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British crime investigation series based around aristocratic, Oxford-educated Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley ( Nathaniel Parker ) and his working-class assistant Sergeant Barbara Havers ( Sharon Small ).
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Season 1 car is a 1973 Jensen Interceptor Mk II. Season 2 car is a 1968 Bristol 410. One of only 79 made.
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What is the plot of A Great Deliverance?
A Great Deliverance. In this 1988 novel, Inspectors Lynley and Havers are first introduced when he has to investigate why Roberta Teys chopped off her father’s head with and ax. Not only is she confessing to this brutal murder, she almost seems proud of it, and definitely not sorry.
What books did Inspector Lynley write?
Inspector Lynley goes on to star in 16 other novels by Elizabeth George, including, Well Schooled in Murder (1991), A Suitable Vengeance (1992), For the Sake of Elena (1993), Missing Joseph (1994), Playing for the Ashes (1995), In the Presence of the Enemy (1997), Deception on His Mind (1998), In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner (2000), A Traitor to Memory (2002), A Place of Hiding (2003) With No One as Witness (2005), What Came Before He Shot Her (2006), Careless in Red (2008). This Body of Death (2010), Believing the Lie (2012), and Just One Evil Act (2013).
What is the name of the book that Barbara Havers is in?
This Body of Death (2010), Believing the Lie (2012), and Just One Evil Act (2013). In the most recent novel of the series, Just One Evil Act, which focuses more on Barbara Havers as the main character, Barbara and Lynley help track down the daughter of Barbara’s friend, Taymullah Azhar. His daughter has been kidnapped by her mother, ...
When did Inspector Lynley come out on PBS?
The entire series was also showed on PBS from 2002 to 2008. The complete series also made it to DVD in the United States, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, and most continental European countries. “When it debuted on PBS in 2002, Wall Street Journal declared the Inspector Lynley Mysteries “fully worthy of the mystery label”.
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What is Elizabeth's writing style?
Elizabeth’s writing style focuses on the current book rather than looking ahead to future novels in the series. She is inspired by Edgar Allen Poe, who started the tradition of crime stories having continuing characters with C. Augustine Dupine. She sees logic in this format rather than having to recreate similar, but different, characters for each novel she writes.
What is Elizabeth George Foundation?
Founded in 1997, “The Elizabeth George Foundation makes artistic grants to unpublished fiction writers, to poets, to emerging playwrights and to organizations benefiting disadvantaged youth. These grants cover expenses in a number of areas.” (George, 2014)
What happened to Barbara Havers in Broken Bird?
Broken Bird: Barbara Havers pretty much had any semblance of optimism ground out of her with extreme prejudice after her little brother's death from cancer tore her family apart and her parents succumbed to mental illness and lung disease right before her eyes. When combined with the fact that she has No Social Skills (which have left her alone and misunderstood her entire life), a Hair-Trigger Temper (ditto), and massive class resentment issues, it's no wonder the poor thing was on the verge of being kicked off the force, Bunny Ears Detective or not, before she teamed up with Thomas Lynley. Although the show proceeds to further Break the Cutie (and also the haughty - her partner isn't spared), she softens and blossoms when paired with the one man who refuses to give up on her no matter how much she tries to drive him away. The result is a far more likable - but still snarky - Havers, in a rare case of a show helping put the bird back together again. Sort of.
Why did the pair of Havers and Lynley get tossed out of the force?
Hoist by His Own Petard: Pairing Havers and Lynley was originally done in order to keep Barbara's mouth shut about not getting any good cases ( and, if they were lucky, get her tossed out of the force for disrespect and/or violence). Yeah, that worked out well ...
What accent does Lynley have?
British Accents: Lynley is of course R.P., while Havers speaks what appears to be Estuary English with an East London twist (which fits, as one of the centerpieces of her character is that she is solidly working-class).
How to make sure Thomas Lynley hates you forever?
Berserk Button: The one surefire way to make sure Thomas Lynley will hate you forever is to injure or threaten Barbara Havers. (His wife is also a pretty reasonable bet.) Barbara, meanwhile, tends to lose her shit if anyone goes after Lynley - or kids. Big Fancy House: Howenstowe, the seat of the Earls of Asherton.
What is the flashback echo in Divine Proportion?
Flashback Echo / Trigger: In "In Divine Proportion" when Barbara is held hostage at gunpoint. Her flashback is to the previous series' finale, in which she was shot in the abdomen; she shows obvious signs of PTSD throughout the episode and goes a little nuts at the end. It takes - who else? - Lynley literally pulling her off the guy and administering a Cooldown Hug to bring her back to normal. (No actual flashback occurs; because the triggering event happens in the previous episode, however, the audience is quite clearly supposed to draw the parallel.)
What car does Lynley drive?
Cool Car: Lynley drives a Bristol 410, which oozes not only class but exclusivity in that much fewer than a hundred of them were ever built. (You will never see a dealer for these cars; you go straight to the builder, or you go without.)
What is the relationship between Barbara and Lynley?
Character Development: Through his partnership with Barbara, Lynley becomes less snobbish and elitist , not to mention less likely to fly off the handle. Through her partnership with Lynley, Barbara begins to let her softer side show more often and learns that the world isn't out to get her and that it's okay to trust people and let them in. In the end, they are not only more effective detectives due to their partnership, they are, quite simply, better people. And it is beautiful.
