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Shroud for a Nightingale

6.419841 seasonTV SeriesMystery

When a nursing student with a penchant for petty extortion is fatally poisoned during a routine procedure, Commander Dalgliesh and Inspector Massingham must find out

DirectorJohn Gorrie
WriterRobin Chapman

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Seasons & Episodes

E1
Episode 1
Mar 9, 1984 4.0
E2
Episode 2
Mar 16, 1984 4.0
E3
Episode 3
Mar 23, 1984 4.0
E4
Episode 4
Mar 30, 1984 4.0
E5
Episode 5
Apr 6, 1984 4.0

Cast · Directed by John Gorrie

RMRoy Marsden
Roy Marsden
Adam Dalgliesh
JAJoss Ackland
Joss Ackland
Stephen Courtney-Briggs
SA
Sheila Allen
Matron Mary Taylor
LFLiz Fraser
Liz Fraser
Sister Mavis Gearing
TW
Thelma Whiteley
Sister Ethel Brumfett
AE
Andree Evans
Sister Hilda Rolfe
JVJohn Vine
John Vine
DS John Massingham
RERosalyn Elvin
Rosalyn Elvin
Madeleine Goodall
NONatalie Ogle
Natalie Ogle
Christine Dakers
JM
Judi Maynard
Julia Pardoe
STSarah Thomas
Sarah Thomas
Maureen Burt
MT
Marcia Tucker
Shirley Dalston

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