TV series

Shroud for a Nightingale

1984 · 1 season

A quiet, methodical British mystery that unfolds with clinical patience, rewarding close attention with slow-burning suspicion and understated dread.

Overview: 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
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, dark and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, deception, greed, death
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
deception
greed
death
justice
Places: hospital
single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild