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Lord Bassington Smythe

Played by David Gant

The eighth Lord Bassington Smythe owns Dorset Hall and is Max Bassington’s father. His death provides the immediate opening for Max’s succession and Eddie’s attempt to find another estate for the Glass cannabis business.

Biography

The eighth Lord Bassington Smythe owns Dorset Hall and is Max Bassington’s father. His death provides the immediate opening for Max’s succession and Eddie’s attempt to find another estate for the Glass cannabis business.[1][2]

The Gentlemen

Season 1

Reveal Season 1 story spoilers

During a guided tour of Dorset Hall, the elderly Lord interrupts the visitors while masked and carrying a submachine gun. He removes the mask and suffers a heart attack. Eddie later attends his funeral, where the search for a replacement grow site brings him into contact with the new Lord Max.[1][2]

Season 2

Reveal Season 2 story spoilers

The sources used for this profile document the Season 1 role. They do not establish a separate Season 2 storyline; the absence of a new verified arc is not treated as an invented account of the character’s later life.[1][3]

Personality

Reveal story spoilers

His introduction is an aggressive rejection of the public entering his home. The armed interruption gives his attachment to the property an eccentric and threatening form, but does not by itself establish the full extent of his political beliefs or make Max’s later statements his father’s own.[1][2]

Physical Appearance

Reveal story spoilers

The elder Lord’s entrance is conspicuously unlike formal aristocratic dress: he is naked except for a gas mask while carrying a submachine gun through Dorset Hall. The costume obscures his identity until he removes the mask. This is the specific appearance described in the opening scene, not an inferred everyday wardrobe or an actor’s personal physical profile.[2][5]

References

  1. ↑The Gentlemen (2024 TV series) — Wikipedia · tertiary

    Community-maintained role inventory; minor-role leads require independent confirmation.

    Source access recorded: 2026-10-24
  2. ↑The Gentlemen — Season 1, Episode 4 recap — Reel Mockery · secondary episode recap

    Retrieved full relevant recap. Used for bounded actions and supporting names; cast spelling cross-checked against Plex, obvious typos and exact currency inconsistencies not repeated.

    Source access recorded: 2026-10-24
  3. ↑The Gentlemen — Season 1, Episode 4 credits — Plex · secondary episode-scoped cast/crew database

    Retrieved full actor-role list. Stronger for S1 scope than all-series credits, but not a direct view of Netflix end titles; medium confidence.

    Source access recorded: 2026-10-24
  4. The Gentlemen full cast and crew — Plex · secondary all-series credit database

    S1 and S2 roles mixed; not used alone to establish season scope.

    Source access recorded: 2026-10-24
  5. ↑The Gentlemen S1E4: An Unsympathetic Gentleman review — We Have Issues · secondary episode review and recap

    Retrieved full review. Cross-checks Lord Bassington’s naked gas-mask entrance. Review opinions are not promoted to canon.

    Source access recorded: 2026-10-24
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