A suave English hero sets out to rescue a girl who has been drugged and kidnapped by a sinister old woman in the Pyrenees. Based on a vintage thriller by Dornford Yates, set in France in the 1920s.
Rumpole defends Ken Aspen, a man accused of rape. Meanwhile, Rumpole's favorite clerk is accused of theft.
Rumpole defends a woman whose husband has filed for divorce claiming infidelity and who hasn't spoken to his wife in 3 years.
Commander Dalgliesh is called to Norfolk to look into a murder, which he believes has no connection with the case that he is currently working on. But then one of the forensic scientists at Hoggatt's laboratory, who are experts in violent death, is found murdered.
Commander Dalgliesh is called to Norfolk to look into a murder, which he believes has no connection with the case that he is currently working on. But then one of the forensic scientists at Hoggatt's laboratory, who are experts in violent death, is found murdered.
Commander Dalgliesh is called to Norfolk to look into a murder, which he believes has no connection with the case that he is currently working on. But then one of the forensic scientists at Hoggatt's laboratory, who are experts in violent death, is found murdered.
This is the conclusion of the 7-part Death of an Expert Witness, as included in The Adam Dalgliesh Chronicles, a Region 2 DVD collection.