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Death of an Expert Witness

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1983
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
358
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Death of an Expert Witness (1983)
CrimeDramaMystery

When Dr. Edwin Lorrimer, a forensic scientist working at a private laboratory is found killed, Detective Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh is sent to investigate. Dalgliesh had been in the area ... Read allWhen Dr. Edwin Lorrimer, a forensic scientist working at a private laboratory is found killed, Detective Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh is sent to investigate. Dalgliesh had been in the area a few months previously investigating the murder of a young woman found in an abandoned ca... Read allWhen Dr. Edwin Lorrimer, a forensic scientist working at a private laboratory is found killed, Detective Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh is sent to investigate. Dalgliesh had been in the area a few months previously investigating the murder of a young woman found in an abandoned car. There are several suspects: Lorrimer's subordinate, Clifford Bradley, who despises him;... Read all

  • Stars
    • Roy Marsden
    • Barry Foster
    • Ray Brooks
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    7.5/10
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    • Stars
      • Roy Marsden
      • Barry Foster
      • Ray Brooks
    • 11User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Roy Marsden
    Roy Marsden
    • Adam Dalgliesh
    Barry Foster
    Barry Foster
    • Dr. Maxim Howarth
    Ray Brooks
    Ray Brooks
    • Dr. Henry Kerrison
    Ivor Roberts
    • Inspector Blakelock
    John Vine
    • DS John Massingham…
    Andrew Ray
    Andrew Ray
    • Clifford Bradley
    Brenda Blethyn
    Brenda Blethyn
    • Angela Foley
    Malcolm Terris
    Malcolm Terris
    • DI Tom Doyle
    Chloe Franks
    Chloe Franks
    • Brenda Pridmore
    Fiona Walker
    Fiona Walker
    • Stella Mawson, aka 'Star'
    Stephen Thorne
    Stephen Thorne
    • Paul Middlemass
    Valerie Testa
    • Claire Easterbrook
    Meg Davies
    • Domenica Howarth
    John Bryans
    • Chief Superintendent Mercer
    Annabelle Lanyon
    Annabelle Lanyon
    • Nell Kerrison
    Geoffrey Palmer
    Geoffrey Palmer
    • Dr. Edwin Lorrimer
    Rhoda Lewis
    Rhoda Lewis
    • Miss Willard
    Kate Lansbury
    Kate Lansbury
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    • Trivia
      Martin Jarvis was offered Dr. Kerrison.
    • Alternate versions
      When the series was repeated on ITV3, it was edited into six episodes, each with a revised cast list.
    • Connections
      Followed by Shroud for a Nightingale (1984)

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    2/10
    A terrible beginning to an OK mystery series.
    The first of the Dalgliesh detective series will surely put intelligent viewers off. First, at four and half hours long it is about 300 percent as long as it should have been. What seems like endless scenes of cars arriving, departing, and moving down roads, and of Dalgleish sitting and thinking to himself are just two of the ways the script is padded almost beyond belief. If this is being down in the first two parts of this three part series to establish an air of realism all this is thrown to the winds in part three when the major characters act in a downright silly way. Clichés abound. With a murderer on the loose, a young girl, who hitherto would faint at a frown, decides to take the shortcut home through the dark woods, announcing her reason for doing it to the audience as if the justify so silly a behavior in the mind of the viewer. The final coup de gras in this respect is when Superintendent Dalgliesh and the confessed murderer go for a walk alone in the countryside while the murderer explains the reasons for his criminal behavior. As someone who has just finished teaching the mystery as a part of a course in Modern Drama I count myself among the great fans of the dramatized mystery story. However, I fell asleep more than once trying to get through this one. 'Nuff said. Unless you are ready for your nap skip this one and go to 'The Black Tower' or one of the other later programs in the Dalgliesh series.
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    • Release date
      • April 8, 1983 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ett expertvittnes död
    • Production company
      • Anglia Television
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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