Never watched the programme before and I dont think I'll be in any rush to do so again! Apart from the much discussed historical inaccuracies, I though the whole thing was pretty poor.
For me to enjoy drama I have to be able to "take to" the characters for want of a better expression, Martin Shaw's Gently is one of the most uninteresting detective characters Ive ever seen and his sidekick is just a twat!
Detective Sergeant?? Its just pity that they didnt have access to modern forensic techniques then they would have realised she was the victim of a hit and run and not murder in the first 10 minutes and saved everybdy the trouble ..
Wont say much about the northern aspects as its all been said - pathetic