What are the best episodes of Dalgliesh?

The best rated episodes of Dalgliesh are: A Certain Justice (2) - S2E4 rated 7.7, Devices and Desires (2) - S3E6 rated 7.7, The Murder Room (2) - S2E6 rated 7.7, A Certain Justice (1) - S2E3 rated 7.6, The Murder Room (1) - S2E5 rated 7.6

What are the worst episodes of Dalgliesh?

The lowest rated episodes of Dalgliesh are: Shroud for a Nightingale (1) - S1E1 rated 7.2, The Black Tower (1) - S1E3 rated 7.3, Death in Holy Orders (1) - S3E1 rated 7.4, Death in Holy Orders (2) - S3E2 rated 7.4, A Taste for Death (1) - S1E5 rated 7.4

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Nov 2021 - present

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Dalgliesh Episode Rating Chart

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Best Episodes of Dalgliesh

A Certain Justice (2)
S2 Ep4
7.7
5th May 2023
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.
Devices and Desires (2)
S3 Ep6
7.7
20th Dec 2024
The hunt is on for a second killer as the threat to the local community looms larger than ever. Can Dalgliesh unpick a complex web of loyalties before it's too late?
The Murder Room (2)
S2 Ep6
7.7
12th May 2023
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.
A Certain Justice (1)
S2 Ep3
7.6
4th May 2023
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.
The Murder Room (1)
S2 Ep5
7.6
11th May 2023
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.

Worst Episodes of Dalgliesh

Shroud for a Nightingale (1)
S1 Ep1
7.2
4th Nov 2021
January 1975. Student nurse Heather Pearce dies during a training demonstration. Detective Chief Inspector Adam Dalgliesh is sent to investigate, accompanied by his partner DS Masterson. Pathologist Dr. Chopra confirms that Pearce was poisoned. Dalgliesh and Masterson take statements from the nurses, despite Matron’s attempts to intercede.
The Black Tower (1)
S1 Ep3
7.3
11th Nov 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.
Death in Holy Orders (1)
S3 Ep1
7.4
5th Dec 2024
Dalgliesh travels to a remote seminary overlooking a windswept lake, where a body has been found gruesomely murdered. Nearly everyone in the seminary has reason to resent the victim, and Dalgliesh and DS Tarrant must unpick a complicated set of motives to find their killer.
Death in Holy Orders (2)
S3 Ep2
7.4
6th Dec 2024
A second death shakes the order. As Dalgliesh uncovers the secret agenda of one of his suspects, the seminary falls further into disrepute. But this may be the key to unlocking the killer's motive.
A Taste for Death (1)
S1 Ep5
7.4
18th Nov 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.

Dalgliesh Episode Guide

Shroud for a Nightingale (1)
S1 Ep1
7.2
4th Nov 2021
January 1975. Student nurse Heather Pearce dies during a training demonstration. Detective Chief Inspector Adam Dalgliesh is sent to investigate, accompanied by his partner DS Masterson. Pathologist Dr. Chopra confirms that Pearce was poisoned. Dalgliesh and Masterson take statements from the nurses, despite Matron’s attempts to intercede.
Shroud for a Nightingale (2)
S1 Ep2
7.5
5th Nov 2021
After Fallon’s death, Dalgliesh finds a library book in Fallon’s room and a letter in Pearce’s pigeonhole about a patient of Courtney-Briggs’ called Martin Dettinger, whose recent death on the hospital ward upset her. He later discovers rose spray, which Chopra confirms was used to poison Fallon. In the woods Dalgliesh is violently attacked.
The Black Tower (1)
S1 Ep3
7.3
11th Nov 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.
The Black Tower (2)
S1 Ep4
7.5
12th Nov 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.
A Taste for Death (1)
S1 Ep5
7.4
18th Nov 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.
A Taste for Death (2)
S1 Ep6
7.5
19th Nov 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.