Who plays Inspector George Gently on the TV?
"Inspector George Gently Inspector George Gently (also known as George Gently for the pilot and first series) is a British television crime drama series produced by Company Pictures for BBC One, set in the 1960s and loosely based on some of the Inspector Gently novels written by Alan Hunter. The series stars Martin Shaw as the eponymous Inspector and Lee Ingleby as Detective Sergeant John Bacchus, with Simon Hubbard and Lisa McGrillis in supporting roles as police constables in the fictitious North East Constabulary. The series moved the setting of the stories to North East England, centring on Newcastle upon"
"Mamet’s ""Glengarry Glen Ross"". Hubbard has also directed a number of short films, including: ""Every second Sunday"" with Simon Delaney, Craig Conway, Paul Reid, Jane Elizabeth Walsh, Amy Kirwan and Vanessa Fahy, and ""Jack"", with Declan Reynolds, Rian Sheehy Kelly, Catherine Farrell and Hillary O’Neill. As an actor, he has appeared on television series, most notably as an original cast member with Lee Ingleby and Martin Shaw on BBC One's ""Inspector George Gently"", where he plays 'PC Taylor'. Simon Hubbard Simon Hubbard is a British actor and director. Hubbard was born in Washington, Tyne & Wear, in June 1976. At"
"to ""close"" the series. Company Pictures CEO Michele Buck commented: ""We felt the character was coming to natural end, and wanted to bring the audience an ambitious and exciting conclusion to such a well-loved show."" Episode Two was originally set to air on 28 May 2017, but was postponed due to its proximity to the general election in the UK, given that the storyline, not confirmed at the time, dealt with a controversial politician. Inspector George Gently Inspector George Gently (also known as George Gently for the pilot and first series) is a British television crime drama series produced by"
"Charteris, said he had been suffering from cracked ribs and was taking antibiotics for a severe chest infection. An understudy went on in his place. Shaw won two awards in 1996 for his performance as Lord Goring in the Broadway production of ""An Ideal Husband"" and was nominated for a third: Martin Shaw Martin Shaw (born 21 January 1945) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the television series ""The Professionals"", ""The Chief"", ""Judge John Deed"" and ""Inspector George Gently"". He has also acted on stage and in film, and has narrated numerous audiobooks and presented"
"Dirk Gently (TV series) Dirk Gently is a British comic science fiction detective television series based on characters from the novel ""Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency"" by Douglas Adams. The series was created by Howard Overman and stars Stephen Mangan as holistic detective Dirk Gently and Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff. Recurring actors include Helen Baxendale as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan Harmison, Jason Watkins as Dirk's nemesis DI Gilks and Lisa Jackson as Dirk's receptionist Janice Pearce. Unlike most detective series ""Dirk Gently"" features broadly comic touches and even some science fiction themes such as time travel and artificial"
"Lee Ingleby Lee David Ingleby (born 28 January 1976) is a British film, television and stage actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Detective Sergeant John Bacchus in the BBC drama ""Inspector George Gently"" and as Stan Shunpike in ""Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"". More recently, in 2016, Ingleby played the role of Paul Hughes, the father of an autistic child, Joe, in a BBC drama, ""The A Word"". He has also appeared as Sean O'Neill in Jimmy McGovern's ""The Street"", and in a recurring role in the second series of ""Early Doors"" as Mel's"
"Martin Shaw Martin Shaw (born 21 January 1945) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the television series ""The Professionals"", ""The Chief"", ""Judge John Deed"" and ""Inspector George Gently"". He has also acted on stage and in film, and has narrated numerous audiobooks and presented various television series, including the 2006 series """". Shaw was born in Birmingham. His childhood was spent in Erdington and Sutton Coldfield. According to him, his first stage appearance was at age three, during an amateur show in which his parents were performing. Shaw attended Great Barr School, where he excelled"
"drama."" Dirk Gently (TV series) Dirk Gently is a British comic science fiction detective television series based on characters from the novel ""Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency"" by Douglas Adams. The series was created by Howard Overman and stars Stephen Mangan as holistic detective Dirk Gently and Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff. Recurring actors include Helen Baxendale as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan Harmison, Jason Watkins as Dirk's nemesis DI Gilks and Lisa Jackson as Dirk's receptionist Janice Pearce. Unlike most detective series ""Dirk Gently"" features broadly comic touches and even some science fiction themes such as time travel and"
"and has written scripts for ""Being Human"" and ""Doctor Who"". Stephen Mangan, best known for his role in the television series ""Green Wing"", and subsequently ""Episodes"", was cast in the main role as holistic detective Dirk Gently. Mangan already knew the novel and the author's works, stating in a press release ""I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters. Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic"
