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When Inspector Morse first appeared on television in 1987, nobody could have predicted that it would run into the next century, maintaining throughout a quality of scripts and story lines that raised the genre of the detective series to a new level. Much of its success can be attributed to John Thaw's total immersion in the role. Morse is a prickly character and not obviously easy to like. As a detective in Oxford with unfulfilled academic propensities, he is permanently excluded from a world of which he would dearly love to be a part. He is at odds with that world--and with his colleagues in the police force--most of the time. Passionate about opera and "proper beer", he is a cultural snob for whom vulgarity causes almost physical pain. As a result, he lives from one disillusionment to another. And he is scarred--more deeply than he would ever admit--by past relationships. But he also has a naïve streak and, deep-down sensitivity, which makes him a fascinating challenge for women.
At the heart of Morse's professional life is his awkward partnership with Detective Sergeant Lewis, the resolutely ordinary, worldly sidekick who manages to keep his boss in an almost permanent state of exasperation while retaining his grudging respect. It's a testament to Kevin Whateley's consistently excellent performance that from such unpromising material, Lewis becomes as indispensable to the series as Barrington Pheloung's hypnotic, classic theme music. Morse's investigations do occasionally take him abroad to more exotic locations, but throughout 14 successful years of often gruesome murders, the city of Oxford itself became a central character in these brooding two-hour dramas: creator Colin Dexter stating he finally had to kill Morse off because he was giving Oxford a bad reputation as a dangerous place! --Piers Ford
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These are probably two of the best episodes of Morse, and Dead on Time is one of my own favourite episodes.
Dead On Time involves Morse and Lewis as they investigate what seems to be an apparant suicide of an elderly disabled don Henry Fallon. As they dig deep, it is soon realised that it isnt as quite straightforward as it appears. And to make it even more complicated, the dead man's widow is non other than Susan Fallon (played by the lovely Joanna David) whom Morse was once engaged to be married.
The case is finally resolved. However, there is a further tragedy when Morse has to come to terms with a further sad loss taking into account his own personal feelings on the case.
Happy Families is a rather engaging mystery involving the sudden death of the head of a wealthy family. As Morse and Lewis investigate there are more murders within the family. It soon becomes apparant that the murders are committed as an act of vengeance against another murder of an unknown male and whose skeletal remains had been found in a nearby wood.
The case is finally solved with a shocking conclusion which I wont reveal here of course. The story is enhanced by the presence of many good actors, Gwen Taylor, Anna Massey, and the late Charlotte Colman who died tragically young from an asthma attack in 2001.
These episodes are also a tribute to the late John Thaw, a much loved and much missed actor.
Dead On Time involves Morse and Lewis as they investigate what seems to be an apparant suicide of an elderly disabled don Henry Fallon. As they dig deep, it is soon realised that it isnt as quite straightforward as it appears. And to make it even more complicated, the dead man's widow is non other than Susan Fallon (played by the lovely Joanna David) whom Morse was once engaged to be married.
The case is finally resolved. However, there is a further tragedy when Morse has to come to terms with a further sad loss taking into account his own personal feelings on the case.
Happy Families is a rather engaging mystery involving the sudden death of the head of a wealthy family. As Morse and Lewis investigate there are more murders within the family. It soon becomes apparant that the murders are committed as an act of vengeance against another murder of an unknown male and whose skeletal remains had been found in a nearby wood.
The case is finally solved with a shocking conclusion which I wont reveal here of course. The story is enhanced by the presence of many good actors, Gwen Taylor, Anna Massey, and the late Charlotte Colman who died tragically young from an asthma attack in 2001.
These episodes are also a tribute to the late John Thaw, a much loved and much missed actor.
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