Dalgliesh
Acorn TV | Release Date: November 1, 2021
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The Observer (UK)Barbara EllenDec 30, 2024
Season 3 Review: It’s all almost provocatively basic, but I always enjoy Dalgliesh. It’s all down to Carvel, who keeps his performance as the widowed detective meticulously subtle, dignified and steeped in underlying melancholy. Read full review
60
The TimesCarol MidgleyDec 5, 2024
Season 3 Review: Death in Holy Orders isn’t the most thrilling of PD James’s plots (I haven’t read the book but I have seen both episodes and had guessed the killer by the end of episode one) but it was helped enormously by two guest performances. Read full review
60
DeciderJoel KellerDec 5, 2024
Season 3 Review: We continue to enjoy Dalgliesh because of Bertie Carvel’s grimace-filled empathetic portrayal of Adam Dalgliesh. We just wish we had more info about the detective and somewhat more tightly-written mysteries. Read full review
60
iGerard GilbertDec 5, 2024
Season 3 Review: If the detective remained something of an enigma, then there was an accomplished support cast to breathe life into the suspects. Read full review
60
The TelegraphKeith WatsonDec 5, 2024
Season 3 Review: You get the impression Dalgliesh has its eyes on a higher prize than simply being a variant on Midsomer Murders. Yet it drip-feeds its principal characterisation so sparingly that I’m no nearer to knowing what makes Dalgliesh tick now than when it started three years ago. Read full review
60
DeciderJoel KellerNov 2, 2021
Season 1 Review: If you like straightforward British procedurals based on classic characters, than Dalgliesh won’t disappoint. But there seems to be a lost opportunity to dive more into Dalgliesh’s interesting character, especially given who is playing the detective this time around. Read full review
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