The Dalgliesh Mysteries
DRAMA 9PM, CHANNEL 5
Channel 5’s rerun of its adaptation of PD James’ Adam Dalgliesh books comes to an end tonight, but if you’ve enjoyed this series, there’s a second one due soon. Bertie Carvel is excellent as the contemplative, ‘less-is-more’ Inspector Dalgliesh, who in this 1970s-set feature-length drama is back in London, investigating two macabre deaths in a church in Paddington. It’s a grim introduction to the Met for DS Kate Miskin (Carlyss Peer), and she doesn’t exactly get a warm welcome from Masterson (Jeremy Irvine), whose laddish cockiness soon turns into something much more repellent. ★★★★ JP