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The Murder Room

IMDb ID: tt0432327 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 7.1 (574 votes)

Genres: Crime · Drama · Mystery

Adam Dalgliesh looks into the connection between the grisly exhibits at the Dupayne family museum and the murder of adopted son Neville.

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVSeriesAlternate TitlesAustralia: The Murder Room
Canada: The Murder Room (English)
Canada: The Murder Room (French)
Germany: The Murder Room
France: The Murder Room
United Kingdom: The Murder Room
Ireland: The Murder Room (English)
India: The Murder Room (English)
Japan: The Murder Room (Japanese)
New Zealand: The Murder Room (English)
United States: The Murder Room
South Africa: The Murder Room (English)
Romania: Camera crimei
Hungary: Gyilkosok szobája
Norway: Mordrommet
Spain: P.D. James: La sala del crimen (TV)
P.D. James: La sala del crimen (TV)
Release Date2005-01-01IMDb Popularity0User Reviews11Critic Reviews1Countries / RegionsUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguagesEnglishKeywordsmuseum
tv mini series
tabby cat
murder mystery
copycat murder
Production CompaniesBBC Drama Group
WGBH
Official SitesBBC (United Kingdom) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/murderroom.shtml
PBS (United States) - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/mystery/murderroom/index.html
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432327/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0432327.jpgUpdated At2025-08-09T16:00:35

Stars

Martin Shaw
Janie Dee
Samantha Bond
Kerry Fox
Siân Phillips
Michael Maloney
Nicholas Le Prevost
Jack Shepherd
Anita Carey
Tilly Blackwood

Directors

Diarmuid Lawrence

Writers

P.D. James
Robert Jones

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Martin Shaw | Character: Adam Dalgliesh
Actor: Janie Dee | Character: Emma Lavenham
Actor: Samantha Bond | Character: Caroline Dupayne
Actor: Kerry Fox | Character: Muriel Godby
Actor: Siân Phillips | Character: Marie Strickland
Actor: Michael Maloney | Character: Neville Dupayne
Actor: Nicholas Le Prevost | Character: Marcus Dupayne
Actor: Jack Shepherd | Character: James Calder-Hale
Actor: Anita Carey | Character: Tally Clutton
Actor: Tilly Blackwood | Character: DI Kate Miskin
Actor: William Beck | Character: DI Piers Tarrant
Actor: Sid Mitchell | Character: Ryan Archer
Actor: Lisa Kay | Character: Angela Faraday
Actor: Kate Alderton | Character: Sara Dupayne
Actor: Lesley Vickerage | Character: Clara
Actor: Anthony Calf | Character: Lord Martlesham
Actor: Thomas Wheatley | Character: A, C Harkness
Actor: Harry Burton | Character: Bruno Denholm
Actor: Ty Glaser | Character: Celia Mellock
Actor: Richard Cubison | Character: Nobby Clarke
Actor: Sara Carver | Character: Dalgliesh's P.A.
Actor: Greg Wakeham | Character: Ryan's Flatmate
Actor: Selina Cadell | Character: Lady Swathling
Actor: Teddy Kempner | Character: Miles Kynaston
Actor: Maryann Turner | Character: Ada Gearing
Actor: Daniel Flynn | Character: FIO Anderson
Actor: Trevor Laird | Character: Phil Carter
Actor: Josh Cohen | Character: Motorist
Actor: Nicholas Gecks | Character: Alfred Arthur Rouse
Actor: Paul Williamson | Character: Whitehall Colleague
Actor: James Weber Brown | Character: Whitehall Colleague
Actor: Peter Banks | Character: Conrad
Actor: Eloise Mayling | Character: Schoolgirl
Actor: Ray Donn | Character: Whitehall Colleague
Actor: Natalia Tena | Character: Actress

[Directors Group]
Name: Diarmuid Lawrence | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: P.D. James | Role: Writer
Name: Robert Jones | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Richard Broke | Role: Producer
Name: Rebecca Eaton | Role: Producer
Name: Susan Hogg | Role: Producer
Name: Simon Lewis | Role: Producer
Name: Robbie Sandison | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: John Lunn | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Simon Richards | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Tim Marchant | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Michelle Guish | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Roger Cann | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Catherine McCreadie | Role: Art Director
Name: Vivienne Schadinsky | Role: Art Director
Name: Michael Trevor | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Les Lansdown | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Sally Hennen | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Deanne Turner | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Karen Z.M. Turner | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Phil Brown | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Dominic Fysh | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Toby Mayes | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Fletcher Rodley | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Mark Collisson | Role: Art Department
Name: Steve Deane | Role: Art Department
Name: Alice Felton | Role: Art Department
Name: Hayley Guiheen | Role: Art Department
Name: Kat Law | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Robert Bourke | Role: Sound Department
Name: Matthew Collinge | Role: Sound Department
Name: Joanne Dunphy | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steve Finn | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jim Greenhorn | Role: Sound Department
Name: Colin Martin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Luke Neuman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Danny Shean | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Colin Gorry | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Paul Weston | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Tasha Back | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Richard Davies | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robert Gavigan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jim Jolliffe | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tooni Mahto | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Larry Park | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Roger Tooley | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Claire Collins | Role: Costume Department
Name: Maggie Partington-Smith | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Dan Crinnion | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Hans Van Der Werf | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Paul Golding | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Sue Sandison | Role: Production Department
Name: Michelle Welch | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Sarah Garner | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: David Barry | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Gari Bacon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Matt Bacon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Biola Bankole | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jim Hogan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Hogan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Josie Kelly | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Pearce | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Charlie Reed | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gordon Ronald | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Staples | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Neil Wood | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432327/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Australia: October 31, 2004
United Kingdom: January 1, 2005
United Kingdom: January 1, 2005 (part 1)
United Kingdom: January 2, 2005 (part 2)
Finland: February 26, 2006
Hungary: February 7, 2007
Japan: July 23, 2010 (part 1)
Japan: July 30, 2010 (part 2)
Australia: July 28, 2023 (internet)

Awards

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Box Office

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