DCI Adam Dalgliesh is a fictional character portrayed by Bertie Carvel in the TV series Dalgliesh.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Shroud for a Nightingale - Part One (season 1), they were 44 years old.
They appear in all 12 aired episodes so far and have accumulated 1017 positive votes.
Episodes12
Shroud for a Nightingale - Part One
episode S1.E1 november 2021Crime drama based on PD James' best-selling novels about Inspector Adam Dalgliesh, starring Bertie Carvel. In January 1975, a student nurse dies during a training demonstration and Dalgliesh is sent to investigate, accompanied by his partner DS Masterson. With poisoning confirmed as the cause of death Dalgliesh questions several of the nurses, and also has a case of blackmail on his hands.
Shroud for a Nightingale - Part Two
episode S1.E2 november 2021A recent death on the hospital wards becomes of interest to Dalgliesh, as he investigates the behavior of several of the nurses at Nightingale House. Masterson tells Dalgliesh that Dettinger recognized one of the senior nurses as Irmgard Grobel, a woman found guilty of murdering 122 Polish prisoners by lethal injection.
The Black Tower - Part One
episode S1.E3 november 2021Dalgliesh travels to Dorset to visit his friend Father Michael, but it turns out the man died two weeks earlier. To make things worse, Dalgliesh learns that another resident of the estate died a suspicious death a few weeks before that.
The Black Tower - Part Two
episode S1.E4 november 2021WIth Grace dead, the future of the estate is more uncertain than ever. Wilfred organizes a vote to establish whether he should continue as the residents' spiritual adviser. Dalgliesh digs deeper into the operation's secrets.
A Taste for Death - Part One
episode S1.E5 november 2021Two dead bodies are discovered in a church - one is a former Member of Parliament, while the other is a local vagrant. Dalgliesh's investigation leads him into the world of the British nobility, where everyone seems to have secrets.
A Taste for Death - Part Two
episode S1.E6 november 2021Dalgliesh digs into the Berownes' family secrets. He eventually confronts the killer - and reveals some deeply personal things about himself.
Death of an Expert Witness - Part 1
episode S2.E1 april 2023Dalgliesh investigates the death of scientist Doctor Edmund Lorrimer at Hoggatt's Forensic Laboratory, Dalgliesh soon learns that the late Doctor was not a popular figure.-
Death of an Expert Witness - Part 2
episode S2.E2 april 2023After a second murder, Dalgliesh and his team dig into the least likely of places to uncover a web of deceit, power struggles, and desperation. 
A Certain Justice - Part 1
episode S2.E3 may 2023Dalgliesh, 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.-
A Certain Justice - Part 2
episode S2.E4 may 2023As 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. -
The Murder Room - Part 1
episode S2.E5 may 2023Marcus 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. -
The Murder Room - Part 2
episode S2.E6 may 2023The 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.
- Shroud for a Nightingale - Part One
- Shroud for a Nightingale - Part Two
- The Black Tower - Part One
- The Black Tower - Part Two
- A Taste for Death - Part One
- A Taste for Death - Part Two
- Death of an Expert Witness - Part 1
- Death of an Expert Witness - Part 2
- A Certain Justice - Part 1
- A Certain Justice - Part 2
- The Murder Room - Part 1
- The Murder Room - Part 2
Best moments10
- A recent death on the hospital wards becomes of interest to Dalgliesh, as he investigates the behavior of several of the nurses at Nightingale House. Masterson tells Dalgliesh that Dettinger recognized one of the senior nurses as Irmgard Grobel, a woman found guilty of murdering 122 Polish prisoners by lethal injection.
- Dalgliesh travels to Dorset to visit his friend Father Michael, but it turns out the man died two weeks earlier. To make things worse, Dalgliesh learns that another resident of the estate died a suspicious death a few weeks before that.
- Crime drama based on PD James' best-selling novels about Inspector Adam Dalgliesh, starring Bertie Carvel. In January 1975, a student nurse dies during a training demonstration and Dalgliesh is sent to investigate, accompanied by his partner DS Masterson. With poisoning confirmed as the cause of death Dalgliesh questions several of the nurses, and also has a case of blackmail on his hands.
- Dalgliesh digs into the Berownes' family secrets. He eventually confronts the killer - and reveals some deeply personal things about himself.
- Two dead bodies are discovered in a church - one is a former Member of Parliament, while the other is a local vagrant. Dalgliesh's investigation leads him into the world of the British nobility, where everyone seems to have secrets.
- 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.
- 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.
- WIth Grace dead, the future of the estate is more uncertain than ever. Wilfred organizes a vote to establish whether he should continue as the residents' spiritual adviser. Dalgliesh digs deeper into the operation's secrets.
- Dalgliesh investigates the death of scientist Doctor Edmund Lorrimer at Hoggatt's Forensic Laboratory, Dalgliesh soon learns that the late Doctor was not a popular figure.
- After a second murder, Dalgliesh and his team dig into the least likely of places to uncover a web of deceit, power struggles, and desperation.
- Shroud for a Nightingale - Part Two
- The Black Tower - Part One
- Shroud for a Nightingale - Part One
- A Taste for Death - Part Two
- A Taste for Death - Part One
- The Murder Room - Part 1
- The Murder Room - Part 2
- The Black Tower - Part Two
- Death of an Expert Witness - Part 1
- Death of an Expert Witness - Part 2