TV series

Devices and Desires

1991 · 1 season

A brooding, literary whodunit that unfolds quietly against windswept coastal gloom, rewarding patience with quiet dread.

Overview: Commander Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard, ostensibly on leave to mourn the death of a close friend and settle her estate at a coastal cottage, soon finds himself entangled in a murder investigation when a serial killer dubbed the 'Norfolk Whistler' strikes near a local nuclear power station.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, grief, death, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
grief
death
isolation
corruption
Places: countryside
small town
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild