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Can't fault the acting, the continually brilliant performances from Martin Shaw and Lee Ingleby here and throughout the show are career highs for both actors. Both are fascinating characters, and became even more fascinating as the show progressed. The two couldn't have more different personalities and how they gel and clash entertains and intrigues. Love the chemistry between Gently and Bacchus, one of the most interesting and well-contrasted detective/crime/mystery drama pairings (perhaps the most interesting since Morse and Lewis). 'Gently Northern Soul', and 'Inspector Gently' in general, is very interesting for how British law was like in the 60s and how much it's changed and come on compared to now. The direction is alert and accommodating and the story, despite having an air of familiarity at times and not as rich as other stories for other episodes, is easy to follow and absorbing with a good deal of suspense. The writing has a lot of thought-provoking intelligence and balances subtle humour and drama very well and executing both individually just as well. The music is stirring and haunting, dynamic with what's going on and never intrusive. It is strikingly filmed and the scenery and period detail are atmospheric, handsome and evocative, a lot of work and care went into re-creating the period and it shows loud and clear. However, 'Gently Northern Soul', like the rest of the show, looks great, often beautiful. It has the emotional impact and succeeding emotional reactions after watching of 'Gently in the Blood' and 'Gently with the Innocents' and it is a powerful episode nonetheless, doing a sensitive and hard-hitting job tackling a difficult and brave subject of racism (as bad, even worse one can argue, then as it is now). It is indicative that the show has found its feet and hit its stride.

'Gently Northern Soul' is one of my favourite episodes from 'Inspector George Gently'.

There is a lot here that is particularly good about 'Inspector George Gently' and it shows that it is not at all hard to see why the show appeals to many. The show hit a high point with 'Gently with the Innocents' and the high point standards applies here in 'Gently Northern Soul'. After a very solid, if still settling, start in 'Gently Go Man', it felt like 'Inspector George Gently' started to hit its stride with 'The Burning Man' and that continued with 'Bomber's Moon'. Getting into the show eight years ago and continuing to watch it without fail, it turned out to be simply wonderful and actually became a favourite. As a huge fan of detective/crime/mystery series, there is the admission that it took me a while to start watching 'Inspector George Gently', worrying as to whether it would appeal to me for 'can't put my finger on it' reasons other than being young at the time and not being as knowledgeable of the period.

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