Directed by:
John GorrieScreenplay:
Robin ChapmanComposer:
Richard HarveyCast:
Roy Marsden, John Vine, Joss Ackland, Richard Marner, Graham Faulkner, Nicholas Coppin, Forbes Collins, Liz Fraser, Deborah Findlay, David Swift, Ellen Thomas (more)Episodes(5)
Plots(1)
Worried by the sinister political implications of his current murder case. Scotland Yard's Adam Dalgliesh is off to a teaching hospital for nurses to interview a prime suspect, critically ill arms dealer Martin Dettinger.
The hospital, he discovers is a hotbed of blackmail teeming with mysterious motives. At the somber adjoining training wing and nurses' residence, the risk of death seems greater than in any ward. Two young nurses are suddenly poisoned to death ñ one of them right before Dalgliesh's eyes.
Not originally assigned to these cases and against orders from superiors, Dalgliesh takes them on. With trademark cool, the shrewd, incisive detective is soon navigating a labyrinth of intrigues, jealousies and some very dark secrets. Someone is trying to bury the past and is ready, willing and able to kill again to keep it from being resurrected.
(official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Roy Marsden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/280/164280124_92425c.jpg)
Roy Marsden
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984) (series)
A Taste for Death (1988) (series)
John Vine
UK
Best series:
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1990) (series)
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984) (series)
Cover Her Face (1985) (series)
![Joss Ackland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/037/165037480_961244.jpg)
Joss Ackland
UK
Best series:
The Persuaders! (1971) (series)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984) (series)
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984) (series)
![Richard Marner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/334/334331_ae6cf2.jpg)
Richard Marner
Soviet Union
Best series:
'Allo 'Allo! (1982) (series)
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
Graham Faulkner
UK
Best series:
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984) (series)
Nicholas Coppin
Best series:
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Taggart (1983) (series)
![Forbes Collins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/088/160088233_73c724.jpg)
Forbes Collins
Best series:
Blackadder (1983) (series)
John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (1986) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
![Liz Fraser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/318/159318145_6950a2.jpg)
Liz Fraser
UK
Best series:
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984) (series)
The Benny Hill Show (1969) (series)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) (series)
![Deborah Findlay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/874/159874883_a88dd5.jpg)
Deborah Findlay
UK
Best series:
State of Play (2003) (series)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994) (series)
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984) (series)
![David Swift](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/781/160781222_5eb4e6.jpg)
David Swift
UK
Best series:
The Storyteller (1987) (series)
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Ellen Thomas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/329/161329080_6c0a0b.jpg)
Ellen Thomas
Sierra Leone
Best series:
Arcane: League of Legends (2021) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984) (series)
Eleanor David
UK
Best series:
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986) (series)
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984) (series)
Chancer (1990) (series)
![Margaret Whiting](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/356/161356551_314a4f.jpg)
Margaret Whiting
Best series:
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984) (series)
Let Them Eat Cake (1999) (series)
The Avengers (1961) (series)
![Anthony Carrick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/687/162687707_60444e.jpg)
Anthony Carrick
Best series:
Yes, Prime Minister (1986) (series)
Yes, Minister (1980) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
![Natalie Ogle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/527/161527019_1f0ba4.jpg)
Natalie Ogle
UK
Best series:
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Alice in Wonderland (1983) (series)
Lennard Pearce
UK
Best series:
Only Fools and Horses.... (1981) (series) - actor, a.f.
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984) (series)
Hammer House of Horror (1980) (series)
Gabrielle Hamilton
UK
Best series:
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984) (series)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series)
The Bill (1984) (series)
Sarah Thomas
UK
Best series:
Blackadder (1983) (series)
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984) (series)
The Bill (1984) (series)
Adam Bareham
UK
Best series:
To Play the King (1993) (series)
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984) (series)
The Far Pavilions (1984) (series)