Inspector Morse (1987)
- Directed by
- Jim Goddard, Charles Beeson, Stuart Orme, Adrian Shergold
- Genre
- detective fiction, drama television series, crime television series
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 12 seasons, 33 episodes
- Rated
- TV-14
- Rating
- 7.9 of 10 from 143 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A British detective drama set in Oxford. Detective Chief Inspector Morse solves complex murder cases with the help of his Sergeant Lewis. The show focuses on Morse's thoughtful and often solitary approach to crime solving.
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What happens
Inspector Morse is a British detective drama television series based on a series of novels by Colin Dexter. It stars John Thaw as Detective Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis. The series comprises 33 two-hour episodes (100 minutes excluding adverts) produced between 6 January 1987 and 15 November 2000. Dexter made uncredited cameo appearances in all but three of the episodes. In 2018, the series was named the greatest British crime drama of all time by Radio Times readers. In 2000, the series was ranked 42 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes compiled by the British Film Institute. It was followed by the spin-off Lewis, and the prequel Endeavour. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.