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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- Seasons
- 7
- Episodes aired
- 28
- Latest aired
- S07E03
- Total runtime
- 1d 22h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 January 1987 3 episodes
- Season 2 December 1987 – March 1988 4 episodes
- Season 3 January 1989 4 episodes
- Season 4 January 1990 4 episodes
- Season 5 February 1991 – March 1991 5 episodes
- Season 6 February 1992 – April 1992 5 episodes
- Season 7 January 1993 3 episodes
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S06E01 Dead on Time
February 26 · 100min find the promo
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Morse investigates the apparent suicide of a terminally ill Oxford don and finds he has a personal connection with the family. As the case develops, Lewis worries that Morse's professionalism is being undermined.
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S06E02 Happy Families
March 11 · 100min find the promo
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Business tycoon Sir John Balcombe is found murdered at his country house, Balcombe Castle, with no signs of a break-in. As a result, the dead man's wife and sons come under suspicion. Morse finds that the family is strangely untroubled, and several of his prime suspects have flawed characters and dark secrets - and then the Balcombe family suffers another killing. Meanwhile, Morse has to cope with journalists who try to turn his own personality into a story - and he also suffers from an unhelpful Chief Superintendant, covering for the station's usual boss, who puts pressure on him to crack the case in a hurry. In the end, though, Morse is vindicated and his various tormentors get their comeuppance.
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S06E03 The Death of the Self
March 25 · 100min find the promo
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The strange death of an Englishwoman abroad takes Morse and Lewis to the city of Verona in northern Italy. Morse takes delight in open-air opera in the Roman amphitheatre and falls under the spell of Nicole Burgess, a glamorous opera singer. But Lewis is home-sick.
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S06E04 Absolute Conviction
April 8 · 100min find the promo
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A convicted fraudster, one of three former business partners at an open prison, dies following an assault. Morse has to investigate the death while dealing with a brash subordinate and trying to avoid offending the prison authorities.
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S06E05 Cherubim and Seraphim
April 15 · 100min find the promo
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A new drug developed to combat senility is ironically being distributed to teens at all-night parties and driving some to suicide.