# Dalgliesh (TV series)

Dalgliesh is a British crime drama television series, based on the Adam Dalgliesh novels by PD James. Bertie Carvel stars as the title character, an enigmatic detective–poet. The six-part series premiered on Acorn TV on 1 November 2021 in the United States followed by a Channel 5 premiere on 4 November in the United Kingdom.
Dalgliesh was officially renewed for a second series in March 2022, followed by a third confirmed that July.

## Premise

A published poet and recent widower, Detective Chief Inspector Adam Dalgliesh employs his empathy and insight to plumb the darker depths of the human psyche while investigating complex crimes in mid-1970s England.

## Cast

* Bertie Carvel as DCI, later Commander Adam Dalgliesh
* Jeremy Irvine as DS Charles Masterson (series 1)
* Carlyss Peer as DS, later DCI Kate Miskin
* Alistair Brammer as DS Daniel Tarrant (series 2–3)
* Claire Goose as Dr. Emma Lavenham (series 3)
* David Pearse as Pathologist Miles Kynaston

## Episodes
### Series overview

| Series | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Series | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 November 2021 (2021-11-04) | 19 November 2021 (2021-11-19) |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | 27 April 2023 (2023-04-27) | 12 May 2023 (2023-05-12) |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 December 2024 (2024-12-05) | 20 December 2024 (2024-12-20) |

### Series 1 (2021)

| No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | US release date | UK air date | UK viewers (millions) |
| 1–2 | "Shroud for a Nightingale" | Jill Robertson | Helen Edmundson | 1 November 2021 (2021-11-01) | 4 November 2021 | 4.09 |
| 1–2 | "Shroud for a Nightingale" | Jill Robertson | Helen Edmundson | 1 November 2021 (2021-11-01) | 5 November 2021 | 3.69 |
| Guest cast: Richard Dillane as Stephen Courtney-Briggs, Amanda Root as Sister Brumfett, Fenella Woolgar as Sister Gearing, Natasha Little as Matron Mary Taylor |||||||
| 3–4 | "The Black Tower" | Andy & Ryan Tohill | Stephen Greenhorn | 8 November 2021 (2021-11-08) | 11 November 2021 | 3.25 |
| 3–4 | "The Black Tower" | Andy & Ryan Tohill | Stephen Greenhorn | 8 November 2021 (2021-11-08) | 12 November 2021 | <(3.23) |
| Guest cast: Jonjo O'Neill as Julius Marsh, Mirren Mack as Maggie Hewson, Shannon Murray as Ursula Hollis, Steven Mackintosh as Wilfred Anstey, George Robinson as Henry Carwardine |||||||
| 5–6 | "A Taste for Death" | Lisa Clarke | Helen Edmundson | 15 November 2021 (2021-11-15) | 18 November 2021 | 3.25 |
| 5–6 | "A Taste for Death" | Lisa Clarke | Helen Edmundson | 15 November 2021 (2021-11-15) | 19 November 2021 | <(3.23) |
| Guest cast: Fra Fee as Dominic Swayne, Lily Sacofsky as Barbara Berowne, James Cartwright as Stephen Lampart, Laura Elphinstone as Miss Matlock, Jane Lapotaire as Lady Lavinia Berowne |||||||

### Series 2 (2023)

| No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | US release date | UK air date | UK viewers (millions) |
| 7–8 | "Death of an Expert Witness" | Geoffrey Sax | Helen Edmundson | 24 April 2023 (2023-04-24) | 27 April 2023 | 3.05 |
| 7–8 | "Death of an Expert Witness" | Geoffrey Sax | Helen Edmundson | 24 April 2023 (2023-04-24) | 28 April 2023 | 2.55 |
| Guest cast: Richard Harrington as Dr David Rollinson, Sam Hoare as Maxim Howarth, Margaret Clunie as Domenica Howarth, Deborah Findlay as Miss Willard, Dominic Rowan as Dr Edmund Lorrimer |||||||
| 9–10 | "A Certain Justice" | Andy & Ryan Tohill | Stewart Harcourt and Helen Edmundson | 1 May 2023 (2023-05-01) | 4 May 2023 | 2.87 |
| 9–10 | "A Certain Justice" | Andy & Ryan Tohill | Stewart Harcourt and Helen Edmundson | 1 May 2023 (2023-05-01) | 5 May 2023 | 2.79 |
| Guest cast: Michael Maloney as Desmond Ulrick, Michael Culkin as Hubert Langton, Sara Stewart as Venetia Aldridge, Yaseen Aroussi as Garry Ashe, Daisy Waterstone as Octavia Aldridge |||||||
| 11–12 | "The Murder Room" | Jon Wright | Helen Edmundson | 8 May 2023 (2023-05-08) | 11 May 2023 | 2.55 |
| 11–12 | "The Murder Room" | Jon Wright | Helen Edmundson | 8 May 2023 (2023-05-08) | 12 May 2023 | <(2.44) |
| Guest cast: Michelle Duncan as Caroline Dupayne, Nick Dunning as Roger Denholm, Anastasia Hille as Marie Strickland, Sylvestra Le Touzel as Muriel Godby, Sorcha Cusack as Tally Clutton |||||||

### Series 3 (2024)

| No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | US release date | UK air date | UK viewers (millions) |
| 13–14 | "Death in Holy Orders" | Geoffrey Sax | Collette Kane & Helen Edmundson | TBA | 5 December 2024 | N/A |
| 13–14 | "Death in Holy Orders" | Geoffrey Sax | Collette Kane & Helen Edmundson | TBA | 6 December 2024 | N/A |
| Guest cast: Phoebe Nicholls as Agatha Betterton, Lloyd Owen as George Gregory, Andrew Havill as Archdeacon Crampton, Richard Lintern as Father Sebastian, Anton Lesser as Father John |||||||
| 15–16 | "Cover Her Face" | Bertie Carvel | Kam Odedra & Helen Edmundson | TBA | 12 December 2024 | N/A |
| 15–16 | "Cover Her Face" | Bertie Carvel | Kam Odedra & Helen Edmundson | TBA | 13 December 2024 | N/A |
| Guest cast: Sam Swainsbury as DI Clive Roscoe, Parth Thakerar as Krishna Mehta, Ellora Torchia as Devi Langridge, Josie Walker as Martha Tate, Soni Razdan as Anita Mehta |||||||
| 17–18 | "Devices and Desires" | Roger Goldby | Helen Edmundson | TBA | 19 December 2024 | N/A |
| 17–18 | "Devices and Desires" | Roger Goldby | Helen Edmundson | TBA | 20 December 2024 | N/A |
| Guest cast: Adam James as Alex Mayer, Nancy Carroll as Alice Mayer, Liz White as Hilary Roberts |||||||

## Production
### Development and casting

New Pictures secured the rights to adapt three of James' novels across six episodes with future seasons outlined. It was announced in October 2020 that Channel 5 and Acorn TV (via Acorn Media Enterprises) had commissioned the series with Bertie Carvel in the titular role and each story having its own cast. A creative team would be behind the series, with Helen Edmundson writing, Jill Robertson directing, Georgie Fallon producing, and Elaine Pyke executive producing.

### Filming

Principal photography for the first series was going to take place in December 2020 but was postponed to 2021. The project received funding from All3Media International and Northern Ireland Screen.
Production on the second series took place in the summer of 2022.

## Release

Acorn TV released a trailer for the series at the end of September 2021. On 22 October, Channel 5 announced that episodes would air biweekly on Thursdays and Fridays.