Leo Suter plays the title role alongside Sofia Barclay as Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers.
A mismatched crime solving duo team-up - an aristocratic police detective and maverick sergeant from a working class background.
Together, the mismatched duo become a formidable team, bonded by their desire to see justice done, while the series tackles issues around personality, gender and class.
[1] The Elizabeth George Inspector Lynley novels are adapted by Steve Thompson who is also an executive producer.
[3] The cast is led by Leo Suter and Sofia Barclay and also includes Daniel Mays, Niamh Walsh and Michael Workeye.