7.6

Dalgliesh•Season 1•Episode 5

A Taste for Death (1)

7.6/10 · 614 votesNov 18, 202145 min

Ranked #4 of 6 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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May 1975. 8-year-old Darren and churchwarden Miss Wharton find two dead bodies in the vestry of St Matthew’s Church, Paddington, their throats slashed. One is Sir Paul Berowne, a baronet and recently-resigned Tory MP; the other a homeless man called Harry Mack. Dalgliesh is called

Directed byLisa Clarke

Written byHelen Edmundson

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Seasons3

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Season 1 Episodes6

E1 7.5

Shroud for a Nightingale (1)

E2 7.6

Shroud for a Nightingale (2)

E3 7.5

The Black Tower (1)

E4 7.6

The Black Tower (2)

E5 7.6Now viewing

A Taste for Death (1)

E6 7.7

A Taste for Death (2)

Cast1

Bertie Carvel

Adam Dalgliesh

Crew3

Georgie Fallon

Producer

Lisa Clarke

Director

Helen Edmundson

Writer

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Episode Summary

"A Taste for Death (1)" is episode 5 of Dalgliesh season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 614 votes, ranking #4 of 6 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Lisa Clarke and written by Helen Edmundson, it aired on November 18, 2021.

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