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Based on the mystery novels by British author P.D. James, this gripping series is adapted to screen by a talented UK team that includes creator Helen Edmundson, Scottish screenwriter Stephen Greenhorn, Stewart Harcourt and Liverpool-born Colette Kane. With impressive performances from British actors Bertie Carvel and Alistair Brammer, the series is co-produced by London-based New Pictures.

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Set in 1970s Britain, Detective and poet Adam Dalgliesh (Bertie Carvel) is a specialist in solving unusual murder cases. After Archdeacon Matthew Crampton (Andrew Havill) is found dead in a church, DCI Adam Dalgliesh is called in to unravel the mystery, accompanied by his young partner DS Daniel Tarrant (Alistair Brammer).