptation of the internationally bestselling ‘Inspector Lynley’ mystery seriesby author Elizabeth George, who will also serve as Executive Producer for this new version. This adaptation will be distinct from the previous BBC series that aired from 2001 to 2008 and will consist of four 90-minute episodes.  

Leo Suter (Vikings: Valhalla) plays DI Tommy Lynley and Sofia Barclay (Ted Lasso) plays DS Barbara Havers, while Daniel Mays (Magpie Murders) plays DCI Brian Nies, astute, suspicious Senior Detective at Three Counties Major Incident Team. His aversion to Lynley is partly born of his own insecurities about class and partly because he knows he’s no longer the smartest person in the room.

Rounding out the cast are Niamh Walsh (The English Game) as Helen Clyde, an estate agent and Lynley’s former Oxford classmate whose romance with Lynley is sparked when their paths fatefully cross on a case; Michael Workeye (My Lady Jane) as tech specialist Tony Bekele; and Joshua Sher (Vera) as forensic scientist, Simon St. James.

Penned, created, and executive produced by Steve Thompson (Vienna Blood, Sherlock) and lead directed by Ed Bazalgette(Marie Antoinette, The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die), Lynley will premiere on BritBox in the U.S. and Canada and on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the UK, with a tentative 2025 air date.  

Suzanne McAuley (Magpie Murders, Love/Hate) serves as the series producer via her Ireland-based Salt Films. David Stern and Colin Callender are executive producers for Playground with Schildhouse, Stephen Nye, Jon Farrar and Jess O’ Riordan executive producers for BritBox, Kate Woods executive producer for BBC Studios and Sue Deeks as executive producer for the BBC.