TV series
A Taste for Death
1988–, English. Created by P. D. James.
Sir Paul Berowne - a prominent Government Minister - turns to his old friend Adam Dalgleish following a series of threatening letters delivered to his London home. The minister's wife is in an adulterous affair with a prominent surgeon and she makes no secret of it. Berowne's only daughter is involved in left-wing politics and rejects her conservative father. Adding to his woes, his own mother favoured her son who was killed in an IRA terrorist ambush over Paul. The informal investigation has barely began when Dalgliesh is faced with a series of bizarre deaths that turn the case into an urgent assignment. —DumbeBlonde
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Episode length
- 50 min
- Status
- Still running
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Latest episode
S1 E6: Episode 6
Aired 18 November 1988
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- P. D. JamesCreator
- Roy MarsdenAdam Dalgliesh · 6 ep
- Wendy HillerLady Ursula Berowne · 6 ep
- Fiona FullertonBarbara Berowne · 6 ep
- Penny DownieKate Miskin · 6 ep
- Avril ElgarEmily Wharton · 6 ep
- Oliver Ford DaviesFather Barnes · 6 ep
- Tat WhalleyDarren Wilkes · 5 ep
- Rob SpendloveIvor Garrod · 5 ep
- Gabrielle LloydEvelyn Matlock · 5 ep
- Simon WardStephen Lampart · 5 ep
- Kate BufferySarah Berowne · 4 ep
- Matthew MarshDominic Swayne · 4 ep
Details
- First aired
- 14 October 1988
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Miniseries
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What A Taste for Death is based on
A Taste for Death is based on A Taste for Death (1986) by P. D. James, published by Faber & Faber.
1986
A Taste for Death
By P. D. James
Published by Faber & Faber
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A Taste for Death has 1 season and 6 episodes, about 50 minutes each.
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Who created A Taste for Death?
A Taste for Death was created by P. D. James and stars Roy Marsden, Wendy Hiller, Fiona Fullerton.
What is A Taste for Death based on?
A Taste for Death is based on A Taste for Death (1986) by P. D. James, published by Faber & Faber.