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
Randal McDonnell, 8th Earl of Antrim Randal McDonnell, 8th Earl of Antrim Randal John Somerled McDonnell, 8th Earl of Antrim (1911–1977) was a diplomat, activist, soldier and administrator from Northern Ireland. He became chairman of the National Trust in 1965. He was the son of Randall McDonnell, 7th Earl of Antrim and his wife, Margaret Isabel Talbot, daughter of John Gilbert Talbot. He was educated at Eton College and at Christ Church, Oxford, which he left without taking a degree. He succeeded his father in 1932. In 1937 he visited Valencia, during the Spanish Civil War, with Cyril Connolly. During World War II Antrim was a