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Dalgliesh cast, plot and filming locations: Channel 5 British crime drama television series explained
Despite being set in England the show was actually filmed in another country
WHEN it comes to top crime drama, Channel 5 are making a mark for themselves.
One show that has proved to be a huge hit for the broadcaster is Dalgleish, which is based on the famous mystery novels by P.D. James.
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Who stars in the Channel 5 drama?
Bertie Carvel as Adam Dalgliesh
Taking the lead in Channel 5's rebooted Dalgliesh is esteemed actor Bertie Carvel.
The star takes the titular role of Detective Adam Dalgliesh, who is tasked we solving unusual murders.
Away from the show, and the actor is best known for Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015), Doctor Foster (2015) and Les Misérables (2012).
In 2019 Bertie married actress Sally Scott and they have one child together.
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Jeremy Irvine as Charles Masterson
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Jeremy Irvine takes on the role of Charles Masterson.
He began his acting career after one year of drama school at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before catching Hollywood's eye starring in Steven Spielberg's 2011 epic war film War Horse.
Jeremy has gained the reputation of being a great method actor after he lost two stone and performed his own torture scene stunts in The Railway Man (2013).
He has since starred in The Woman In Black: Angel of Death (2015), Fallen (2016), Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018).
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Carlyss Peer as Kate Miskin
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Actress Carlyss Peer plays DS Kate Miskin, who is Dalgliesh's work partner.
Away from Dalgliesh, she is known for BBC One's Beyond Paradise.
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Her other acting credits includes Doctors, ITV crime drama Viewpoint, sci-fi series The Feed, and Holby City.
Richard Dillane as Dr Stephen Courtney-Briggs
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Playing the role of Dr Stephen Courtney-Briggs, is Richard Dillane.
Viewers may recognise the actor from the Netflix series Young Wallander, based on the character Kurt Wallander created by novelist Henning Mankell.
Richard is married to actress Jayne McKenna and they have three children.
Amanda Root as Sister Brumfitt
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Amanda Root is an actress of both the stage and screen.
In Dalgliesh she plays the role of Sister Brumfitt.
The actress is best known for her starring role in the 1995 BBC film adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion.
She also starred in British TV comedy All About Me, as Miranda, alongside Richard Lumsden in 2004.
Amanda was the voice for Sophie in The BFG.
Natasha Little
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Natasha Little started her acting career at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Once she graduated she was spotted performing a play at the Latchmere Pub Theatre and that is how she won the role of Jenny in London's Burning.
She has also appeared on TV in The Bill (1998), Big Women (1998), Becky Sharp in Vanity Fair (1998), Cadfael (1998), and Murder In Mind (2003).
Natasha's movies include The Nearly Complete And Utter History Of Everything (1999), Man And Boy (2002), and Far From The Madding Crowd (1998
Fenella Woolgar as Sister Mavis Gearing
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Fenella Woolgar is an English film, theatre, television and radio actress.
She plays the role of Sister Mavis Gearing.
And playing a Sister is no new feat for Fenella as she is known for playing Sister Hilda in Call The Midwife.
Fenella is also known for her roles in the films Bright Young Things (2003) and Judy (2019).
In 2006 she married Robert Harland and they have three children together.
Siobhán Cullen as Josephine Fallon
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Siobhán Cullen will be playing the role of Josephine Fallon.
She is best known for Origin (2018), The Long Call (2021) and The Limehouse Golem (2016).
Born in Dublin, she studied at Trinity College where she was awarded a BA Hons degree in Drama and Theatre Studies.
Lily Newmark as Morag Smith
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Lily Newmark a former model-turned-actress, who plays the role of Morag Smith.
She has played Iona in the film Pin Cushion, Pym in the Netflix series Cursed and Eve Milton in the Sky One series Temple.
The actress also played Ruthie in the smash hit Netflix series Sex Education.
Sally Scott as Helen Rainer
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Sally Scott plays the role of Helen Rainer.
The actress has been married to Bertie Carvel - who plays Dalgliesh - since January 2019.
Sally is best known for Trauma (2018), Coalition (2015) and Borges and I (2009).
The actress also starred in hit TV series The Tower.
What is Dalgliesh about?
The series is set in mid-1970s England and follows Inspector Adam Dalgliesh, a detective and widower, as he strives to solve unusual murders.
Each part follows the stories of the late crime writer PD James’ books.
Channel 5 describes the series as "following Dalgliesh’s career to present day as he solves unusual murders and reveals buried secrets”.
Where was Dalgliesh filmed?
Despite being set in England, Dalgliesh was entirely filmed in Northern Ireland.
For both season one and two Belfast was used as the primary filming location.
The streets around the old Belfast Telegraph building were transformed into a film set back in 2020.
How to watch Dalgliesh
Dalgliesh season one will return to Channel 5 at 9pm from June 7, 2024.
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The show will then continue on Friday nights at the same time.
Fans can also stream both season one and two right now on the Channel 5 streaming site My5.
The original Dalgliesh
The Channel 5 Dalgliesh is a reboot of the original series which ran in the 80s.
When crime writer PD James wrote the Inspector Dalgliesh crime novels she may not have expected Britain's leading actors to play the title role, including Martin Shaw and in the 2021 series, Bertie Carvel.
But, for many fans, Roy Marsden remains the most iconic Dalgliesh.
The actor played the lead role from 1983 until he was replaced by Shaw in 1991 who would later go on to star in Inspector George Gently and The Long Call.
Speaking about playing the famous Inspector, Marsden told the in 1998: "It's an easy job, really. Every 18 months or so I do a couple of months filming one.
"It's not like what John Thaw did on Morse - he spent months slogging at it for years."
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