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Inspector Morse

1987 Ended 100m episodes

7.9/10 146 votes

CrimeDramaMystery

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.

Created by:: Tony Warren, Colin Dexter
Cast:: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Peter Woodthorpe, James Grout
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom
Network:: ITV1

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Seasons

8 available

Series 5

Episodes

Episode 5 selected

E01

Episode 1

★ 8.1

Second Time Around

1991-02-20 · 100m

The mysterious death of a former deputy police commissioner brings Morse into reluctant contact with an old rival, Ch Insp Dawson. Morse and Lewis, in uneasy tandem with Dawson, spot a link with the unsolved murder of a young girl 18 years earlier. To find the latest killer they have to unravel the first case again.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 7.3

Fat Chance

1991-02-27 · 100m

Morse finds himself attracted to a female cleric when he is called upon to investigate the suspicious death of a woman deacon. St Saviour's College is about to appoint Oxford's first ever female chaplain, and emotions are running high among the more conservative clerics, but Morse & Lewis find it hard to believe such feelings could lead to murder.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 7.4

Who Killed Harry Field?

1991-03-13 · 100m

An artist, fun-loving drinker and raconteur, Harry Field seems like a man after Morse's own heart. But when Morse and Lewis investigate his mysterious death, they discover that he was not such a lovable rogue.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 7.4

Greeks Bearing Gifts

1991-03-20 · 100m

When the chef at Lewis's favorite Greek restaurant is found murdered, and a baby goes missing, Oxford's close-knit Greek community closes ranks. Matters aren't helped when Morse has a bad-tempered exchange with the shipping millionaire who owns the restaurant.

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E05

Episode 5

★ 7.6

Promised Land

1991-03-27 · 100m

The search for a retired 'supergrass' takes Morse and Lewis from Oxford to the Australian outback. Strangely, Lewis is less at home down under than Morse himself is.

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