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The Best Episodes of Dalgliesh Season 3

Every episode of Dalgliesh Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dalgliesh Season 3!

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A recent widower and acclaimed poet, enigmatic Inspector Adam Dalgliesh employs his exceptional empathy and insight to plumb the darker depths of the human psyche while investigating complex crimes in 1970s England.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dalgliesh Season 3 Episode 1 - Death in Holy Orders (1)
    7.5/10(371 votes)

    #1 - Death in Holy Orders (1)

    S3:E1

    Dalgliesh travels to a remote seminary overlooking a windswept lake, where a body has been found gruesomely murdered. Nearly everyone in the seminary has reason to resent the victim, and Dalgliesh and DS Tarrant must unpick a complicated set of motives to find their killer.

    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Helen Edmundson, Colette Kane

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  2. Dalgliesh Season 3 Episode 2 - Death in Holy Orders (2)
    7.5/10(295 votes)

    #2 - Death in Holy Orders (2)

    S3:E2

    A second death shakes the order. As Dalgliesh uncovers the secret agenda of one of his suspects, the seminary falls further into disrepute. But this may be the key to unlocking the killer's motive.

    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Helen Edmundson, Colette Kane

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  3. Dalgliesh Season 3 Episode 3 - Cover Her Face (1)
    7.5/10(292 votes)

    #3 - Cover Her Face (1)

    S3:E3

    Dalgliesh investigates a murder in the Essex home of the Mehtas, a staggeringly wealthy family with connections to the British government. With the help of local detective Clive Roscoe, Dalgliesh builds a picture of events in the weeks leading to the crime, confronting a blanket of secrecy among his guarded suspects.

    Director:Bertie Carvel
    Writers:Helen Edmundson, Kam Odedra

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  4. Dalgliesh Season 3 Episode 4 - Cover Her Face (2)
    7.5/10(264 votes)

    #4 - Cover Her Face (2)

    S3:E4

    A pair of grueling interrogations brings the victim's life into sharper focus, but will it lead the police to the killer? After a shocking confession is made, Dalgliesh realizes he has been lied to.

    Director:Bertie Carvel
    Writers:Helen Edmundson, Kam Odedra

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  5. Dalgliesh Season 3 Episode 5 - Devices and Desires (1)
    7.6/10(261 votes)

    #5 - Devices and Desires (1)

    S3:E5

    Dalgliesh is sent on an urgent mission to investigate a terrorist plot against a nuclear power station on the Kent coast. He is soon drawn into a complex and highly charged hunt for a serial killer, working once more alongside former colleague Kate Miskin, now an acting DCI.

    Director:Roger Goldby
    Writer:Helen Edmundson

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  6. Dalgliesh Season 3 Episode 6 - Devices and Desires (2)
    7.4/10(242 votes)

    #6 - Devices and Desires (2)

    S3:E6

    The hunt is on for a second killer as the threat to the local community looms larger than ever. Can Dalgliesh unpick a complex web of loyalties before it's too late?

    Director:Roger Goldby
    Writer:Helen Edmundson

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Death in Holy Orders (1)" is the best rated episode of "Dalgliesh" season 3. It scored 7.5/10 based on 371 votes. Directed by Geoffrey Sax and written by Helen Edmundson, Colette Kane, it aired on 12/5/2024. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Death in Holy Orders (2)".