"Xander Berkeley Alexander Harper Berkeley (born December 16, 1955) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles of Sheriff Thomas McAllister on the crime drama ""The Mentalist"", George Mason on the political thriller series ""24"", Percy Rose on the action thriller series ""Nikita"", and the Man on ""The Booth At The End"". His notable film roles include Todd Voight in """", Gregory in AMC's ""The Walking Dead"" and Trevor Lyle in ""Candyman"". Berkeley was born on December 16, 1955, in Brooklyn, New York, but has lived most of his life in New Jersey. He is of Scottish"
"to play Beatrice. McGrillis appeared in ""The Pass"" with Russell Tovey at the Royal Court Theatre in 2014. After appearing in Hebburn (TV series) McGillis was the regular character DS Rachel Coles in Inspector George Gently with Martin Shaw. McGrillis stars opposite Academy Award nominee Lesley Manville in the BBC television sitcom ""Mum"" as Kelly, the well meaning but dim girlfriend of Manville’s son Jason. McGrillis played a grass roots Manchester politician in the third series of Channel 4 Paul Abbott police drama ""No Offence"". Her husband Stuart Martin is also an actor and they met at a Christmas party"
"the series as Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson. Next to join the series was Northern Irish actor Jamie Dornan as serial killer Paul Spector. Archie Panjabi, Emmett Scanlan and Karen Hassan were next to be cast, with Panjabi playing Reed Smith, Scanlan playing DC Glen Martin and Hassan playing Annie Brawley. It was later announced that Niamh McGrady, Bronagh Waugh, John Lynch, and Séainín Brennan had joined the series. In 2014, it was announced that Colin Morgan and Bronagh Taggart had joined the cast in starring roles as Tom Anderson and Gail McNally, respectively. Jonjo O'Neill later joined the main cast,"
"as Ratty. He also appeared in a modernised BBC adaptation of ""Rapunzel"" for the ""Fairy Tales"" series. In 2007 Ingleby was cast as DS John Bacchus in the BBC police drama ""Inspector George Gently"", later promoted to Inspector, Season 6, in 2014. Ingleby headed the cast of the 2008 three-part television crime drama ""Place of Execution"" as DI George Bennett as he was in the 1960s determined to close the case of a missing girl. When not working in films and television, Ingleby remains active on the stage, where his credits include Puck in ""Midsummer Night's Dream"", Alexander in Nicholas"
"in the same category. It was nominated for an Edgar Award in 1988. Elizabeth George Susan Elizabeth George (born February 26, 1949) is an American writer of mystery novels set in Great Britain. She is best known for featuring Inspector Thomas Lynley, 20 in number as of 2018. The first eleven were adapted for television by the BBC as earlier episodes of ""The Inspector Lynley Mysteries"". Elizabeth George was born in Warren, Ohio, the second child of Robert Edwin and Anne (née Rivelle) George. She has an older brother, author Robert Rivelle George. Her mother was a nurse, and her"
"October 2007 and featured comedian Harry Enfield in the title role. According to James Donaghy, Douglas Adams was frustrated that his Dirk Gently novels were never adapted for the screen. During Hitchcon - a ""Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"" convention - Ed Victor, a literary agent who represents Adams's estate announced that a television adaptation of ""Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency"" was in production. Stephen Mangan was announced to be playing Gently, with Darren Boyd as MacDuff and Helen Baxendale as Susan. It is the first television adaptation of Adams' ""Dirk Gently"" series, although characters from the books had appeared"
"Pilot (Dirk Gently) The pilot episode of Dirk Gently is the first broadcast episode of the BBC Four television series inspired by Douglas Adams's novel ""Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency"". First broadcast on 16 December 2010 and repeated throughout the Christmas period, it was written by Howard Overman and stars Stephen Mangan as holistic detective Dirk Gently and Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard Macduff. Recurring actors include Helen Baxendale as Susan Harmison, Jason Watkins as DI Gilks and Lisa Jackson as Janice Pearce. In the hour-long pilot, ""holistic detective"" Dirk Gently is hired by an old lady to investigate"
"of President Barack Obama.<ref name=""http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/Obama-Receives-a-Celebrity-Endorsement-at-FSU-173577571.html""></ref> Jason Alexander Jay Scott Greenspan (born September 23, 1959), known by his stage name Jason Alexander, is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, and director. Alexander is best known for his role as George Costanza in the television series ""Seinfeld"". Other well-known roles include Phillip Stuckey in the film ""Pretty Woman"" (1990) and the title character in the animated series ""Duckman"" (1994–1997). Alexander has had an active career on stage, appearing in several Broadway musicals including ""Jerome Robbins' Broadway"" in 1989, for which he won the Tony Award as Best Leading Actor in a Musical."
