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Inspector Morse(TV show/series, 1987-1993)

TV-14
| 1h 40min per episode | Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Scripted Reality in 7 seasons with 28 episodes

Inspector MorseRating: 3.9/5 (with 56 votes)
Inspector Morse is a British detective drama television series based on a series of novels by Colin Dexter. It starred John Thaw as Detective Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis. The series comprises 33 two-hour episodes (100 minutes excluding commercials) produced between 6 January 1987 and 15 November 2000. Dexter made uncredited cameo appearances in all but three of the episodes. In 2018, the series was named the greatest British crime drama of all time by Radio Times’ readers. In 2000, the series was ranked 42 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes compiled by the British Film Institute. It was followed by the spin-off Lewis and prequel Endeavour. ()
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Awards & Nominations for Inspector Morse

2x British Academy Television Award for Best Actor

About Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.

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Inspector Morse Seasons and Episodes

01/06/1993Season 7 - 3 episodes
#1 | 01/06/1993Deadly Slumber
4.0/5 (with 3 votes)
The owner of a private hospital is found murdered in his car, after a series of anonymous threatening letters. Suspicion falls on a retired book-maker whose daughter suffered severe brain damage as a result of negligence during an operation some years before. Morse spends a lot of effort in investigating the possibility that the dead man was criminally negligent, and concludes that he was. While he does his best to bring the killer to justice, Morse does not seem very troubled that at the end of the day he is unable to nail him.
#2 | 01/13/1993The Day of the Devil
4.0/5 (with 3 votes)
Morse and Lewis hunt a violent rapist who has escaped from prison. They find themselves drawn into an under-world of satanists, and some of them seem more respectable than others.
#3 | 01/20/1993Twilight of the Gods
3.0/5 (with 3 votes)
A nasty but very rich businessman and a world-famous opera singer are in Oxford to receive honorary degrees from the Chancellor of the University. However, the ceremony has to be abandoned when a sniper opens fire on the procession of dignitaries. The singer is seriously wounded, but was she the intended target?
02/26/1992Season 6 - 5 episodes
02/20/1991Season 5 - 5 episodes
01/03/1990Season 4 - 4 episodes
01/04/1989Season 3 - 4 episodes
12/25/1987Season 2 - 4 episodes
01/06/1987Season 1 - 3 episodes
11/29/1995Specials - 8 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 16 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Bosnian (BS), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Russian (RU), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 01/06/1987
Last episode released on: 01/20/1993
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Kommissarie Morse"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:1572, Added: 05/11/2018, Last updated: 04/24/2024