List of Inspector Morse episodes

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This is a list of episodes of the Inspector Morse British television series produced between 1987 and 2000.

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[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, presumably 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
The murder of a deaf university teacher leads Morse and Lewis into a possible college cheating scandal. 
3 (1-03) "Service of All the Dead"  Julian Mitchell Peter Hammond 20 January 1987
A church warden is found with a knife in his chest; more bodies pile up as Morse and Lewis try to catch a dangerous psychopath. 

[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 quite different. An American tourist is found dead in a hotel room, presumably from a heart attack. Morse suspects foul play and a jewel belonging to the victim goes missing. 
5 (2-02) "Last Seen Wearing"  Thomas Ellice Edward Bennett 8 March 1988
A school girl has been missing for six months and Morse is convinced she is dead. However he and Lewis discover some disturbing facts about one of the schools she attended. But before he can solve the mystery, another murder happens. 
6 (2-03) "The Settling of the Sun"  Charles Wood Peter Hammond 15 March 1988
Morse is called on to solve the murder of a Japanese student. One of a group of foreign students attending a dinner with Morse 
7 (2-04) "Last Bus to Woodstock"  Michael Wilcox Peter Duffell 22 March 1988
Morse investigates the murder of a 18 year old woman found dead in a pub car park. 

[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 blackmail scheme to cover up his death, followed by a fatal 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 The master of a prestigious College asks Morse to investigate the disappearance of one of his colleagues. 
10 (3-03) "Deceived by Flight"  Anthony Minghella Anthony Simmons 18 January 1989
Murder disrupts a cricket match between the Clarets and the Oxford Old Boys, organized by Morse's old friend Roly Marshall (Norman Rodway), when Peter Foster is found in the changing rooms, stabbed in the chest with a pair of sisscors. 
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

# Title Writer(s) Director Original airdate
12 (4-01) "Infernal Serpent"  Alma Cullen John Madden 3 January 1990
The murder of a don outside his Oxford college leads Morse to suspect the prominent environmentalist was killed because of his beliefs. 
13 (4-02) "The Sins of the Fathers"  Jeremy Burnham Peter Hammond 10 January 1990
Morse and Lewis investigate whether two murders at a family brewery are linked to a proposed takeover bid. 
14 (4-03) "Driven to Distraction"  Anthony Minghella Sandy Johnson 17 January 1990
After a series of violent attacks on women, Morse convinces himself a local car dealer is to blame, but has he got the right man? 
15 (4-04) "Masonic Mysteries"  Julian Mitchell Danny Boyle 24 January 1990
Morse himself becomes the prime suspect when his lady friend is murdered at a dress rehearsal of Mozart's The Magic Flute. It soon becomes apparent that one of his old adversaries (Ian McDiarmid) is trying to implicate and "torture" him. 

[edit] Series 5: 1991

# Title Writer(s) Director Original airdate
16 (5-01) "Second Time Around"  Daniel Boyle Adrian Shergold 20 February 1991
The murder of a little girl is reopened after many years with the arrival of an embittered colleague 
17 (5-02) "Fat Chance"  Alma Cullen Roy Battersby 27 February 1991
The death of a promising feminist cleric highlights a furious Ecclesiastical battle of the sexes that is somehow connected with a weight-loss medication. 
18 (5-03) "Who Killed Harry Field?"  Geoffrey Case Colin Gregg 13 March 1991
Local artist, restorer and bon viveur Harry Field is murdered but who would want to kill a mediocrity? Lewis considers applying for a promotion to Inspector, to the obvious dismay of Morse. 
19 (5-04) "Greeks Bearing Gifts"  Peter Nichols Adrian Shergold 20 March 1991
A Greek restaurateur is murdered and his wife vanishes with her child. How is it connected with the arrival of a reconstructed Hellenic ship to Britain? 
20 (5-05) "Promised Land"  Julian Mitchell John Madden 27 March 1991
Morse and Lewis travel to Australia to re-interview a man who has become a protected witness after he testified against a mobster. Questions about the validity of the case arose in England, and now the informant maybe in danger. 

[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
Morse becomes the victim of a hate campaign by the press as he investigates the death of a cruel, boorish industrialist. 
23 (6-03) "The Death of the Self"  Alma Cullen Colin Gregg 25 March 1992
Morse and Lewis investigate the apparently accidental death of a wealthy tourist in Italy. 
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 suicide of a young girl leads Morse and Lewis into contemporary rave culture. Morse shows unusual empathy with the young and ruminates on the impossibility of bridging the generation gap. 

[edit] Series 7: 1993

# Title Writer(s) Director Original airdate
26 (7-01) "Deadly Slumber"  Daniel Boyle Stuart Orme 6 January 1993
A botched operation leaves a woman severely brain-damaged. is her father, a wealthy businessman, willing to kill in retribution? 
27 (7-02) "The Day of the Devil"  Daniel Boyle Stephen Whittaker 13 January 1993
A notorious rapist escapes from prison and tries to stay one step ahead of Morse and Lewis. 
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
Morse becomes convinced that the murderer of a young woman is still at liberty and that the wrong man was prosecuted for her death. This episode has a different resolution from the novel. 
30 "The Daughters of Cain"  Julian Mitchell Herbert Wise 27 November 1996
An Oxford university professor is found stabbed to death in his study. 
31 "Death Is Now My Neighbour"  Julian Mitchell Charles Beeson 19 November 1997
The atmosphere surrounding the election of a college master turns poisonous after a young woman is shot at her breakfast table. 
32 "The Wench Is Dead"  Malcolm Bradbury Robert Knights 11 November 1998
While laid up in the hospital Morse becomes interested in the death of a young woman on the canals in the 19th century, convinced that three men were wrongfully hanged for rape and murder he investigates further. 
33 "The Remorseful Day"  Stephen Churchett Jack Gold 15 November 2000
In the last ever episode, Morse tries to solve the unsolved murder of Yvonne Harrison as his health deteriorates. Morse later suffers a massive heart attack and dies in hospital with his last words being 'Thank Lewis for me'. 

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