Based on P.D. James's global bestsellers, this riveting mystery series stars Bertie Carvel (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Doctor Foster) as enigmatic Inspector Adam Dalgliesh. A recent widower and acclaimed poet, Dalgliesh is a cerebral, reserved man but possessed of exceptional empathy and insight. As he investigates complex crimes in 1970s England, he plumbs the darker depths of the human psyche in his pursuit of justice.
These adaptations of James's award-winning novels also star Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) and Carlyss Peer (Grantchester), along with guest stars Natasha Little (Vanity Fair) and Steven Mackintosh (Luther).
Shroud for a Nightingale - Dalgliesh probes the poisoning death of a nursing student.
The Black Tower - A visit to an old friend becomes an inquiry into deaths at a home for the disabled. A Taste for Death - Dalgliesh investigates the slayings of two men in a London church.
