Episode 1
Aired Oct 9, 1986
Shroud for a Nightingale
In this installment, Chief Dalgliesh attempts to question a gravely ill Martin Dettinger about the sinister political overtones of the chief's current murder case.
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 16, 1986
Shroud for a Nightingale
In spite of the murder investigation, the nursing staff at Nightingale House tries to live and work normally, but it seems that the murderer's mission is not yet complete.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 23, 1986
Shroud for a Nightingale
Everyone withholds evidence as Dalgliesh's investigation becomes hotter, but the heat is melting the agitated Delia Dettinger.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 30, 1986
Shroud for a Nightingale
With two nurses down and Martin Dettinger dead, Dalgliesh acts swiftly and tricks Courtney-Briggs into lying.
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Episode 5
Aired Nov 6, 1986
Shroud for a Nightingale
Dalgliesh disbelieves the clues linking the murder to the dead Martin Dettinger.
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Episode 6
Aired Nov 13, 1986
Brat Farrar
An impoverished orphan (Mark Greenstreet) returns to England and plots to impersonate the heir to a fortune.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 20, 1986
Brat Farrar
Simon schemes to discredit his mysterious twin brother (Mark Greenstreet), as the Ashbys welcome him to their estate.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 27, 1986
Brat Farrar
Enraged Simon tries to stop Brat's (Mark Greenstreet) search for the truth about Patrick's disappearance.
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Episode 9
Aired Dec 4, 1986
Agatha Christie: Pocketful of Rye
Inspector Neele investigates the death of a man with a handful of rye in his pocket.
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Episode 10
Aired Dec 11, 1986
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, Series II: A Pocketful of Rye
Miss Jane Marple (Joan Hickson) sees the crime's connection with the nursery rhyme.
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Episode 11
Aired Jan 1, 1987
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, Series II: A Murder Is Announced
An ad appears in a local paper announcing a forthcoming murder.
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Episode 12
Aired Jan 8, 1987
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, Series II: A Murder Is Announced
Several shots are fired at Letitia Blacklock, but one witness is dead.
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Episode 13
Aired Jan 15, 1987
Agatha Christie: Murder Is Announced
The killer is still at large, and a major inheritance comes to light.
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Episode 14
Aired Jan 22, 1987
Agatha Christie: Secret Adversary
Tommy Beresford (James Warwick) and Prudence Cowley (Francesca Annis) start a detective agency.
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Episode 15
Aired Jan 29, 1987
Agatha Christie: Secret Adversary
Tommy, Tuppence and Julius search for Jane Finn, who may help find the treaty.
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Episode 16
Aired Feb 5, 1987
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, I: The Empty House
Watson finds Holmes still alive three years after his reported death at Moriarty's hands.
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Episode 17
Aired Feb 12, 1987
Sherlock Holmes: Abbey Grange
Sir Eustace Brackenstall's wife tells Holmes she saw a gang murder her savage husband.
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Episode 18
Aired Feb 19, 1987
Sherlock Holmes: Musgrave Ritual
Holmes sees a connection between an old ritual and a maid and butler's disappearance.
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Episode 19
Aired Feb 26, 1987
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, I: The Second Stain
A bloodstain provides Holmes with a clue in the theft of a vital government document.
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Episode 20
Aired Mar 5, 1987
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, I: The Man with the Twisted Lip
A businessman disappears after his wife catches sight of him in an opium den.
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Episode 21
Aired Mar 12, 1987
Sherlock Holmes: Priory School
Holmes connects a missing teacher and a past mystery when a duke's son is kidnapped.
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Episode 22
Aired Mar 19, 1987
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, I: The Six Napoleons
The meaningless destruction of six busts of Napoleon intrigues Holmes (Jeremy Brett).
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Episode 23
Aired Mar 26, 1987
Cover Her Face
An unwed mother discovers a body and becomes a key witness for Scotland Yard's chief superintendent Adam Dalgliesh.
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Episode 24
Aired Apr 2, 1987
Cover Her Face
Adam Dalgliesh (Roy Marsden) questions the friends and contacts of murdered Stavros Veludis.
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Episode 25
Aired Apr 9, 1987
Cover Her Face
Stephen Maxie is now Sally's ally as she faces prolonged questioning from the local police and Adam Dalgliesh.
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Episode 26
Aired Apr 16, 1987
Cover Her Face
The Maxie household is questioned about Miss Jupp's secretive life, sparking an old feud between Stephen and Feliz.
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Episode 27
Aired Apr 23, 1987
Cover Her Face
The Maxie family stays quiet in spite of the rumors about Sally Jupp's death; Dalgliesh's suspect list grows.
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Episode 28
Aired Apr 23, 1987
Cover Her Face
Dalgliesh investigates the attack on Deborah Riscoe and pierces family loyalty to get a confession.
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