What is the first name of Commander Dalgliesh, the character created by author PD James?
Adam Dalgliesh Adam Dalgliesh Adam Dalgliesh (pronounced "dal-gleash") is a fictional character who has been the protagonist of fourteen mystery novels by P. D. James; the first being James's 1962 novel "Cover Her Face". He also appears in the two novels featuring James' other detective, Cordelia Gray. In the first novel, Dalgliesh is a Detective Chief Inspector. He eventually reaches the rank of Commander in the Metropolitan Police Service at New Scotland Yard in London. He is an intensely cerebral and private person. He writes poetry, a fact about which his colleagues are fond of reminding him. Several volumes of his poetry
Adam Dalgliesh of his character, and is more faithful to James's novels, whereas Martin Shaw's portrayal adds a more likeable human warmth to these character traits. The television adaptations have not always been faithful to the novel they dramatise, partly because they are out of chronological order. Five of the Dalgliesh novels have been dramatised by Neville Teller for BBC Radio 4. Robin Ellis played Dalgliesh in "Cover Her Face" (1993; miscredited as "Robert" Ellis by the BBC announcer) and "Devices and Desires" (1998). Phillip Franks played the role in "A Certain Justice" (2005). Dalgliesh was then played by Richard Derrington in