Dalgliesh

Name: Dalgliesh
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2021-11-04
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Bertie Carvel

RETURNING3 Seasons18 Episodes★ 6.7

Dalgliesh is a crime and drama series on 5 that premiered in 2021, with 3 seasons and 18 episodes to date. Its most recent episode aired on Dec 20, 2024, and no new episodes have been announced.

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Network5

First AiredNov 4, 2021

Last AiredDec 20, 2024

GenreCrime, Drama, Mystery

Created ByJill Robertson

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited Kingdom

ProductionNew Pictures, All3Media

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.

LAST AIRED

Dalgliesh last aired on Dec 20, 2024. No new episodes have been announced. Track this show to get an alert if it returns.

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Cast

Bertie Carvel

Adam Dalgliesh

Seasons & Episodes3 seasons · 18 episodes

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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.

E1Death in Holy Orders (1)

Dec 5, 202445m★ 8.2

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.

E2Death in Holy Orders (2)

Dec 6, 202446m★ 8.3

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.

E3Cover Her Face (1)

Dec 12, 202445m★ 6.8

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.

E4Cover Her Face (2)

Dec 13, 202446m★ 7.2

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.

E5Devices and Desires (1)

Dec 19, 202447m★ 4.8

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.

E6Devices and Desires (2)

Dec 20, 202446m★ 3.8

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?

About Dalgliesh

Dalgliesh is a crime, drama, mystery series on 5. The show first aired on Nov 4, 2021 and currently has 3 seasons and 18 episodes. Dalgliesh has not aired a new episode since Dec 20, 2024, and neither a renewal nor a cancellation has been announced. It has a rating of 6.7/10 based on 67 votes. The cast includes Bertie Carvel. Created by Jill Robertson.