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 [show more]
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Two more cases for the ale-drinking Oxford detective. In 'The Day of the Devil' Morse (John Thaw) finds himself in a race against time when criminal mental patient John Barrie (Keith Allen) escapes from his high security prison. Barrie, a master of disguise, indulges in a lethal game of cat and mouse, skilfully eluding the police's manhunt and forcing an increasingly desperate Morse to second-guess him before time runs out. In 'Twilight of the Gods' Morse investigates when an attempt is made on the life of one of his favourite opera singers, Gladys Probert (Sheila Gish). As he looks deeper into the case, he uncovers a scandal dating back to the Second World War, and discovers a connection between a murdered journalist and the founding of a new college at Oxford University.
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