P. D. James
Director
Dalgliesh (1983)
Original Sin
Peverell Press, respected London publishing house with two hundred years of tradition, is taken over by new management. Gerard Etienne, new yuppie CEO, wants to implement radical changes. Soon he is found dead under bizzare circumstances. Commander Adam Dalgliesh, policeman in charge of the investigation, is convinced that the reasons for the death lie in the sinister past.
Released April 7, 1983
Episode 50 min
10+
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Production Companies: ITV, Anglia Television
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S7E1 - Original Sin (1)
Scotland Yard's Commander Adam Dalgleish is asked by Gabriel Dauntsey of the Peverell Press to look into an anonymous poison pen letter he received. It said that as he contributes nothing, he should do everyone a favor and take his own life. This is not the first such letter he's received but they are interrupted when Peverell employees discover the body of Sonya Clements in the firm's archives room.
March 20, 1997, midnight
S7E2 - Original Sin (2)
After Gerard Etienne is found dead in an upstairs room at the Peverell Press, Commander Dalgleish and DI Kate Miskin arrive to investigate. DI Daniel Aron joins them, his first day as a member of the team. Dalgleish's friend Gabriel Dauntsey notes that the room in which Etienne was found had apparently been cleaned. He also noted that the room was quite warm. Almost everyone at the firm may have had a reason to want him dead.
March 27, 1997, midnight
S7E3 - Original Sin (3)
After author Esme Carling is found floating in the Thames, Dalgleish re-questions the woman's 11 year-old neighbor who admits Esme wasn't home the night Gerard Etienne was killed. Others who may have had reason to want him dead have equally shaky alibis. DI Miskin looks into those and one in particular does not stand up to scrutiny.
April 3, 1997, 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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