The Inspector Lynley Mysteries The Inspector Lynley Mysteries The Inspector Lynley Mysteries is a British crime drama, broadcast on BBC One from 12 March 2001 to 1 June 2008, comprising six series and twenty-three episodes. The protagonist, Detective Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley, 8th Earl of Asherton (Nathaniel Parker), who is assigned to Scotland Yard, finds himself paired with Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers (Sharon Small). In addition to the tensions involved in solving murder cases, the series is built on clashes of personality, gender and class: Lynley is a polished man and a peer of the realm, and Havers is an untidy woman from a
Earl of Portland 1886 the 5th Count was granted a Royal Licence which allowed him the use of this renounced title in England. The title is inherited in male primogeniture line by the descendants of William Bentinck. The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son William Jack Henry Bentinck (born 1984), whose courtesy title is Viscount Woodstock. <section begin=Family Tree/> <section end=Family Tree/> Earl of Portland Earl of Portland is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England, first in 1633 and again in 1689. The title Duke of Portland was created in 1716 but became extinct in