The BEST episodes of Dalgliesh (2021) season 1

Every episode of Dalgliesh (2021) season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dalgliesh (2021) season 1!

Adam Dalgliesh takes us through 1970’s England as he solves unusual murders ranging from a nursing student poisoned during a training demonstration, to a homeless man and recently resigned Tory MP whose throats were slashed in a London church to suspicious deaths at a mysterious home for the disabled.

Last Updated: 12/15/2024Network: Channel 5Status: Continuing
A Taste for Death (2)
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7.54
119 votes

#1 - A Taste for Death (2)

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/2021

After the attack on Father Barnes while Halliwell was in custody, Dalgliesh brings Swayne and Lampart in for questioning. He discovers Lampart is having an affair with Lady Barbara, who reveals she is pregnant and thinks she will inherit everything. However, Lady Lavinia reveals that Sir Paul secretly changed his will at the last minute.

Directors: Lisa Clarke
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Shroud for a Nightingale (2)
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7.47
175 votes

#2 - Shroud for a Nightingale (2)

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/5/2021

After the death of another student nurse at Nightingale House, Dalgliesh's hunt for the murderer intensifies. A private patient who died at the on-site hospital might hold the answer, but Dalgliesh's curiosity puts his own life in danger…

Directors: Jill Robertson
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A Taste for Death (1)
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7.46
125 votes

#3 - A Taste for Death (1)

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/18/2021

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 in to investigate, accompanied by DS Masterson and his new DS Kate Miskin.

Directors: Lisa Clarke
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The Black Tower (2)
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7.41
128 votes

#4 - The Black Tower (2)

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/12/2021

Wilfred announces that he will transfer the Grange to the Ridgewell Trust and hold a vote on whether he will carry on as spiritual adviser. Maggie threatens to down the ‘whole rotten place’. Despite Eric and Helen’s plot to usurp Wilfred, the majority of the Grange vote for Wilfred to stay, ensuring the Lourdes trips will continue.

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The Black Tower (1)
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7.29
147 votes

#5 - The Black Tower (1)

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/11/2021

March 1975. Dalgliesh is invited to Dorset by his old friend Father Michael, only to discover that he died a few days ago. Father Michael lived in a home for the disabled run by the enigmatic Wilfred, who has organised trips to Lourdes ever since he was miraculously cured there of a serious illness.

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Shroud for a Nightingale (1)
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7.18
191 votes

#6 - Shroud for a Nightingale (1)

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/4/2021

DCI Adam Dalgliesh is sent to a nursing school to investigate the death of Heather Pearce, a student poisoned during a demonstration. But as he uncovers the secrets that infect the school, can Dalgliesh identify the killer before they strike again?

Directors: Jill Robertson
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