Tonight and next Sunday PBS will air the last two BBC productions of "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries." Sadly for fans of the show, the BBC pulled the plug on the series after this one. I've enjoyed the TV series for a couple of years, but on the recommendation of my mother and mysterywriter I started reading the novels about six months ago. I feared I'd have to tape these episodes and hold them until I get to the later of Elizabeth George's novels, but as far as I can tell these episodes, "Limbo" and "Know Thine Enemy," not to mention a bunch of other filmed versions, were based only on Elizabeth George's characters, not on specific books. That's a relief, because it could take me a year to get through the rest of the books. It's all a bit confusing, not least because the PBS Mystery! series is calling this Series VII, though it seems the BBC called it Series VI. And PBS will be re-airing Season VI (PBS's Series VI, that is) on four Sundays beginning August 24.
Be sure to check your local listings for times. Here in DC, it doesn't seem WETA is airing it tonight, and it's not coming on MPT until 10:30 p.m., though it can be found in its usual 9 p.m. slot on PBSHD (if you get that). I am a bit late on this programming note, but for those who don't check mbpalaver every five minutes for updates, you can always count on PBS to repeat during the week. See all episodes in the DC market this week here.
THE INSPECTOR LYNLEY MYSTERIES: SERIES VII
Two 90-minute mysteries — Sundays, August 10 and August 17, 2008
Six years after their debut, it's time to say goodbye to novelist Elizabeth George's seemingly mismatched partners — the dashing blueblood Thomas Lynley, eighth Earl of Asherton (Nathaniel Parker), and his working-class sidekick, Barbara Havers (Sharon Small). In Series VII, the celebrated New Scotland Yard duo collaborate on two final cases.Episodes of THE INSPECTOR LYNLEY MYSTERIES: SERIES VII:
Episodes of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: Series VII:
August 10, 2008
Limbo
As Lynley still struggles with a great personal tragedy, he's drawn back in to the 15-year-old unsolved abduction of his godson. A second shock occurs, and this time Lynley is at the center of the investigation. Can Lynley's name be cleared?August 17, 2008
Know Thine Enemy
Lynley and Havers try to solve the murder of one girl and the disappearance of another. Is a serial killer on the loose? What is the mother of one of the girls hiding? And who is the mysterious redhead seen with both girls before they disappeared?
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