Devices and Desires
1991 Mystery, Drama, Crime 1 season
TMDB rating 6.6/10 Ended
Commander Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard, ostensibly on leave to mourn the death of a close friend and settle her estate at a coastal cottage, soon finds himself entangled in a murder investigation when a serial killer dubbed the 'Norfolk Whistler' strikes near a local nuclear power station.
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Commander Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard, ostensibly on leave to mourn the death of a close friend and settle her estate at a coastal cottage, soon finds himself entangled in a murder investigation when a serial killer dubbed the 'Norfolk Whistler' strikes near a local nuclear power station.
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TMDB rating 4.0/10
Cast and details
Roy MarsdenCommander Adam Dalgliesh
Susannah YorkMeg Dennison
Gemma JonesAlice Mair
James FaulknerDr. Alex Mair
Tony HaygarthChief Inspector Terry Rickards
Tom ChadbonMiles Lessingham- Jamie NewallJonathan Reeves
Lisa TaylorTheresa Blaney- Helena MichellCaroline Amphlett
Robert HinesNeil Pascoe
Nicola CowperAmy Camm
Tom GeorgesonRyan Blaney
- Created by
- P. D. James
- Network
- ITV1
- First aired
- Jan 4, 1991
- Latest episode
- Feb 8, 1991
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