Who is in the cast of Lynley? Full list of actors in BBC reboot and where it was filmed
See who is in the cast of BBC’s new Lynley show - including the detective himself! 👀🕵️♂️📺
- Detective Lynley has returned for a new generation.
- Elizabeth George’s literary hero is back in a new BBC series.
- But who is in the cast of the drama?
An iconic detective has returned for a new generation on the BBC. Lynley brings back Elizabeth George’s hero for a fresh set of mysteries.
Having premiered on BritBox outside the UK last year, the show is finally being broadcast on BBC One. It follows an unconventional duo bonded by their desire to see justice done.
Each episode of Lynley will have feature-length runtimes, it has been confirmed. Here’s all you need to know:
What time is Lynley on TV today?
Lynley will be back to solve another case today (January 12). Each of the four episodes have a run-time of over an hour.
The show is set to start at 8.30pm once again this evening. Viewers can expect it to end around 10pm.
The preview, via Radio Times, reads: “Havers and Lynley are assigned the case of a missing estate agent who has recently moved to Horsford and joined a dating app. Together, they uncover the reason for her change of career and a very disturbing secret from her past.”
The full boxset is already available to watch on iPlayer. The show will have four episodes in its first season.
Lynley is the second adaptation of Elizabeth George’s books - with the Inspector Lynley Mysteries airing between 2001 and 2008.
Where was Lynley filmed?
The show is set in East Anglia, which is a nice change of pace. However, the filming locations might surprise you!
Despite its setting being areas like Norfolk, much of it was actually filmed in Ireland. Soap Central reports that the filming started in August 2024.
Locations such as Dublin, Wicklow Mountains, and Marlow Castle were used. But some filming did take place in England, including on the Norfolk Broads.
Who is in the cast of Lynley?
- Leo Suter as DI Thomas "Tommy" Lynley
- Sofia Barclay as DS Barbara Havers
- Daniel Mays as Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) Brian Nies
- Niamh Walsh as Helen Clyde
- Michael Workeye as Tony Bakare
- Rosalyn Wright as Maia Saunders
- Joshua Sher as Simon St. James
- Nadia Parkes as Sofia
- Jack Archer as Frazer
- Eloise Thomas as Cynthia
- Tom Forbes as Gareth
- Oliver Wellington as Leo Hodgson
- Sophie Harkness as Gemma Swift
- Helene Maksoud as Susan Myerson
Tommy Lynley is a brilliant police detective but an outsider in the force – simply by virtue of 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 do they both find where they truly belong.
Author Elizabeth George said. “I'm thrilled to see Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers come to television again. Watching my characters brought to life on television is a real celebration.”
Writer and Executive Producer Steve Thompson added: “It's a privilege and a thrill to have the opportunity to adapt these wonderful books for television. Elizabeth George's iconic characters are greatly loved and her gripping stories are smart and ingenious.”
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