P. D. James
Director
Dalgliesh (1983)
Shroud for a Nightingale
When a student nurse with a penchant for petty blackmail is lethally poisoned during a routine procedure, Commander Dalgliesh and Inspector Massingham have to discover which, of the many guilty secrets held by the staff and students at Nightingale House, was a strong enough motive for murder.
Released April 7, 1983
Episode 50 min
10+
Keywords: imdb.anthology, imdb.hercule-poirot-character, imdb.miss-marple-character, imdb.sherlock-holmes-character, imdb.inspector-lewis-character, imdb.father-brown-character, imdb.private-detective + 5 more, imdb.police-detective-hero, imdb.detective, imdb.amateur-detective, imdb.police, imdb.criminal-investigation
Production Companies: ITV, Anglia Television
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Shroud For A Nightingale (1)
An arms dealer with a heart problem is too ill to stand trial and taken to a teaching hospital for treatment. Dalgliesh questions him and tensions among the nurses and other medical staff start to be revealed.
March 9, 1984, midnight
S2E2 - Shroud For A Nightingale (2)
Despite being present during the death of one of the student nurses, Dalgliesh is not asked run the investigation. Further relationships between the staff are revealed. Dettinger, the arms dealer, recognizes somebody from his past.
March 16, 1984, midnight
S2E3 - Shroud For A Nightingale (3)
Following the death of a second student nurse, and that of the arms dealer Dettinger, Dalgliesh is put in charge of investigating all three deaths due to the potential links between the cases. Potential motives start to be revealed.
March 23, 1984, midnight
S2E4 - Shroud For A Nightingale (4)
Dalgliesh starts to make progress despite the lies and evasions of the people who have been interviewed. Dettinger's final words, as told to his wife, reveal a dark past for one of the nurses.
March 30, 1984, midnight
S2E5 - Shroud For A Nightingale (5)
As the story reaches its climax, history catches up with the older staff. A blaze due to arson at the summer house reveals yet another body. Dalgliesh solves the murders of the nurses but struggles to find enough evidence to prevent further loss of life.
April 6, 1984, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 50 min.
Released: April 7, 1983
Last Air Date: Jan. 2, 2005, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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