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 Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland (10 June 1604 – 29 September 1679), was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he inherited the peerage. Manners was the son of Sir George Manners of Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, son of Sir John Manners. His mother was Grace Pierrepont daughter of Sir Henry Pierrepont (MP). The 8th earl was the great-grandson of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland. He was admitted at Queens' College, Cambridge, in spring 1619 and was awarded MA in 1621. He was admitted at