Lynley: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Tommy Lynley is a brilliant police detective but an outsider in the force – simply by virtue of his aristocratic upbringing. He is paired with Barbara Havers, a sergeant with a maverick attitude and a working-class background. With seemingly nothing in common and against all odds, the mismatched duo of Lynley and Havers become a formidable team, bonded by their desire to see justice done.

Series details

• Title: Lynley
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2025-09-04
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BritBox
• Typical episode runtime: 88 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 80191
• IMDb ID: tt33040971
• TVDB ID: 452704

Cast and credited roles

• Leo Suter — DI Thomas Lynley
• Sofia Barclay — DS Barbara Havers
• Daniel Mays — DCI Brian Nies
• Michael Workeye — DC Tony Bekele
• Niamh Walsh — Helen Clyde

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-09-04; final listed air date 2025-09-25; episode order: 4.
• Season 2: episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Lynley on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.