Death of an Expert Witness Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Death of an Expert Witness

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A woman is found strangled in the back of a car, left parked in a field. Dr Lorrimer of the Hoggits Laboratory is at loggerheads with D.I. Doyle for the slowness of his results. Lorrimer singles out Clifford Bradley to take the blame.

Director

Herbert Wise

Writers

P.D. James (novel) | Robin Chapman (dramatisation)

Producer

John Rosenberg

Composer

Richard Harvey

Editor

Kevin Waters (videotape)

Casting Director

Jenia Reissar

Production Designer

Leo Austin

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 8, 1983

Release date

Apr 8, 1983 (United Kingdom)

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27 cast members

Name	Known for
Roy Marsden Adam Dalgliesh Adam Dalgliesh See fewer	The Sandbaggers (1978)
Barry Foster Dr. Maxim Howarth Dr. Maxim Howarth See fewer	Frenzy (1972)
Geoffrey Palmer Dr. Edwin Lorrimer Dr. Edwin Lorrimer See fewer	Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Ray Brooks Dr. Henry Kerrison Dr. Henry Kerrison See fewer	The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
Andrew Ray Clifford Bradley Clifford Bradley See fewer	The Mudlark (1950)
Malcolm Terris DI Tom Doyle DI Tom Doyle See fewer	The Great Train Robbery (1978)
John Bryans Chief Superintendent Mercer Chief Superintendent Mercer See fewer	For Whom the Bell Tolls (1965)
Ivor Roberts Inspector Blakelock Inspector Blakelock See fewer	The Talisman (1980)
Valerie Testa Claire Easterbrook Claire Easterbrook See fewer	Death of an Expert Witness (1983)
Stephen Thorne Paul Middlemass Paul Middlemass See fewer	Death of an Expert Witness (1983)
Wendy Gifford Anne Kerrison Anne Kerrison See fewer	Sentimental Education (1970)
Annabelle Lanyon Nell Kerrison Nell Kerrison See fewer	Legend (1985)
Chloe Franks Brenda Pridmore Brenda Pridmore See fewer	Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
Kate Lansbury Mrs. Pridmore Mrs. Pridmore See fewer	Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998)
Jack Carr Mr. Pridmore Mr. Pridmore See fewer	The Crying Game (1992)
Maryann Turner Mrs. Bidwell Mrs. Bidwell See fewer	Kingdom (2007)
Patrick Field Roy Roy See fewer	The Island of Adventure (1981)
Sheridan Ball Sue Bradley Sue Bradley See fewer	Death of an Expert Witness (1983)
Peter Howell Sir Charles Freeborn Sir Charles Freeborn See fewer	Scum (1979)
Allan Mitchell Dr. Michael Woods Dr. Michael Woods See fewer	Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Peter Forbes-Robertson Chairman Chairman See fewer	Island of Terror (1966)
Margaret Lang Woman Administrator Woman Administrator See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Tony Sheene Other Official Other Official See fewer	Death of an Expert Witness (1983)
Harold Woolnough Other Official Other Official See fewer	Death of an Expert Witness (1983)
Barry Noble Local Detective Local Detective See fewer	Death of an Expert Witness (1983)
Julie Brown Dead Girl Dead Girl See fewer	Looking for Eric (2009)
John Vine DI John Massingham (uncredited) DI John Massingham (uncredited) See fewer	Gandhi (1982)