I still beat myself up for not watching George Gently when it first went out, foolishly I had no concept of just how good it was. Gently Northern Soul, without any shadow of doubt, stands as one of the best episodes. It is so well written, with characters that are well rounded, believable, characters you can relate to.
It is a very powerful drama, we often here some difficult language, back then times were certainly different. It shows bigotry at its very worst, from the out and out brutality of the gangs, to the colder hatred shown by the Guest House owner, and her window sign.
I've sometimes been a little critical of Bacchus, not that I don't enjoy Lee Ingleby's performances, far from it, but I find him a difficult character to relate to, the dynamic between him and Gently is often tough, but in this episode he was just incredible, and I thought Ingleby gave the standout performance, he was fantastic.
Superb production values as always, it looked fantastic, and sounded even better, it immediately had me searching for 'One more lonely Night.'
One of the best, and a word for the performance of Lenora Crichlow, I thought she was terrific, she even managed to sound more Geordie then Cheryl Cole.
Terrific. 10/10