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
John Lumley-Savile, 8th Earl of Scarbrough John Lumley-Savile, 8th Earl of Scarbrough John Lumley-Savile, 8th Earl of Scarbrough (18 July 1788 – 29 October 1856), styled Viscount Lumley between 1832 and 1835, was a British peer and politician. Scarbrough was the son of John Lumley-Savile, 7th Earl of Scarbrough, Prebend of York, younger son of Richard Lumley, 4th Earl of Scarbrough and Barbara, sister and heiress of Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet. His mother was Anna Maria, daughter of Julines Hering. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. In 1836 he assumed by Royal licence the additional and principal surname of Savile. Scarbrough was returned