Top billed cast

1. 

   Bertie Carvel

   Adam Dalgliesh

2. 

   Carlyss Peer

   DS Kate Miskin

3. 

   David Pearse

   Miles Kynaston

4. 

   Alistair Brammer

   DS Daniel Tarrant

5. 

   Jeremy Irvine

   DS Charles Masterson

6. 

   Claire Goose

   Dr Emma Lavenham

7. 

   Helen Aluko

   Christine Dakers

8. 

   Alice Nokes

   Julia Pardoe

9. 

   Fenella Woolgar

   Sister Gearing

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Current Season

Season 3

2024 | 6 Episodes

In 1979, on the cusp of Margaret Thatcher's victory, sees Commander Adam Dalgliesh takes on three highly sensitive cases - from a remote seminary already mired in scandal, to a wealthy family under political attack, and to a spate of killings at a nuclear power station.

Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on 2022-04-03

I tend to give British mystery series a try just because so many of them are excellent. So I gave Dalgliesh a look. It is a fine show. The lead character is quiet and somewhat withdrawn due to a tragedy in his life a year earlier. I didn’t immediately take to him as I have with other detective team leaders like Vera or even DCI Banks. He came across at times as indecisive or passive. His assistant is a real jerk and hurt the investigation through his petty selfishness, but except for glaring at him at one point, Dalgliesh seemed unable to take control. Suspects and witnesses also showed no r...read the rest

Recommendations

1. Inspector Morse78%
2. DCI Banks71%
3. Strike71%
4. Above Suspicion70%
5. Cross70%
6. Luther78%
7. Crime63%
8. Ridley61%
9. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder75%
10. Missing You61%
11. Sherlock85%
12. River73%
13. Murder in a Small Town69%
14. Life on Mars77%
15. No Offence75%
16. Fool Me Once71%
17. Miss Scarlet72%
18. HIS & HERS72%
19. Grantchester72%
20. Perry Mason72%

Status
Returning Series

Original Language
English

Original Name
Dalgliesh

Keywords

• based on novel or book
• great britain
• 1970s
• police detective
• murder investigation