Inspector Morse (TV series)
| Inspector Morse | |
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Logo used after first series
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| Genre | Crime Drama |
| Created by | Colin Dexter |
| Based on | the novel series by Colin Dexter |
| Developed by |
Anthony Minghella Kenny McBain |
| Written by | Varied (one per episode) |
| Directed by | Varied (one per episode) |
| Starring |
John Thaw Kevin Whately James Grout |
| Theme music composer | Barrington Pheloung |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 7 series (1987–1993) and 5 specials (1995–2000) |
| No. of episodes | 33 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Ted Childs |
| Producer(s) |
Zenith Productions Central Independent Television Carlton Television |
| Location(s) | