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A Taste for Death (1988)

TV Series ★ 5.4 50 min

Sir Paul Berowne - a prominent Government Minister - turns to his old friend Adam Dalgleish following a series of threatening letters delivered to his London home. The minister's wife is in an adulterous affair with a prominent surgeon and she makes no secret of it. Berowne's only daughter is involved in left-wing politics and rejects her conservative father. Adding to his woes, his own mother favoured her son who was killed in an IRA terrorist ambush over Paul. The informal investigation has barely began when Dalgliesh is faced with a series of bizarre deaths that turn the case into an urgent assignment. —DumbeBlonde

P. D. James Creator John Davies Director P. D. James Writer Alick Rowe Writer

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Released
October 14, 1988
Runtime
50 min
IMDb
tt0156122
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Studio
Anglia Television

Cast

In the Heat of the Night 1967 ★ 7.7
Bored to Death 2009 ★ 7.2
Appointment with Death 1988 ★ 6.1
Edge of Darkness 1985 ★ 8.1
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 1989 ★ 7.3
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 1982 ★ 6.7
Death Comes to Pemberley 2013 ★ 6.9
Gosford Park 2001 ★ 6.8
To Die For 1995 ★ 6.6
Tell Me Something 1999 ★ 6.2
The Order 2003 ★ 5.7
Marked for Death 1990 ★ 6.1

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Frequently asked questions

What is A Taste for Death about?
Sir Paul Berowne - a prominent Government Minister - turns to his old friend Adam Dalgleish following a series of threatening letters delivered to his London home. The minister's wife is in an adulterous affair with a prominent surgeon and she makes no secret of it. Berowne's only daughter is involved in left-wing politics and rejects her conservative father. Adding to his woes, his own mother favoured her son who was killed in an IRA terrorist ambush over Paul. The informal investigation has barely began when Dalgliesh is faced with a series of bizarre deaths that turn the case into an urgent assignment. —DumbeBlonde
Who created A Taste for Death?
A Taste for Death was created by P. D. James, John Davies.
Who stars in A Taste for Death?
A Taste for Death stars Roy Marsden, Wendy Hiller.
When was A Taste for Death released?
A Taste for Death is a 1988 mystery, drama, crime series.
Where can I watch A Taste for Death?
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