Death in Holy Orders: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

New Scotland Yard Commander Adam Dalgleish is asked to have a second look at the death of Ronald Treeves, a student at St. Anselm's seminary. He was killed when a sand dune collapsed and buried him alive and a coroner's inquest ruled that it was an accident but his father refuses to accept the verdict.Detective Adam Dalgliesh looks into the death of a young ordinand who died under mysterious circumstances.

Series details

• Title: Death in Holy Orders
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2003-08-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2003-08-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 20162
• IMDb ID: tt0346847
• TVDB ID: 248320

Cast and credited roles

• Martin Shaw — Adam Dalgliesh

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-08-23; final listed air date 2003-08-24; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

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