<Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> It's 1969 and on Christmas Eve Gently is enjoying the festive cheer, until he gets news that a bank has been hit . Gently's hunt for the gunmen takes him into the world of skinheads . Gently has little fear, but the world is changing around him . Gently is later faced with a difficult dilemma . Does the law always have to be so cruel? Can he bend it just this once? </Td> </Tr> <P> Filming for the eighth series began in January 2017 . It was subsequently confirmed that this would be the final series, and it would comprise two feature - length episodes, set in 1970, that have been written as a way to "close" the series . Company Pictures CEO Michele Buck commented: "We felt the character was coming to natural end, and wanted to bring the audience an ambitious and exciting conclusion to such a well - loved show ." Episode Two was originally set to air on 28 May 2017, but was postponed due to its proximity to the general election in the UK, given that the storyline, not confirmed at the time, dealt with a controversial politician . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> #</Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> UK viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 24 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Gently Liberated" </Td> <Td> Robert Del Maestro </Td> <Td> Charlotte Wolf </Td> <Td> 21 May 2017 (2017 - 05 - 21) </Td> <Td> 5.97 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> It's 1970 and Gently and Bacchus become involved in an investigation when a body is discovered . A woman convicted of murdering her husband on circumstantial evidence brings Gently into conflict with Bacchus who was part of the original investigation and may have fabricated evidence to gain a conviction . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 25 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Gently and the New Age" </Td> <Td> Bryn Higgins </Td> <Td> Robert Murphy </Td> <Td> 30 October 2017 (2017 - 10 - 30) </Td> <Td> 5.38 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> The Met's new Special Investigations Squad boss Lister brings in Gently to investigate high levels of corruption within the force . At the same time, Bacchus and Coles are investigating the murder of a man at a picket line . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> #</Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> UK viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr>

When was george gently series 8 episode 1 aired