P. D. James
Director
Dalgliesh (1983)
The Black Tower
Frustrated with his career, Commander Dalgliesh is invited to Toynton Grange, a home for the disabled, by his old teacher, Father Baddeley, who is resident there. But unbeknown to Dalgliesh, something happening at the Grange is making the Father uneasy, and Dalgliesh quickly finds himself investigating a series of mysterious deaths.
Released April 7, 1983
Episode 50 min
10+
Keywords: imdb.anthology, imdb.hercule-poirot-character, imdb.miss-marple-character, imdb.sherlock-holmes-character, imdb.inspector-lewis-character, imdb.father-brown-character, imdb.private-detective + 5 more, imdb.police-detective-hero, imdb.detective, imdb.amateur-detective, imdb.police, imdb.criminal-investigation
Production Companies: ITV, Anglia Television
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S4E1 - The Black Tower (1)
Toynton Grange is a nursing home in financial difficulty. Dalgliesh has been injured in a drug raid and invited to go there by an old friend. A fatal "accident" happens near the Black Tower..
Nov. 8, 1985, midnight
S4E2 - The Black Tower (2)
There are two mysterious deaths at the nursing home Father Baddeley invited Dalgliesh to come to--one is the priest himself. Poison pen letters are being received also.
Nov. 15, 1985, midnight
S4E3 - The Black Tower (3)
Ursula, an MS patient, had run away from the Grange but decides to return. Dalgliesh continues to investigate his friend's death and learns there are many motives to explore. A fire in the Black Tower almost kills someone.
Nov. 22, 1985, midnight
S4E4 - The Black Tower (4)
Toynton Grange's religious façade is revealed to have covered adultery, ex-cons, fraud, and even murder. Dalgliesh relentlessly investigates the two suspicious deaths and a fire that almost claimed another victim.
Nov. 29, 1985, midnight
S4E5 - The Black Tower (5)
A vote is scheduled: will Toynton Grange continue as a nursing home under the Trust or be sold? Everyone suspects everyone else's innocence. Could the cloud of suspicion result in a suicide?
Dec. 6, 1985, midnight
S4E6 - The Black Tower (6)
Although an inquest into the latest victim proves inconclusive, Dalgliesh has more success with Henry Carwardine. The inspector is near to a solution...
Dec. 13, 1985, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 50 min.
Released: April 7, 1983
Last Air Date: Jan. 2, 2005, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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