Shroud for a Nightingale: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Adam Dalgliesh is on the trail of alleged international arms dealer Martin Dettinger - a man with distinctly dubious Eastern European connections and who may have been responsible for the death of an important witness. Seriously ill, Dettinger books himself into the John Carpendar Hospital for vital heart surgery - and then student nurses begin to die. The first is murdered right in front of Adam Dalgliesh.

Series details

• Title: Shroud for a Nightingale
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 1984-03-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1984-04-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23366
• IMDb ID: tt0199026
• TVDB ID: 143991

Cast and credited roles

• Roy Marsden — Adam Dalgliesh
• Joss Ackland — Stephen Courtney-Briggs
• Sheila Allen — Mary Taylor
• Liz Fraser — Mavis Gearing
• Thelma Whiteley — Ethel Brumfett
• Andree Evans — Hilda Rolfe
• John Vine — John Massingham

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1984-03-09; final listed air date 1984-04-06; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Shroud for a Nightingale 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.