"in ratings. Since leaving ""EastEnders"", Moriarty has continued to appear in television shows, including ""Doctors"", ""Holby City"" and ""Ashes To Ashes"". Moriarty has often been cast in police or criminal roles, and has played a police officer in at least ten different British television series; ""Z Cars"", ""The Gentle Touch"", ""Between The Lines"", ""A Touch of Frost"", ""Maigret"", ""Peak Practice"", ""Expert Witness"", ""Murder Most Horrid"", ""Doctors"" and ""Ashes To Ashes"". Paul Moriarty (actor) Paul Moriarty (born 19 May 1946) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Det. Sgt. Jake Barrett in the ITV police series ""The Gentle"
"of Paul Hughes, father of autistic child Joe, in BBC drama series ""The A Word"". Lee Ingleby Fan Info Twitter Lee Ingleby Lee David Ingleby (born 28 January 1976) is a British film, television and stage actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Detective Sergeant John Bacchus in the BBC drama ""Inspector George Gently"" and as Stan Shunpike in ""Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"". More recently, in 2016, Ingleby played the role of Paul Hughes, the father of an autistic child, Joe, in a BBC drama, ""The A Word"". He has also appeared as Sean"
"Elizabeth George Susan Elizabeth George (born February 26, 1949) is an American writer of mystery novels set in Great Britain. She is best known for featuring Inspector Thomas Lynley, 20 in number as of 2018. The first eleven were adapted for television by the BBC as earlier episodes of ""The Inspector Lynley Mysteries"". Elizabeth George was born in Warren, Ohio, the second child of Robert Edwin and Anne (née Rivelle) George. She has an older brother, author Robert Rivelle George. Her mother was a nurse, and her father a manager for a conveyor company. The family moved to the San"
"Jason Alexander Jay Scott Greenspan (born September 23, 1959), known by his stage name Jason Alexander, is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, and director. Alexander is best known for his role as George Costanza in the television series ""Seinfeld"". Other well-known roles include Phillip Stuckey in the film ""Pretty Woman"" (1990) and the title character in the animated series ""Duckman"" (1994–1997). Alexander has had an active career on stage, appearing in several Broadway musicals including ""Jerome Robbins' Broadway"" in 1989, for which he won the Tony Award as Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He appeared in the Los"
"Paul Moriarty (actor) Paul Moriarty (born 19 May 1946) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Det. Sgt. Jake Barrett in the ITV police series ""The Gentle Touch"" (1980–84) and George Palmer in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"" (1996–98). Known for having a strong cockney accent, Moriarty has often been cast in police or criminal roles and has played police officers in ten different television shows throughout his career. Moriarty was born and raised in London, England. His acting career began in the early-1970s when he had recurring roles in the drama serial ""Seven Days In The"
"Gilbert Harding Gilbert Harding (5 June 1907 – 16 November 1960) was an English journalist and radio and television personality. His many careers included schoolmaster, journalist, policeman, disc-jockey, actor, interviewer and television presenter. He also appeared in several films, sometimes in character parts but usually as himself - for example in ""Expresso Bongo"", 1959. Harding had a sizeable role alongside John Mills in the 1952 film ""The Gentle Gunman"" and narrated the introduction to the film ""Pacific Destiny"", 1956. He also made a couple of comedy records in the 1950s. Gilbert Charles Harding was born in Hereford where his parents"
"be a werewolf. George is born as George Sands Junior. He has an extraordinary high IQ and is Jewish. George has a lot of self doubts and moral qualms. He struggles a lot with being a werewolf. ""Hollywood.com"" thinks that “Tovey manages to be nerdy and anal retentive but dead sexy.” as George. Brent Hartinger from ""Logo TV"" feels that Russell Tovey’s George is a “very fussy, neurotic character, and he’s also extremely adorkable”. Matt Roush from ""TV Guide"" says that George is played touchingly by Russell Tovey. In 2010 and 2012 Russell Tovey was nominated as best actor for"
"Brett Sheridan Brett Charles Sheridan (born March 3, 1974) in Fremont, Nebraska is an American actor who has been in many national TV commercials and is currently best known for his role as George a.k.a. ""Mr. Wiggly"" on the web series ""The Guild"". Sheridan graduated from Fremont Senior High School Fremont, Nebraska in 1992. He was also a member of National Honor Society and attained the rank of Eagle Scout. Sheridan attended Doane College in Crete, Nebraska. He received the Zenon C.R. Hansen college scholarship for being an Eagle Scout and the Irene Ryan nomination to the Kennedy Center American"
