The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Complete 1-6

To my mind Daniel Parker is a little wooden, perhaps aristocratic reserve ?? (It turns our he's an earl).OTHERWISE BRILLIANT.I've now seen the final episode. The BBC decided not to continue the series after Series 6 Episode 2, so lots of threads are left unresolved. Still VERY good.

Watched one episode when this first came on TV and didn't rate it very much. However, on revisiting the series many years on I think I was too hasty in my judgement. It's not the greatest detective series that has ever been on TV, but nor is it the worst. I think it took the two principals a while to get their characters absolutely right, but certainly by Series 2 the interplay between them was engaging. The show gets a bit over-cooked at times, and more often than not it was relatively easy to identify the "culprit" quite early on in each episode. However, overall the show was engrossing and entertaining and I was rather sorry when it came to an end.

The dynamics between Lynley and Havers are excellent. They never overstep the mark and are always professional and yet one can see friendship--a deep regard based friendship--building. The acting is wonderful as at time one resents Lynley's insensitivity and self-pity and at others one feels for his situation. Havers is grossly misunderstood and deserves far more from the police force than it gives her credit for; especially in terms of Lynley who fails, in my opinion, to be as generous as he owes her. Pity that his wife/love interest is not consistent. I liked very much the last actress as she was naturally warm and seemed well-adjusted which allowed me, as a women. to understand Lynley love and need for her first Emma Fielding; then and by far the weakest actress . Lesley Vickerage and the best most sympathetic actress in the role Catherine Russell. Lesley Vickerage I found a self-involved, cold woman and it remained a mystery to me why Lynley would be interested in her. She also seemed far more impressed by his title and position than the man himself. The stories were very well developed and worth watching both for the plots, their complexity and for fine acting of Nathaniel Parker as Inspector Lynley and also and especially Sharon Small as Barbara Havers.

Good series. Nice and easy to watch.

I haven't watched the complete series yet. The acting of the two main characters is excellent. They contrast each other very well. The upper class and working class attitudes are very well dealt with.This is an excellent series

A good series and Sharon Small was the standout character throughout . Reference Lynley's wife Helen I do feel if you are going to change and replace an actor half way through that you don't at the same time give the character played a complete personality transplant from an unpleasant cold and zero personality person to a gregarious likeable one. Assumed he had found a nice new girlfriend at last for a couple of episodes! All said though worth a watch even if a bit annoying towards the end.

Excellent condition and posted out speedily. Good to watch the whole drama through from the beginning whilst there’s so little of interest on mainstream tv atm.

An old good series, great on DVD, and with subtitles!