Death of an Expert Witness: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

When Dr. Edwin Lorimer, 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. When one of the suspects is also murdered, Dalgliesh learns a key piece of information..

Series details

• Title: Death of an Expert Witness
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 1983-04-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 1983-05-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23367
• IMDb ID: tt0206478
• TVDB ID: 216031

Cast and credited roles

• Roy Marsden — Adam Dalgliesh

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1983-04-08; final listed air date 1983-05-20; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Death of an Expert Witness 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.