The Black Tower

This six-part 287-minute presentation is my second introduction to P. D. James. Naturally, I had to buy the book. Naturally, the book is better. However, that is not to distract from the film that took the time to tell the story and keep you glued to the screen. I am continuing to discover a new favorite and intend to work my way through the balance of the films. I am watching in film order not book order.

Even with the length of time to present this story they had to cut corners. However, in places, it was like reading the book word for word. Yet, the film neglects to mention that Chief Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh is wealthy in his own right.

The story is sort of convoluted. There are quite a few characters and they all look guilty. It appears that everyone had an opportunity to do it. Chief Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh (Roy Marsden) has a way of making everyone confess and look right through you.

Inspector Adam Dalgliesh is recovering from a wound he got on duty. He is also depressed and thinking of giving up his job. A friend invites him to stay at a nursing home (Toyton Grange) and implies that there are some mysterious goings-on. Soon people are dying from too many convenient accidents.

O. K. For those of you that read the book you may find the end a tad different and a page short. But close enough for T. V.

Some of the scenery in East Anglia on the North Sea will rival the actors and story for your attention.