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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S02E01 The Wolvercote Tongue
December 25 · 100min find the promo
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Laura Poindexter, a rich American tourist, dies in the Randolph Hotel, Oxford, apparently from a heart attack, but Morse suspects foul play. Laura was due to return a historic jewel to an Oxford museum, and it has gone missing. Then Dr Kemp, who is a womanizing historian, dies of a fall, Lucy Downes is crushed to death in a telephone box, and Dr Kemp's widow appears to take a fatal overdose of Paracetomol.Morse believes the deaths are all linked.
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S02E02 Last Seen Wearing
March 8 · 100min find the promo
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The schoolgirl daughter of rich parents has been missing for six months. Morse believes she has been killed, and his investigations show curious goings on at the missing girl's school. But before Morse can unravel the mystery, he finds another.
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S02E03 The Settling of the Sun
March 15 · 100min find the promo
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Oxford is shocked when a a Japanese student dies in what seems to be a brutal ritual killing. Then Morse finds he has unwittingly given all his suspects a watertight alibi.
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S02E04 Last Bus to Woodstock
March 22 · 100min find the promo
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A young secretary is found dead in a pub car park. Morse suspects murder and uncovers a complex web of relationships - passion and corruption, lies and unhappiness.