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The Best Episodes of Dalgliesh

Every episode of Dalgliesh ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Dalgliesh!

Centred on the cases of P. D. James' gentleman detective Adam Dalgliesh. In addition to his career as a policeman, Dalgliesh is also a...
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:ITV1

Best Episodes Summary

"A Certain Justice (2)" is the best rated episode of "Dalgliesh". It scored 8.8/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/21/1998. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Certain Justice (3)".

  • A Certain Justice (2)
    8.8/1022 votes
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    #1 - A Certain Justice (2)

    Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 7/21/1998

    Dalgliesh and his team investigate the murder of a top flight lawyer with an abrasive reputation and turbulent private life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Certain Justice (3)
    8.6/1023 votes
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    #2 - A Certain Justice (3)

    Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 7/28/1998

    Dalgliesh and his team investigate the murder of a top flight lawyer with an abrasive reputation and turbulent private life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Certain Justice (1)
    8.3/1031 votes
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    #3 - A Certain Justice (1)

    Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 7/14/1998

    Dalgliesh and his team investigate the murder of a top flight lawyer with an abrasive reputation and turbulent private life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Death Of An Expert Witness (3)
    8.2/107 votes
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    #4 - Death Of An Expert Witness (3)

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/22/1983

    Commander Dalgliesh is called to Norfolk to look into a murder, which he believes has no connection with the case that he is currently working on. But then one of the forensic scientists at Hoggatt's laboratory, who are experts in violent death, is found murdered.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Death Of An Expert Witness (2)
    8.0/107 votes
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    #5 - Death Of An Expert Witness (2)

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/15/1983

    Commander Dalgliesh is called to Norfolk to look into a murder, which he believes has no connection with the case that he is currently working on. But then one of the forensic scientists at Hoggatt's laboratory, who are experts in violent death, is found murdered.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cover Her Face (4)
    7.7/108 votes
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    #6 - Cover Her Face (4)

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/10/1985

    Adam Dalgleish has found circumstantial evidence involving the Maxie's daughter, Deborah, in the drugs and murder case he is investigating. Her brother is one of the suspects in another murder that took place in the Maxie's manor.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cover Her Face (5)
    7.2/107 votes
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    #7 - Cover Her Face (5)

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 3/17/1985

    Deborah Maxie suspects her brother of killing his fiancee Sally and tells their mother. Dalgleish learns that Sally has been getting letters from Venezuela; her uncle confesses that he had been in her room the night she was killed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Death Of An Expert Witness (1)
    6.1/109 votes
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    #8 - Death Of An Expert Witness (1)

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/8/1983

    Commander Dalgliesh is called to Norfolk to look into a murder, which he believes has no connection with the case that he is currently working on. But then one of the forensic scientists at Hoggatt's laboratory, who are experts in violent death, is found murdered.

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: N/A

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    #9 - Death Of An Expert Witness (4)

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/29/1983

    Commander Dalgliesh is called to Norfolk to look into a murder, which he believes has no connection with the case that he is currently working on. But then one of the forensic scientists at Hoggatt's laboratory, who are experts in violent death, is found murdered.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    #10 - Death Of An Expert Witness (5)

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/6/1983

    Commander Dalgliesh is called to Norfolk to look into a murder, which he believes has no connection with the case that he is currently working on. But then one of the forensic scientists at Hoggatt's laboratory, who are experts in violent death, is found murdered.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Death Of An Expert Witness (6)
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    #11 - Death Of An Expert Witness (6)

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/13/1983

    Commander Dalgliesh is called to Norfolk to look into a murder, which he believes has no connection with the case that he is currently working on. But then one of the forensic scientists at Hoggatt's laboratory, who are experts in violent death, is found murdered.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    #12 - Death Of An Expert Witness (7)

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/20/1983

    This is the conclusion of the 7-part Death of an Expert Witness, as included in The Adam Dalgliesh Chronicles, a Region 2 DVD collection.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Shroud For A Nightingale (1)
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    #13 - Shroud For A Nightingale (1)

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/9/1984

    An arms dealer with a heart problem is too ill to stand trial and taken to a teaching hospital for treatment. Dalgliesh questions him and tensions among the nurses and other medical staff start to be revealed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    #14 - Shroud For A Nightingale (2)

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/16/1984

    Despite being present during the death of one of the student nurses, Dalgliesh is not asked run the investigation. Further relationships between the staff are revealed. Dettinger, the arms dealer, recognizes somebody from his past.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Shroud For A Nightingale (3)
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    #15 - Shroud For A Nightingale (3)

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/23/1984

    Following the death of a second student nurse, and that of the arms dealer Dettinger, Dalgliesh is put in charge of investigating all three deaths due to the potential links between the cases. Potential motives start to be revealed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    #16 - Shroud For A Nightingale (4)

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/30/1984

    Dalgliesh starts to make progress despite the lies and evasions of the people who have been interviewed. Dettinger's final words, as told to his wife, reveal a dark past for one of the nurses.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    #17 - Shroud For A Nightingale (5)

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/6/1984

    As the story reaches its climax, history catches up with the older staff. A blaze due to arson at the summer house reveals yet another body. Dalgliesh solves the murders of the nurses but struggles to find enough evidence to prevent further loss of life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cover Her Face (1)
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    #18 - Cover Her Face (1)

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/17/1985

    Unwed mother Sally Jupp meets Dalgliesh when her friend Stavros is murdered. Dr. Stephen Maxie makes his mother hires Sally as housemaid, but the rest of the household hates her. Dalgliesh tracks the drug ring Stavros was part of.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cover Her Face (2)
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    #19 - Cover Her Face (2)

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/24/1985

    Sally blackmails her uncle for airfare to Venezuela. Stephen's engagement to Sally shatters the family. Dalgliesh narrows the suspects down to the one person missing when the victim was found.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    #20 - Cover Her Face (3)

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 3/3/1985

    Dalgiesh learns of Sally's attempt to blackmail Victor and her letters from Venezuela. Deborah is attacked. The Maxie family and guests start suspecting each other.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    #21 - Cover Her Face (6)

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 3/24/1985

    Martha's venom spills out, and she admits having put sleeping pills in Sally's cocoa. A surprise arrives from Venezuela, and the two murderers of Dalgleish's two cases are brought to justice.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Black Tower (1)
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    #22 - The Black Tower (1)

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 11/8/1985

    Toynton Grange is a nursing home in financial difficulty. Dalgliesh has been injured in a drug raid and invited to go there by an old friend. A fatal "accident" happens near the Black Tower..

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Black Tower (2)
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    #23 - The Black Tower (2)

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 11/15/1985

    There are two mysterious deaths at the nursing home Father Baddeley invited Dalgliesh to come to--one is the priest himself. Poison pen letters are being received also.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Black Tower (3)
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    #24 - The Black Tower (3)

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 11/22/1985

    Ursula, an MS patient, had run away from the Grange but decides to return. Dalgliesh continues to investigate his friend's death and learns there are many motives to explore. A fire in the Black Tower almost kills someone.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Black Tower (4)
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    #25 - The Black Tower (4)

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 11/29/1985

    Toynton Grange's religious façade is revealed to have covered adultery, ex-cons, fraud, and even murder. Dalgliesh relentlessly investigates the two suspicious deaths and a fire that almost claimed another victim.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A