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  • A Taste for Death Episode #1.3 (Season 1, Episode 3)
  • TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A Taste for Death

Episode #1.3 (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Commander Dalgliesh and Insp. Miskin continue their interviews with those associated with the case. Gordon Halliwell, the family chauffeur, came to the Berowne family after serving with the deceased Hugo in the army. He freely admits that ...See moreCommander Dalgliesh and Insp. Miskin continue their interviews with those associated with the case. Gordon Halliwell, the family chauffeur, came to the Berowne family after serving with the deceased Hugo in the army. He freely admits that he and Sir Paul didn't along. Barbara Berowne's brother Dominic Swayne has an alibi. Dalgliesh also questions him about the death of the Berowne family's servant, Diana Travers, who drowned. Swayne says she wasn't an unemployed actress as she claimed. Berowne's daughter Sarah didn't get on with her father and were estranged owing to political differences and the way he treated her mother. The pathologist won't rule out the possibility of suicide though he tells Dalgliesh it's most likely murder. Teresa Nolan the nurse who looked after Sir Paul's mother, admits to him that she had an abortion a few weeks before, but refuses to identify the father. She is later found dead, an apparent suicide. Written by garykmcd See less
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Director
Writers
P.D. James (novel) | Alick Rowe (dramatisation)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographers
Editor
Kevin Waters (video tape)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 28, 1988

Release date
Oct 28, 1988 (United Kingdom)

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22 cast members
Name Known for
Roy Marsden
Commander Adam Dalgliesh Commander Adam Dalgliesh   See fewer
Wendy Hiller
Lady Ursula Berowne Lady Ursula Berowne   See fewer
Fiona Fullerton
Lady Barbara Berowne Lady Barbara Berowne   See fewer
Penny Downie
Inspector Kate Miskin Inspector Kate Miskin   See fewer
Avril Elgar
Emily Wharton Emily Wharton   See fewer
Oliver Ford Davies
Father Francis Barnes Father Francis Barnes   See fewer
Matthew Marsh
Dominic Swayne Dominic Swayne   See fewer
Kate Buffery
Sarah Berowne Sarah Berowne   See fewer
Rob Spendlove
Ivor Garrod Ivor Garrod   See fewer
Rebecca Saire
Theresa Nolan Theresa Nolan   See fewer
Gabrielle Lloyd
Evelyn Matlock, aka 'Mattie' Evelyn Matlock, aka 'Mattie'   See fewer
Derek Newark
Gordon Halliwell Gordon Halliwell   See fewer
Pauline Delaney
Mrs. Nolan (as Pauline Delany) Mrs. Nolan (as Pauline Delany)   See fewer
Kevin Stoney
Mr. Nolan Mr. Nolan   See fewer
Terence Edmond
Alan Scully Alan Scully   See fewer
David McAlister
Asst Commissioner Nichols Asst Commissioner Nichols   See fewer
John Ringham
Miles Kynaston (pathologist) Miles Kynaston (pathologist)   See fewer
Sam Smart
Melvin Melvin   See fewer
Kim Benson
Tracy Tracy   See fewer
Paul Lowther
Reporter Reporter   See fewer
Bob Appleby
Policeman Policeman   See fewer
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