3.846 minSeason 3 • Episode 6
LatestThe 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?
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.
Acting
Carvel's silences hit harder than most actors' monologues.
Production
1970s Britain so authentic you can smell the institutional tea.
Writing
P.D. James's prose translated with actual respect for your IQ.
Creator
Jill Robertson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
P.D. James deliberately made Dalgliesh a 'detector' rather than detective—poet first, policeman second, which this adaptation actually honors.
Bertie Carvel insisted on doing his own typing in close-ups; those are his actual fingers mangling the poetry.
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