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The Murder Room

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2004–20052004–2005
  • 3h
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Martin Shaw in The Murder Room (2004)
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Adam Dalgliesh looks into the connection between the grisly exhibits at the Dupayne family museum and the murder of adopted son Neville.Adam Dalgliesh looks into the connection between the grisly exhibits at the Dupayne family museum and the murder of adopted son Neville.Adam Dalgliesh looks into the connection between the grisly exhibits at the Dupayne family museum and the murder of adopted son Neville.
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486
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  • Stars
    • Martin Shaw
    • Janie Dee
    • Samantha Bond
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    • Janie Dee
    • Samantha Bond
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    Martin Shaw
    Martin Shaw
    • Adam Dalglieshas Adam Dalgliesh
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Janie Dee
    • Emma Lavenhamas Emma Lavenham
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Samantha Bond
    Samantha Bond
    • Caroline Dupayneas Caroline Dupayne
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Kerry Fox
    Kerry Fox
    • Muriel Godbyas Muriel Godby
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Siân Phillips
    Siân Phillips
    • Marie Stricklandas Marie Strickland
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Michael Maloney
    Michael Maloney
    • Neville Dupayneas Neville Dupayne
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Nicholas Le Prevost
    Nicholas Le Prevost
    • Marcus Dupayneas Marcus Dupayne
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Jack Shepherd
    Jack Shepherd
    • James Calder-Haleas James Calder-Hale
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Anita Carey
    • Tally Cluttonas Tally Clutton
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Tilly Blackwood
    Tilly Blackwood
    • DI Kate Miskinas DI Kate Miskin
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    William Beck
    William Beck
    • DI Piers Tarrantas DI Piers Tarrant
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Sid Mitchell
    • Ryan Archeras Ryan Archer
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Lisa Kay
    Lisa Kay
    • Angela Faradayas Angela Faraday
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Kate Alderton
    Kate Alderton
    • Sara Dupayneas Sara Dupayne
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Lesley Vickerage
    Lesley Vickerage
    • Claraas Clara
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Anthony Calf
    Anthony Calf
    • Lord Martleshamas Lord Martlesham
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Thomas Wheatley
    • Aas A…
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Harry Burton
    Harry Burton
    • Bruno Denholmas Bruno Denholm
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
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    The lease on the Dupayne Museum is almost up and under the terms of their father's will, all three of the Dupayne children must agree to continue or the museum is to close. Neville Dupayne is dead set against continuing the museum when the money could be used for a much better purpose. One of the museum's key attractions is the Murder Room, displaying information on a series of notorious murders from between the two World Wars. When Neville dies in a way reminiscent of one of the murders on display in the Murder Room, Commander Adam Dalgleish is asked to investigate. There are any number of suspects: his siblings, several museum employees who will lose their job, his secretary with whom he once had an affair and his daughter who felt he was an absentee father. A second murder reveals some of the activities of the upper classes and the solution lies in a long-ago wrong that someone is seeking to right. —garykmcd
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      While on location, the school children extras were kept in a hired bus with a radiation heater because there were so few of them.
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    Gripping
    Old P D James keeps the books coming and in no time they are on TV. This is a gripping story and is as good as her others.

    It's all about a privately run museum, which has a room about murders of the past. People start getting bumped off in ways which resemble some of the earlier crimes.

    It's well acted, but I found it hard to accept Martin Shaw in the lead role as Dalgleish. He seemed physically wrong for it -- too much of an ox for the poet Dalgleish. His two assistants also appeared to be lightweight and rather too young to be inspectors. They had to do mundane work that I would have thought would be done by lower ranks.

    The subplot about Dalgleish's attempt to woo a girlfriend is a bit of a distraction and not well integrated into the rest of the story.
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    • Release date
      • January 1, 2005 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
      • PBS (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Camera crimei
    • Production companies
      • BBC Drama Group
      • WGBH
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    • Runtime
      3 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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