About this season
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.
Episodes (6)
1. Death of an Expert Witness (1)
7.3Aired 27 April 2023 • 45 min
When a senior forensic biologist is found dead in his lab, Dalgliesh is called to East Anglia, where the murderer is lying in wait to strike again.
2. Death of an Expert Witness (2)
7.2Aired 28 April 2023 • 45 min
After another body is discovered, Dalgliesh and Miskin untangle a web of infidelities in this rural community, unearthing a killer with secrets to hide and tracks to cover.
3. A Certain Justice (1)
8.7Aired 4 May 2023 • 45 min
Dalgliesh, Kate Miskin, and new D.S. Daniel Tarrant investigate the murder of an abrasive female defence barrister who successfully defended a shady young man on murder charges, only for him to begin dating her daughter.
4. A Certain Justice (2)
8.3Aired 5 May 2023 • 45 min
As Dalgliesh's team sort out the complicated motives surrounding the victim's murder, they are running out of time to save her daughter from her dangerous fiancee.
5. The Murder Room (1)
8.2Aired 11 May 2023 • 45 min
Marcus and Caroline Dupayne struggle to convince their brother, Neville, to renew the lease on their family's museum. When Neville's car is torched on the museum grounds and he perishes inside, all who work there are suspects - including his siblings.
6. The Murder Room (2)
8.3Aired 12 May 2023 • 45 min
The grisly discovery in the trunk provides a new line of inquiry that leads to a hidden room, ties to intelligence agents, and a scandalous society at the heart of the museum. The team race to crack the case as the killer prepares to strike again.