How would you describe the Gently/Bacchus relationship?

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Sergeant James Hathaway is who you're thinking of.

Can only agree in the sense that all those series have a senior and junior detective. One is the dogsbody.

In Morse, Lewis to my mind is never openly disrespectful of class. colour or creed.

In Lewis we are treated a very intelligent Hatahaway who has more scruples than a GENUINE minister of GOD.

Baranaby has always had respectful sidekicks.

IN Gently we are treated to an aging policeman who is portrayed as not running with the pack. Do remember that we are in the time era of seriously corrupt policing when if they were not actively aiding criminals they were often feathering thier own [career prospect] nests by nickiing anyone who fits the crime or can be fitted to the crime.

Bacchus from the beginning has been born with so many character flaws not removed during any form of police training. He could hold his head up high carrying the National Front flag. Gently is slowly trying to educate him in what he feels is a correct way of policing and of being a human being.

Having just watched 26/08/2012 I see that the struggle will always be uphill. Here we have police sargent young enoung to mix with the youth who over a period of mentoring has learned so little. I do question how we are meant to understand promotion of the time. He is being shown to us as someone who might not even have had enough time to be considered as moving from uniform to the detective branch let alone becoming a Sargeant.

I do however enjoy period pieces and of course do feel I have just been smacked in the face when newish idioms are used. It is unfortunate that this happens but in order to entertain Joey from Essex who cannot tell the time yet some things are required. So in Downton Abbey we will shortly be greeted with a few SHUTUPS, OMGs,The thing is this,Basicaly,init,know what I mean,init,know what I mean,init,know what I mean,init,know what I mean,you know what I say, TOWIE.

I do like Michael Kitchins style as Doyle and of course in his other roles. He does not really have an ever present police sidekick.

The bachus character seems to resistant to the education from his mentor and has even disobeys obvious protocols. I am not faulting Inglebys acting abilites as they are very good.

BTW I am not sterotyping the police. The authors and program makers do enough of that for all of us.

If interested do seek out the 'RED RIDING' a trilogy of a few years ago 2009 with many British fairly big names taking even minor roles in the name of the art. A drawn out shocker of a story covering a lenghty period perhaps ten years or so.

Agree. Couple of queerhawks. Nailed on.

Go on Stanley, stick one in Jane Russell & win a goldfish.

This made me laugh more than it should have. I find them both attractive so I wouldn't exactly mind. 😋

Bacchus was arogant unlikeable character.