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This is a list of episodes of the Inspector Morse British television series produced between 1987 and 2000.
[edit] Series 1: 1987
| # |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Director |
Original airdate |
| 1 (1-01) |
"The Dead of Jericho" |
Anthony Minghella |
Alastair Reid |
6 January 1987 |
| Anne Stavely,a friend of Morse's, commits suicide at her home in Jericho, though Morse isn't convinced. Morse works with Sgt Lewis for the first time. |
| 2 (1-02) |
"The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn" |
Julian Mitchell |
Brian Parker |
13 January 1987 |
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| 3 (1-03) |
"Service of All the Dead" |
Julian Mitchell |
Peter Hammond |
20 January 1987 |
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[edit] Series 2: 1988
| # |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Director |
Original airdate |
| 4 (2-01) |
"The Wolvercote Tongue" |
Julian Mitchell |
Alastair Reid |
25 December 1987 |
| This was subsequently novelised as The Jewel That Was Ours, although the resolution is very different. |
| 5 (2-02) |
"Last Seen Wearing" |
Thomas Ellice |
Edward Bennett |
8 March 1988 |
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| 6 (2-03) |
"The Settling of the Sun" |
Charles Wood |
Peter Hammond |
15 March 1988 |
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| 7 (2-04) |
"Last Bus to Woodstock" |
Michael Wilcox |
Peter Duffell |
22 March 1988 |
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[edit] Series 3: 1989
| # |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Director |
Original airdate |
| 8 (3-01) |
"Ghost in the Machine" |
Julian Mitchell |
Herbert Wise |
4 January 1989 |
| Valuable paintings are stolen from a stately home and Lord Hanbury,the owner soon disappears.Morse discovers a black-mail sceme to cover up his death followed by murder involving a car accident in-which the brakes were tampered with. |
| 9 (3-02) |
"The Last Enemy" |
Peter Buckman |
James Scott |
11 January 1989 |
| Based on The Riddle of the Third Mile |
| 10 (3-03) |
"Deceived by Flight" |
Anthony Minghella |
Anthony Simmons |
18 January 1989 |
| Murder distrupts an Oxford Cricket Match organized by Morse's old friend Roly Marshall (Norman Rodway) between the Clarets and the Oxford Old Boys when Peter Foster is stabbed in the chest with a pair of sisscors shortly after tea in the changing rooms. |
| 11 (3-04) |
"The Secret of Bay 5B" |
Alma Cullen |
Jim Goddard |
25 January 1989 |
| A murder at a muti-storey car park uncovers a crime of passion involving a jealous husband,his wife and her lover. |
[edit] Series 4: 1990
[edit] Series 5: 1991
| # |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Director |
Original airdate |
| 16 (5-01) |
"Second Time Around" |
Daniel Boyle |
Adrian Shergold |
20 February 1991 |
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| 17 (5-02) |
"Fat Chance" |
Alma Cullen |
Roy Battersby |
27 February 1991 |
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| 18 (5-03) |
"Who Killed Harry Field?" |
Geoffrey Case |
Colin Gregg |
13 March 1991 |
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| 19 (5-04) |
"Greeks Bearing Gifts" |
Peter Nichols |
Adrian Shergold |
20 March 1991 |
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| 20 (5-05) |
"Promised Land" |
Julian Mitchell |
John Madden |
27 March 1991 |
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[edit] Series 6: 1992
| # |
Title |
Writer |
Director |
Original airdate |
| 21 (6-01) |
"Dead on Time" |
Daniel Boyle |
John Madden |
26 February 1992 |
| Henry Fallon, an Oxford don commits suicide. Morse has a painful link with the man's widow, Susan (Joanna David). |
| 22 (6-02) |
"Happy Families" |
Daniel Boyle |
Adrian Shergold |
11 March 1992 |
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| 23 (6-03) |
"The Death of the Self" |
Alma Cullen |
Colin Gregg |
25 March 1992 |
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| 24 (6-04) |
"Absolute Conviction" |
John Brown |
Antonia Bird |
8 April 1992 |
| Morse goes to prison to investigate the murder of an inmate sent down for a property swindle. |
| 25 (6-05) |
"Cherubim and Seraphim" |
Julian Mitchell |
Danny Boyle |
15 April 1992 |
| The story involves a group of teenagers revelling in the contemporary rave culture. Two teenagers - one of whom is the daughter of a friend of Morse - are found dead, presumably having committed suicide. Despite his love of opera and classics Morse shows some interest in and empathy with the youth culture. Listening to some homemade music, Morse spots a sample of the Hallelujah Chorus. |
[edit] Series 7: 1993
| # |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Director |
Original airdate |
| 26 (7-01) |
"Deadly Slumber" |
Daniel Boyle |
Stuart Orme |
6 January 1993 |
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| 27 (7-02) |
"The Day of the Devil" |
Daniel Boyle |
Stephen Whittaker |
13 January 1993 |
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| 28 (7-03) |
"Twilight of the Gods" |
Julian Mitchell |
Herbert Wise |
20 January 1993 |
| An Oxford opera diva is shot by a sniper before a live performance but was she the intended target? |
[edit] Specials: 1995–2000
| # |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Director |
Original airdate |
| 29 |
"The Way Through the Woods" |
Russell Lewis |
John Madden |
29 November 1995 |
| The television drama has a very different resolution to the novel. |
| 30 |
"The Daughters of Cain" |
Julian Mitchell |
Herbert Wise |
27 November 1996 |
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| 31 |
"Death Is Now My Neighbour" |
Julian Mitchell |
Charles Beeson |
19 November 1997 |
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| 32 |
"The Wench Is Dead" |
Malcolm Bradbury |
Robert Knights |
11 November 1998 |
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| 33 |
"The Remorseful Day" |
Stephen Churchett |
Jack Gold |
15 November 2000 |
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