A recent widower and acclaimed poet, enigmatic Inspector Adam Dalgliesh employs his exceptional empathy and insight to plumb the darker depths of the human psyche while investigating complex crimes in 1970s England.
A recent widower and acclaimed poet, enigmatic Inspector Adam Dalgliesh employs his exceptional empathy and insight to plumb the darker depths of the human psyche while investigating complex crimes in 1970s England.
Dalgliesh travels to a remote seminary overlooking a windswept lake, where a body has been found gruesomely murdered. Nearly everyone in the seminary has reason to resent the victim, and Dalgliesh and DS Tarrant must unpick a complicated set of motives to find their killer.
Directed by Geoffrey SaxWritten by Helen Edmundson, Colette KaneGuest stars Alistair Brammer, Lloyd Owen, Lloyd James, Phoebe Nicholls, Claire Goose, Andrew Havill, Anton Lesser, Michael Jenn
A second death shakes the order. As Dalgliesh uncovers the secret agenda of one of his suspects, the seminary falls further into disrepute. But this may be the key to unlocking the killer's motive.
Directed by Geoffrey SaxWritten by Helen Edmundson, Colette KaneGuest stars Alistair Brammer, Lloyd Owen, Lloyd James, Phoebe Nicholls, Claire Goose, Andrew Havill, Anton Lesser, Michael Jenn
Dalgliesh investigates a murder in the Essex home of the Mehtas, a staggeringly wealthy family with connections to the British government. With the help of local detective Clive Roscoe, Dalgliesh builds a picture of events in the weeks leading to the crime, confronting a blanket of secrecy among his guarded suspects.
Directed by Bertie CarvelWritten by Helen Edmundson, Kam OdedraGuest stars Allegra Marland, Parth Thakerar, Ellora Torchia, Holly Cattle, Richard Doubleday, Soni Razdan, Jack Myers, Josie Walker
A pair of grueling interrogations brings the victim's life into sharper focus, but will it lead the police to the killer? After a shocking confession is made, Dalgliesh realizes he has been lied to.
Directed by Bertie CarvelWritten by Helen Edmundson, Kam OdedraGuest stars Allegra Marland, Parth Thakerar, Ellora Torchia, Soni Razdan, Jack Myers, Josie Walker, Sam Swainsbury, Anne Bird
Dalgliesh is sent on an urgent mission to investigate a terrorist plot against a nuclear power station on the Kent coast. He is soon drawn into a complex and highly charged hunt for a serial killer, working once more alongside former colleague Kate Miskin, now an acting DCI.
Directed by Roger GoldbyWritten by Helen EdmundsonGuest stars David Pearse, Kealan McAllister, Holly Demaine, Reece McGowan, Robert Wilfort, Patrick Fitzsymons, Will Close, Carlyss Peer
The hunt is on for a second killer as the threat to the local community looms larger than ever. Can Dalgliesh unpick a complex web of loyalties before it's too late?
Directed by Roger GoldbyWritten by Helen EdmundsonGuest stars David Pearse, Kealan McAllister, Claire Goose, Robert Wilfort, Patrick Fitzsymons, Will Close, Carlyss Peer, Chris Patrick-Simpson
