The New Dagliesh

Not as good as the old

Just watched the first two episodes of Acorn TV’s new Dagliesh series, begun in 2021 and this one based on P.D. James’ Shroud for a Nightingale (written in 1971). A five-part version had previously been made in 1983 as part of a series drawn from her books and starring Roy Marsden. The new version takes unnecessary liberites with the novel, including gratuitioius sex and a “happy” ending not in the original. A pale shadow of the 1983 version. If you’ like to see Shroud for a Nightingale, look for the earlier version. My review of that series will be up ahead.