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Overview

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 full episode list
Release Date:
4 February 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery more
Plot:
A grouchy but cultured police detective and his easy going partner investigate crimes around the British community of Oxford. full summary
Awards:
9 wins & 12 nominations more
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(6 articles)
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User Comments:
Intelligent Whodunit with Fine Cast more

Cast

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John Thaw ... Chief Inspector Morse (33 episodes, 1987-2000)
Kevin Whately ... Detective Sergeant Lewis (32 episodes, 1987-2000)
Colin Dexter ... College porter showing Morse and Lewis to John Brewster / ... (30 episodes, 1987-2000)
James Grout ... Chief Superintendent Strange (22 episodes, 1987-2000)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
120 min (33 episodes)
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG (some episodes) | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Australia:M

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Trivia:
The flute in the theme music spells Morse's name in Morse code. Also, it sometimes spells the name of the murderer(!) and sometimes the name of an innocent character, to throw knowledgeable listeners off the trail. more
Quotes:
Morse: The secret of a happy life is to know when to stop - and then go that bit further. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "My Family: The Mouthtrap (#5.9)" (2004) more

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10 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Intelligent Whodunit with Fine Cast, 3 October 2005
Author: John Bale from Australia

Not since the great team of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce (in the early film Sherlock Holmes series) have there been such a happy combination as John Thaw and Kevin Whately as Morse and Lewis, in "Inspector Morse". Based on the rather academic crime novels of Colin Dexter this is surely one of the best TV whodunit series. Thaw is much at home playing the cantankerous, cultured, clever, and egocentric Police Inspector who enjoys a drink, while Whately does well as his obedient sidekick. Clever plots and intelligent scripting make this a thought provoking and interesting series. Which has lead to other quirky British Police Inspectors such as Barnaby in The Midsomers Murders, and Frost in A Touch of Frost. One might argue that Oxford, and for that matter in the other series small English country villages seem alive with serial killers, rather not conducive to tourism, but allowing for poetic license these stories capture the interest more than most.

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