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Inspector Morse (played by John Thaw) is a Chief Inspector in the Thames Valley police. He loves opera, real ale, art, literature and doing the Times crossword. He is also irrascible, bad tempered, stubborn and very unlucky in love (he tends to fall for ladies who are either the culprit ... Read review
it would run into the next century, maintaining throughout a quality of scripts and storylines that raised the genre of the detective series to a new level. Much ...
Inspector Morse. Episodes comprise: 1. The Dead of Jericho: Morse who never quite finds romance thinks that at last things will turn out differently when he meets beautiful Anne Stavely (Gemma Jones). But it is a love destined not to be when Anne is found hanging from a beam in mysterious circumstances. Morse suspects murder and sets out to discover the truth. Joining him is Sergeant Lewis (Kevin Whately) and their investigation into The Dead of Jericho is the beginning of a lasting partnership. 2. The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn: the super sleuth called in to investigate one of the most puzzling murder cases yet. Someone is selling examination secrets at Oxford and making a killing in more ways than one. Nicholas Quinn is a hard of hearing member of the examinations board - until one day he is found dead at home. Can Morse match up the clues with the killer? 3. Service of All the Dead: A church warden is found dead in his vestry and Inspector Morse is put on the case but before long he has five murders to solve...
Inspector Morse. Episodes comprise: 1. Second Time Around: Morse becomes concerned when an ex-Deputy Police Commissioner is murdered. He also discovers that there exists a connection between a missing chapter from the murdered man's memoirs and himself... 2. Fat Chance: A woman deacon dies in suspicious circumstances and Morse is called in... 3. Who Killed Harry Field?: Morse becomes involved in the arty world of Harry Field after he is mysteriously killed. 4. Greeks Bearing Gifts: Oxford's tightly-knit Greek community is torn apart by the death of a chef and the disappearance of a baby... 5. Promised Land: Morse and Lewis head for Australia in pursuit of supergrass Kenny Stone...
Inspector Morse. Episodes comprise: 1. Dead On Time: Morse becomes deeply involved when a Don apparently commits suicide. The man's wife Susan was once engaged to Morse who makes no secret of the fact that he is still in love with her... 2. Happy Families: A wealthy industrialist is murdered yet his family seem uninterested until a second murder occurs... 3. The Death Of The Self: Morse travels to Italy after an Englishwoman there dies in a seemingly freak accident that turns out to include foul play... 4. Absolute Conviction: Three 1980's entrepreneurs are jailed for stealing millions from their investors before one of them is found dead in his cell... 5. Cherubim And Seraphim: Morse takes compassionate leave after his step-niece commits suicide...
Inspector Morse. Episodes comprise: 1. Deadly Slumber: Avril Steppings was left with permanent brain damage after an operation went wrong. Morse is called in when the doctor who runs the clinic where the operation was performed is found murdered... 2. Day Of The Devil: Morse is involved in a man hunt when a dangerous mental patient escapes from a high security hospital... 3. Twilight Of The Gods: Morse and Lewis are busy investigating the murder of a freelance journalist when a shot is heard and a guest at a college celebration falls to the ground....
Inspector Morse. Episodes comprise: 1. The Wolvercote Tongue: Morse is called to investigate the suspicious death of a wealthy American tourist Laura Poindexter. She was on a cultural tour of Britain with her husband and their visit to Oxford had a special significance for them. Laura had inherited a precious jewel known as 'The Wolvercote Tongue' and had announced her intention to donate the treasure to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. Morse suspects foul play despite a pathologist's report that she died of a heart attack as the jewel has mysteriously gone missing... 2. Last Seen Wearing: A school girl from a wealthy family has been missing for six months; her father insists no stone be left unturned in the search for her yet Morse remains sadly convinced that the girl has been murdered. He and Lewis make enquiries at the girl's exclusive boarding school which at first presents a rosy picture of an elite section of English life. The two detectives soon discover there's more going on at her school than meets the eye but before Morse has a chance to unravel the mystery he finds he has another murder on his hands... 3. Settling Of The Sun: The tranquil cloisters of Oxford are shaken when a brutal murder of a Japanese student is discovered in what seems to be a ritual killing... 4. Last Bus To Woodstock: The body of a young insurance clerk is found in a pub car park and Inspector Morse is called in...
Inspector Morse. Episodes comprise: 1. The Ghost In The Machine: Valuable erotic paintings are stolen from the stately home of Lord Hanbury and his disappearance is soon investigated by Morse... 2. The Last Enemy: A body is found in the canal and the only clue to its identity points to a connection with one of the Oxford colleges. When Morse discovers that intense rivalry for a prestigious post has led to murder he has to find out which contender is the killer. 3. Deceived By The Flight: When Morse and Lewis attend a cricket match they get everything but a lazy day in the sun: before the first ball is bowled one of the players meets an untimely death. Sergeant Lewis gets a chance to demonstrate his cricketing skill when he is planted in the team to gain inside information... 4. The Secret Of Bay 5B: Playboy architect Michael Gifford is found strangled in his car and the list of suspects is growing ever longer when Morse sets out to solve the mystery.
