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Lynley Reboot Premieres on BBC One and iPlayer

The new take features younger leads in an East Anglia setting under executive producer Elizabeth George.

Overview

  • All four episodes are now streaming on BBC iPlayer following the UK debut at 8:30pm on 5 January.
  • Leo Suter leads as DI Tommy Lynley with Sofia Barclay as DS Barbara Havers, alongside Daniel Mays as DCI Brian Nies.
  • The drama assigns the duo to the Three Counties Major Investigation Team covering Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
  • Writer–executive producer Steve Thompson reorders the novels for a modernised, de-aged reimagining of the partnership.
  • A second season has not been confirmed, with any renewal likely dependent on audience response and commissioning decisions.