"Arthur Cox (actor) Arthur Cox (born 7 April 1934), is a Northern Irish actor of television and film. His most regular roles were as George, the driver of Jim Hacker in the comedy ""Yes Minister"" and as Inspector Marriott in the 1983 series ""Partners in Crime"", an adaptation of Agatha Christie's short stories featuring Tommy and Tuppence. His other television credits include ""The Avengers"" episodes 'From Venus with Love' (1967) and 'Whoever Shot Poor George Oblique Stroke XR40?' (1968), ""Terry and June"", and ""Harbour Lights"". His roles of Cully and Mr. Henderson in the ""Doctor Who"" stories ""The Dominators"" and"
"for BBC One to be broadcast later in the year. Flannery changed the setting of the stories from Suffolk to the North East in the 1960s and created new characters who had not featured in the novels. ""George Gently"" is produced by Company Pictures, reuniting Flannery with ""Our Friends in the North"" producer Charles Pattinson, who co-runs Company and is an executive producer on the series alongside Flannery. The drama was eventually shown on 8 April 2007. The seventh series - now screened as ""Inspector George Gently"" - screened in the spring of 2015. Flannery has also worked in film,"
"Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (TV series) Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a BBC America comic science fiction detective television series created and primarily written by Max Landis. The two seasons are inspired by the novel series of the same name by Douglas Adams. The series is co-produced and distributed by BBC America and Netflix, along with AMC Studios, Ideate Media and IDW Entertainment. Filming primarily took place in Vancouver, British Columbia. The series features an ensemble cast, including Samuel Barnett as the ""holistic detective"" Dirk Gently, and Elijah Wood as his reluctant sidekick Todd. Other main cast members"
"characters of Maddie Morrison (Scarlett Bowman), Tilly Evans (Lucy Dixon) and Jono (Dylan Llewellyn). Roberts made his first on-screen appearance as George in the episode broadcast on 5 September 2011. George was described by in a press release as being the best friend and ""fashionista"" to Maddie and Tilly. George gives out fashion advice to his friends even if they do not like it. George does not have any confidence around men and despite his many ""crushes"" he is too afraid to act on them. Roberts told ""AGENT2"" magazine that George is the ""gay best friend"" and a ""good friend"""
"Ross Kemp Ross James Kemp (born 21 July 1964) is an English actor, author and investigative journalist. He rose to prominence in the role of Grant Mitchell in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"". Since 2004, Kemp has received international recognition as a journalist for the BAFTA Award-winning documentary series ""Ross Kemp on Gangs"". After training at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, Kemp received his Equity card when appearing alongside John Thaw and Richard Wilson at the Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea. He went on to feature in training films for the Ministry of Defence and the ITV soap opera ""Emmerdale Farm"""
"Philip Martin Brown Philip Martin Brown (born 9 July 1956) is an English actor, born in Manchester, Lancashire. He has appeared in many TV shows and films in a career that has spanned decades. He is best known for his role as Grantly Budgen in the television series ""Waterloo Road"" and as Steve McDonald's therapist in the soap opera ""Coronation Street"". He also had a small yet significant role in ""Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"". He has recently completed his 4th episode of ""Doctors"" as different characters. Philip also shot ""Suspects"" for Channel 5 in November 2015. Brown first appeared on"
"was shown on Movies for Men channel on Sky TV on 24 April 2008. Grant Henry (David Warbeck), a writer of trashy paperbacks like ""The Dirty and the Dying"", moonlights as a masked jewel thief who is usually caught in the act but is able to get away with his crimes by luring his female victims to bed. After these women lie to the police about the thief’s identity (""who could disguise himself as a clubfooted coloured midget one week and a 6′6″ Russian with a harelip the next"") and seem to want to get burgled again, the Inspector in"
"wrinkle free formula called ""Belief"", which left the Forrester family with 49%. He also represented Thorne Forrester when he divorced his second wife, Macy Alexander. He has also turned up periodically as a guest on a number of prime time series. In the early-1970s he co-starred with Agnes Moorehead in the film ""Dear Dead Delilah"". In 1988, Gentry was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Robert Gentry (actor) Robert Gentry (born September 29, 1940 in New York City) is known for his work on several daytime soap operas. He played the role of"