The BEST episodes of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries season 5

Every episode of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries season 5!

Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Havers, are Elizabeth George's crime-cracking duo from opposite sides of the track. No detective is better suited to expose the secrets of the upper classes than Lynley, himself the eighth Earl of Asherton. And while Havers may not know her earl from her escargot, she knows how to dig for clues in places a bit too seedy for the well-manicured Lynley.

Last Updated: 10/18/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
In the Blink of an Eye
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8.84
160 votes

#1 - In the Blink of an Eye

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/10/2006

When former war photographer Peter Rooker is shot, a murder trail from tabloid newspaper mogul Eddie Price and editor Melissa Booth is traced back to a family executed by the Serbian militia in Bosnia. When Lynley asks his wife Helen to assist him with unlocking the psychological history behind the killing, he sets in motion a tragic trail of events.

Directors: Brian Kelly
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Chinese Walls
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8.69
157 votes

#2 - Chinese Walls

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/3/2006

When aspiring lawyer Emily Proctor is found axed to death in Hyde Park, Lynley and Havers are drawn to the chambers of human rights lawyer Tony Wainwright and his clerk Hester Reed. Wainwright's passionate temper and a concealed affair with the victim seem to place him as the main suspect, but when Emily's double life is exposed, Lynley and Havers enter a world of internet porn and a family haunted by secrets.

Directors: Robert Bierman
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Natural Causes
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8.13
155 votes

#3 - Natural Causes

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/20/2006

Since Lynley's arrest and suspension for threatening a suspect, Havers has been without a partner. She begins a new case in Kent alongside the heavily pregnant, no-nonsense Detective Inspector Fiona Knight. Together, they investigate the murder of Edie Covington, whose body has been discovered in a local lake.

Directors: Simon Massey
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One Guilty Deed
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8.07
184 votes

#4 - One Guilty Deed

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/27/2006

When a key witness is murdered, Lynley and Havers find their case against violent criminal Michael Shand crumbling around them.

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