The P.D. James Collection

Classic suspense from the Master of Mystery Roy Marsden stars in this award winning collection as PD James literary creation Adam Dalgliesh.

The methodical detective solves a series of the most heinous crimes from the gruesome to the macabre.

Includes 2 intriguing episodes.

Shroud For A Nightingale : Whilst working on a case with sinister political implications, Dalgliesh discovers a hotbed of hidden secrets, blackmail and murder at a teaching hospital.

A Taste For Death : An informal investigation into threatening letters sent to a government minister becomes an urgent case when a series of bizarre deaths occur.

About the Directors

John Gorrie lives in Hastings, East Sussex, England and is a director. He started out as an actor. In early 1963, he attended BBCs director's course. His first jobs as a director were for the soap opera, Compact and the anthology series Suspense. He also directed the Doctor Who serial, The Keys of Marinus. Gorrie also directed episodes of Out of the Unknown, Edward the Seventh (which he also co-wrote), Play of the Month, Play for Today, and Tales of the Unexpected. Gorrie also directed John Osborne's adaptation of Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray in 1976.

John Davies (9 March 1939 – 22 August 2011) was an English television director and producer and former child actor.



Approximate Running Time : 586 Minutes. 4 DVD Set