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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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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.
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Bertie CarvelAdam Dalgliesh
Helen AlukoChristine Dakers
Alice NokesJulia Pardoe
Fenella WoolgarSister Gearing
Siobhán CullenJosephine Fallon
Richard DillaneStephen Courtney-Briggs
Avin ShahRohan Chopra
Robin KristoffyShirley Burt
5United Kingdom
New PicturesUnited Kingdom
All3MediaUnited KingdomWatch options above are for the show and may vary by season or episode.
Episode 1
When a senior forensic biologist is found dead in his lab, Dalgliesh is called to East Anglia, where the murderer is lying in wait to strike again.
Guest stars Carlyss Peer, Dominic Rowan, David Hargreaves, Richard Harrington, Lara Cohen, Ezra Carlisle, Margaret Clunie, Sam Hoare
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Episode 2
After another body is discovered, Dalgliesh and Miskin untangle a web of infidelities in this rural community, unearthing a killer with secrets to hide and tracks to cover.
Guest stars Carlyss Peer, Richard Harrington, Lara Cohen, Ezra Carlisle, Margaret Clunie, Sam Hoare, Stuart Graham, Perry Millward
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Episode 3
Dalgliesh, Kate Miskin, and new D.S. Daniel Tarrant investigate the murder of an abrasive female defence barrister who successfully defended a shady young man on murder charges, only for him to begin dating her daughter.
Guest stars David Pearse, Carlyss Peer, Alistair Brammer, Marsha Millar, Yaseen Aroussi, Conor Doran, Sara Stewart, David Bamber
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Episode 4
As Dalgliesh's team sort out the complicated motives surrounding the victim's murder, they are running out of time to save her daughter from her dangerous fiancee.
Guest stars David Pearse, Carlyss Peer, Alistair Brammer, Yaseen Aroussi, David Bamber, Alex Hope, Daisy Waterstone, Charlotte McCurry
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Episode 5
Marcus and Caroline Dupayne struggle to convince their brother, Neville, to renew the lease on their family's museum. When Neville's car is torched on the museum grounds and he perishes inside, all who work there are suspects - including his siblings.
Guest stars Carlyss Peer, Alistair Brammer, Debbie Chazen, Anastasia Hille, Nathaniel Christian, Sorcha Cusack, Nicholas Banks, Rose Galbraith
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Episode 6
The grisly discovery in the trunk provides a new line of inquiry that leads to a hidden room, ties to intelligence agents, and a scandalous society at the heart of the museum. The team race to crack the case as the killer prepares to strike again.
Guest stars David Pearse, Carlyss Peer, Alistair Brammer, Anastasia Hille, Nathaniel Christian, Sorcha Cusack, Nicholas Banks, Rose Galbraith
Where to watch DalglieshEpisode information updated Jul 22, 2026