Inspector Morse. Episodes comprise: 1. Infernal Serpent: Morse investigates the death of an environmentalist killed only minutes before he was due to give a highly controversial lecture... 2. The Sins Of The Fathers: Morse and Lewis are called in to investigate the mystery of an unwelcome takeover bid of a family-run real ale brewery and the death of the current managing director... 3. Driven To Distraction: In an intriguing tale Morse and Lewis are led away from the real murderer by a series of false clues... 4. Masonic Mysteries: All the clues point to Morse himself after his lady friend is stabbed at a dress rehearsal of the local amateur dramatic society's latest production...
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Production Year: 2002 - Thriller - Director: K.C. Bascombe - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Jesse James, Rachel Skarsten, Charles Powell, Linda Purl, Kevin Zegars
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A review by catshark88 on Inspector Morse - Complete (Digi Stack) (Box Set) (DVD) May 18th, 2007
Author's product rating:
Did you enjoy it?
Loved it
Story
Good
Characters / Performances
Outstanding
Special Effects
Good
How does it compare to similar films?
Not applicable
Advantages:
Great episodes
Disadvantages:
There were not more
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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I love this series. The characters and plots are complex enough to allow you to watch them over and over again. There are many layers and great with to each one and I find new things in them every time I watch them.
When the Morse series was commissioned, it was thought that there would be only a few episodes. How wrong they were! And that is before all the tribute showings after Thaw's death and Morse weekends on ITV3.
Inspector Morse (played by John Thaw) is a Chief Inspector in the Thames Valley police. He loves opera, real ale, art, literature and doing the Times crossword. He is also irrascible, bad tempered, stubborn and very unlucky in love (he tends to fall for ladies who are either the culprit or who played a supporting role).
He is helped by the loveable Sergeant Lewis (Kevin Whately) who supports Morse through thick and thin and puts up with his bad temper.
One of the nicest things about the series is watching these main characters develop and their relationship grow, first to respect, then to friendship.
The third key character is Oxford, both town and gown. There are some beautiful shots of the countryside and most episodes are set in various colleges.
Although mainly a "whodunnit", there is good characterisation and empahsis on why crimes were commited. The viewer is led to feel sympathy for many of the characters and the positions that they find themselves in. The authors (it is based on Dexter's character but he did not write them all), are not scared to tackle some horrible crimes but they do so with a light touch and the programme does not become ghoulish.
There are some great supporting actors and you will have endless fun working out what else they were in. My favourite is the Emperor in Masonic Mysteries.
Being very sad, I have refused to watch the last episode, the Remorseful Day. I am sure you all know the ending, but if I don't actually see it, it didn't happen!
If you like Morse I would recommend the box set. It is attractive and quite robust. You will be surprised just how often you will watch them and you will save a fortune over buying them individually through Amazon. Individual episodes are to be had quite cheaply on ebay at the time of writing though.
Episodes are: The Dead of Jericho The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn Service Of All the Dead The Wolvercot Tongue Last Seen Wearing The Settling of the Sun The Last Bus to Woodstock The Ghost in the Machine The Last Enemy Deceived By Flight The Secret of Bay 5b The Infernal Serpent The Sins of the Fathers Driven to Distraction Masonic Mysteries Second Time Around Fat Chance Who Killed Harry Field? Greeks Bearing Gifts Promised Land Dead on Time Happy Families The Death of the Self Absolute Conviction Cherubim and Seraphim Deadly Slumber The Day of the Devil Twilight of the Gods The Way Through the Woods The Daughters of Cain Death is Now My Neighbour The Wench is Dead The Remorseful Day
Inspector Morse was a British crime drama starring John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Detective Sergeant Lewis. It was based on the novels by Colin Dexter. It was set in Oxford and featured the pair investigating murders for Thames Valley CID.
Morse was different from the normal sleuth because, although he was intelligent and mild mannered. He had many failings, such drinking, was sometimes abrupt with people and found relationships ... ...the police, who he had annoyed. This made him a believable character that the general public could associate with. Lewis was a bit wet behind the ears and found Morse’s cynical nature quite trying at times. The two juxtaposing men were a perfect partnership and meant that they saw murder cases from different subjective views.
I remember watching this and finding it difficult to watch at times, but once I got into it, it was immensely enjoyable. ...
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Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Advantages: good to have all episodes all together. Disadvantages: can be quite expensive if you dont shop around.
...of a huge number of Inspector Morse episodes and covers a good variety of the old episodes with the new ones, if you are a morse fan this is a must have for your collection and is good to have all those dvds in one place. Also there was quite alot of information inside the box set for the viewer to go through about the inspector morse program and on the discs it also contains some bonus dvd material.
my only potencial problems with it are that it ...
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