Cover Her Face: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Adapted from P.D. James's novel, this first installment of the popular television series has Commander Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard wading into the sordid underbelly of London's nightlife after a drug dealer is killed at a club. Complicating matters is the one witness, a beautiful single mother visiting from the countryside. This web of lies, murder, passion and drug trafficking also stars John Vine as Inspector John Massingham.

Series details

• Title: Cover Her Face
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 1985-02-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 1985-03-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23365
• IMDb ID: tt0204222
• TVDB ID: 216041

Cast and credited roles

• Roy Marsden — Adam Dalgliesh

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1985-02-17; final listed air date 1985-03-24; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Cover Her Face on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.