Dalgliesh: Shroud for a Nightingale
When a student nurse with a penchant for petty blackmail is lethally poisoned during a routine procedure, Commander Dalgliesh and Inspector Massingham have to discover which, of the many guilty secrets held by the staff and students at Nightingale House, was a strong enough motive for murder.
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Dalgliesh Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
When a student nurse with a penchant for petty blackmail is lethally poisoned during a routine procedure, Commander Dalgliesh and Inspector Massingham have to discover which, of the many guilty secrets held by the staff and students at Nightingale House, was a strong enough motive for murder.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Shroud For A Nightingale (1)
Mar 9, 1984
An arms dealer with a heart problem is too ill to stand trial and taken to a teaching hospital for treatment. Dalgliesh questions him and tensions among the nurses and other medic
Shroud For A Nightingale (2)
Mar 16, 1984
Despite being present during the death of one of the student nurses, Dalgliesh is not asked run the investigation. Further relationships between the staff are revealed. Dettinger
Shroud For A Nightingale (3)
Mar 23, 1984
Following the death of a second student nurse, and that of the arms dealer Dettinger, Dalgliesh is put in charge of investigating all three deaths due to the potential links betwee
Shroud For A Nightingale (4)
Mar 30, 1984
Dalgliesh starts to make progress despite the lies and evasions of the people who have been interviewed. Dettinger's final words, as told to his wife, reveal a dark past for one o
Shroud For A Nightingale (5)
Apr 6, 1984
As the story reaches its climax, history catches up with the older staff. A blaze due to arson at the summer house reveals yet another body. Dalgliesh solves the murders of the n