Death of an Expert Witness - Part 1

Adam Dalgliesh is called in when Forensic Scientist Edmund Lorrimer is found dead at his place of work, Hoggatt's Forensic Laboratory, a private facility.

This had a lot to live up to for me, Death of an Expert Witness is my favourite PD James novel, and it is bound to be compared to the seven part adaptation with Roy Marsden, if you've not seen that I recommend it, it's very leisurely paced, but worth seeing.

I was hoping for it to be good, I didn't expect it to be this good, this was an excellent start. I feared that it would be rushed, being just a two part story, it's a complex story, with many strands, but they dealt with the plot very well here, some elements have been omitted, but it works incredibly well, it's very cohesive.

Bertie Carvel picked up exactly where he left off in series one, he was fantastic, Richard Harrington, Sam Hoare and Deborah Findlay were all excellent, this was a great cast.

Wonderfully produced, it's a classy looking production, the clothes, cars and sets are all spot on.

I'd go so far as to say that this is possibly Channel Five's best drama to date.

9/10.