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Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

There's always time for one more pint.

1987 - 1993•7 seasons•28 episodes•~1h 40m•

★7.9(139 ratings)

CrimeDramaMystery

Overview

Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.

Creators

Tony Warren, Colin Dexter

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Main Cast

John Thaw

John Thaw

Chief Inspector Morse

Kevin Whately

Kevin Whately

Detective Sergeant Lewis

Peter Woodthorpe

Peter Woodthorpe

Dr. Max DeBryn

James Grout

James Grout

Chief Superintendent Strange

Full Crew

Production

Producer: Chris Burt
Producer: Ray Frift
Executive Producer: John Thaw

Producer: David Lascelles

Executive Producer: Ted Childs

Producer: Deirdre Keir

Keywords

englanddetectivebased on novel or bookmurdercriminalpolice detectiveoxford, englandcriminal investigationforensic sciencecrime investigation

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Did You Know?

#1

The show's tagline is: "There's always time for one more pint."

#2

The series spans 7 seasons with 28 episodes in total (avg. 4 per season).

#3

Each episode runs approximately 100 minutes.

#4

The series ran from 1987 to 1993 — a total of 6 years on air.

#5

Originally aired on ITV1.

#6

Executive produced by John Thaw, Ted Childs.

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Seasons

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Rating

7.9/10

Great

139 votes

TV Show Facts

Original Name:

Inspector Morse

Status:

Ended

In Production:

No

Age Rating:

TV-14

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United Kingdom

First Episode:

1/6/1987

Last Episode:

1/20/1993

Networks:

ITV1

Production Companies:

Carlton UK Productions

GBH

GBH

ITV Central

ITV Central

Zenith Entertainment