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Inspector MorseFirst Aired in 1987 Morse (played by the late John Thaw) is not the ideal policeman, his superiors think. He is prickly and sarcastic, a bachelor, an Oxford graduate, an intellectual snob, and he doesn't always follow protocol strictly as he should. But he gets results. Sergeant Lewis (Kevin Whately) is a plain family man, he follows orders, and the thing that keeps him from advancing in the Force is that he seems a little slow. The show takes place in and around Oxford, where many a mysterious murder occurs. Colin Dexter, the author of the Morse novels from which most of these dramas developed, appears in cameo roles in very nearly every episode. The books are: Last Bus to Woodstock (1975) Last Seen Wearing (1976) The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn (1977) Service of All the Dead (1979) Winter's Crime (short stories) (1981) The Dead of Jericho (1981) The Riddle of the Third Mile (1983) The Secret of Annexe 3 (1986) The Wench Is Dead (1989) The Jewel That Was Ours (1991) The Way Through the Woods (1992) The Daughters of Cain (1994) Morse's Greatest Mystery and Other Stories (1995) Death Is Now My Neighbour (1996) and The Remorseful Day (2000) Barrington Pheloung's theme tune for the series is based on the Morse code for m-o-r-s-e. Less well known is the fact that he weaves other characters' names into the score in Morse Code at suitable moments. Pheloung appears as a Choirmaster in The Remorseful Day, the last episode of the series featuring John Thaw. The Inspector Morse concept is to be revived by ITV, but apparently without Morse himself. A new two-part pilot, now expected to appear in late 2004 or early 2005, will centre around Sergeant Lewis (played again by Kevin Whately). If the new series will have a different name, it has not been announced yet. If you see any mistakes on this page or if you have more infomation about this show, please submit a comment |