602 Death of an Expert Witness

First  viewed  :  8  April  1983

This  one  reminds  me  that  I  was  still  going  down  to  my  gran's  on  a  Friday  evening  as  we  watched  this  seven  part  adaptation  of  a  P D  James  crime  novel  together.

This  was  the  first  of  a  number  of   James  books  brought  to  the  screen  with  Roy  Marsden  as  her  detective hero  Adam  Dalgleish. The  expert  witness  was  forensic  biologist  Edwin  Lorrimar   ( Geoffrey  Palmer )  a  man  so  arrogant  and  disagreeable  it  gave  Dalgleish  a  number  of  likely  suspects  including  lesbian  sister  Brenda  Blethyn, professional  rival  Barry  Foster , unstable  young  colleague  Andrew  Ray , troubled  pathologist  Ray  Brooks  and  venal  police  detective  Malcolm  Terris. I  remember  which  one  did  it  but  as  it's  on  YouTube  I  don't  want  to  spoil  anyone's  enjoyment  of  what  was  a  pretty  good  whodunnit  with  an  excellent  theme  tune.