Pbs inspector morse episodes

It was a real treat growing up with john thaws characterizations. Lewis goes undercover as a worker at the university so he can go undercover on the cricket team and discover the murderer of morses old college roommate. This is a list of episodes of the british television crime drama inspector morse, starring john thaw and kevin whately, for which eight series were broadcast between 1987 and 2000, totalling thirtythree episodes. The series chose to expand the format from the nowtypical fourepisode series up to six installments, having reached the 30th anniversary of. The lead character of pbss inspector morse died of a heart attack in the final episode in 2000, and the british actor john thaw, who created the role, died two years later, seemingly. Jul 07, 2019 shaun evans the take, the last weekend, silk, charms audiences with his portrayal of the cerebral and solitary detective constable morse in endeavour, written by inspector lewis creator and inspector morse writer russell lewis. The series chose to expand the format from the nowtypical fourepisode series up to six installments, having reached the 30th anniversary of the shows original 19871988 debut. Inspector morse music from the television series songs. Detective chief inspector endeavour morse, gm, is the eponymous fictional character in the series of detective novels by british author colin dexter. The soul of genius when botanist liv nash accidentally digs up the body of the recently buried murray hawes, lewis and hathaway embark upon a seemingly impossible quest. Inspector morse the cases of author colin dexters prickly, eccentric oxford sleuth, whose passions include ale, crosswords and, of course, a good mystery.

It starred john thaw as detective chief inspector morse and kevin whately as sergeant lewis. Chief inspector morse has an ear for music, a taste for beer and a nose for crime. Since inspector lewis is a sequel series to inspector morse, whately and fox decided to retire from their roles after 33 episodes, as an homage to. Kevin whately stars as inspector lewis, the former workingclass foil to the erudite detective inspector morse. He sets out with detective sergeant lewis to solve each intriguing case. Diana rigg closes out a pbs inspector morse episode in 1999. The series comprises 33 twohour episodes 100 minutes excluding commercials produced between 1987 and 2000.

One of pbs finest productions and there have been many. Inspector morse ran for seven seasons, from 1987 through 1993, followed by a final set of five episodes, one per year, between 1995 and 2000. Absolute conviction 124 cherubim and seraphim 125 dead on time 121 deadly slumber 126 deceived by flight 110 driven to distraction 114 fat chance 117 ghost in the. Inspector morse deceived by flight tv episode 1989 imdb. Who is shaun evans endeavours young inspector morse and star of silk and ashes. Jan 06, 2020 inspector morse ran for seven seasons, from 1987 through 1993, followed by a final set of five episodes, one per year, between 1995 and 2000.

With john thaw, kevin whately, amanda hillwood, norman rodway. Inspector lewis 5 four new mysteries, which were inspired by the inspector morse novels of colin dexter. Episodes include old unhappy far off things, wild justice, the mind has mountains, and the gift of promise. Jun 27, 2018 shaun evans left as morse and roger allam as chief inspector thursday in endeavour pbs. Shaun evans stars as the cerebral detective constable morse in endeavour, written by inspector lewis creator russell lewis. For fans of inspector morse and now endeavour, this is what they expect of a british. John thaw, the british television actor known to millions as the crusty, musicloving chief inspector morse of oxford, died at his home in wiltshire, england, on. Where we left everyone at the end of endeavour season 5. John thaw died in 2002, just two years after his character, morse, died in the shows series finale. Last season was a banner year for endeavour, the surprisingly successful prequel to the hit1980s itv inspector morse series.

With john thaw, kevin whately, james grout, peter woodthorpe. Still, inspector morses legacy lives on through the spinoff shows lewis which follows. Season episodes original uk air dates season premiere season finale season 1 3 6th january 1987 20th january 1987 season 2 4 25th december 1987 22nd march 1988 season 3 4 4th january 1989 25th january 1989 season 4 4 3rd january 1990 24th january 1990 season 5 5 20th february 1991 27th march 1991 season 6 5 26th february 1992 15th april 1992 season 7 3 6th january 1993 20th. List of inspector morse episodes inspector morse wiki fandom. Together with his cool, cerebral partner hathaway laurence fox, lewis tackles murder and mayhem in the seeminglyperfect academic haven of oxford. Season episodes original uk air dates season premiere season finale season 1 3 6th january 1987 20th january 1987 season 2 4 25th december 1987 22nd march 1988 season 3 4 4th january 1989 25th january 1989 season 4 4 3rd january 1990 24th january 1990 season 5 5 20th february 1991 27th march 1991 season 6 5 26th february 1992 15th april 1992 season 7 3 6th january 1993 20th january 1993. Watch full episodes of inspector morse and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Together, they struggle with procedural dilemmas and existential questions about their futureson the force and in their personal lives. Jun 11, 2019 last season was a banner year for endeavour, the surprisingly successful prequel to the hit1980s itv inspector morse series. The actor was supposedly the writers ideal for the character he had written, but to my mind, the character is played so flatly that it doesnt tempt me to want to invest more time on the perchance that the actor might eventually display some of the depth of the character that i was looking for. Inspector lewis 4 original uk edition dvd,four new mysteries, inspired by the inspector morse novels of colin dexter. Although the last five episodes were each broadcast a year apart two years before the final episode, when released on dvd, they. Shaun evans left as morse and roger allam as chief inspector thursday in endeavour pbs. Endeavour, inspector morse prequel, set for pbs the new.

And the poor inspector lewis always trying and always by the book. Lewis goes undercover as a worker at the university so he can go undercover on the cricket team and discover the murderer of morse s old college roommate. On television, he appears in the 33episode drama series inspector morse 19872000, in which john thaw played the character, as well as the 2012 prequel series endeavour, portrayed by shaun evans. Shaun evans the take, the last weekend, silk, charms audiences with his portrayal of the cerebral and solitary detective constable morse in endeavour, written by inspector lewis creator and inspector morse writer russell lewis. John thaw chief inspector morse 105 episodes 19992020 kevin whately det.

After 12 books, not only was dexter at the top of his game as a writer, we are also so invested in morse character that he has become like family that cranky bachelor uncle who every female in the family wants to fix, and every male envies. Inspector morses legacy lives on masterpiece official. Poignant morse lewis scene in inspector morse by brokenglass72. Lewis 105 episodes 19992020 james grout chief superintendent strange 56 episodes 20032020. Pbs socal facebook pbs socal twitter pbs socal youtube pbs socal instagram pbs socal newsletter. Will always remember how morse always tried for love,so close at times,but never made it. Inspector morse is a british detective drama television series based on a series of novels by colin dexter.