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Inspector Morse - Disc 29 And 30 - The Way Through The Woods / The Daughters Of Cain [DVD] [1987]

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  • Actors: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Colin Dexter, James Grout, Peter Woodthorpe
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: ITV DVD
  • DVD Release Date: 30 Sep 2002
  • Run Time: 208 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00006FI5R
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,910 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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 storylines 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 Whately'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 said 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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Length: 202 mins approx/Colour
Video Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Audio: English, Stereo, English HOH Subtitles

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4.0 out of 5 stars Television's greatest ever series shows signs of fatigue, 2 Jun 2005
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Ever since the late 1980s I was gripped by Inspector Morse. Much better than the books they are so genre-defining that John Thaw became inseparable from Morse and never as convincing as when he was someone else, Kavanagh QC, for instance. Also, all detective programmes pale in significance in comparison. However, while neither of "The Way Through the Woods" and "Daughters of Cain" is anything approaching bad, newcomers are best advised to see the early Morses first. "The Way Through the Woods" is the stronger of the two with "Daughters of Cain" suffering from an obvious hammering home of themes (impecuniosity of colleges and Thames Valley Police alike), acting which does not live up to the generally fantastic quality of Morse, an overplaying of the literary references and a too cosy demeanour between all involved - how I longed for more of the tension between Morse and Lewis and Morse and Chief Superintendent Strange of old. This is a shame because, perhaps uniquely of all the Morses, there is no right answer to part of the plot of who did it. For all the convoluted stories in previous programmes, by the end of the programme the denouement was complete even if one of the characters, normally Lewis or Strange, was left in some degree of confusion. Here there is genuine ambiguity which is nicely highlighted by the fiscal considerations which cause the investigation to conclude prematurely. This make it all the greater a pity that the spikiness and reality (if an Oxford replete with murders can ever be truly realistic) are muted by the various flaws mentioned above. However, the storyline, general production qualities and other attributes are significant enough to make it a vastly more rewarding viewing experience than the vast majority of rival programmes.
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3.0 out of 5 stars One great episode. One bad episode, 4 Nov 2007
This dvd is definitely worth watching, but only because The Way Through The Woods is so enjoyable. The Daughters Of Cain is ( in my opinion ) a very boring college episode, and personally I prefer the non-college episodes better.

The Way Through The Woods=This is one of my favourite ( not quite my overall favourite, though ) episodes of Morse and it was highly enjoyable. I didn't guess the ending, which is good, and it is a great ( and sad ) ending. One thing that I thought was very funny about this episode was that Lewis is trying to get the Inspector's job, and Morse keeps on being really nice to him in front of Superintendant Strange, that is weird to watch. Although this episode starts off kind of slow, it picks up later brilliantly later on in the episode 9/10.

The Daughters Of Cain=This is an extremely academic episode, and it isn't great. It kind of bored me, and it is one of the few ones that I own that I have only bothered to watch once. Morse and Lewis are plunged into a complicated case where a retired University member is stabbed to death. It seemed like a simple enough case until extraordinary events and another murder make it much more complicated. Fine, this episode failed to entertain me, but it still has interesting characters, as Morse always does, so I will give it 3/10.

I think you should buy this dvd if you like Morse for The Way Through The Woods alone.
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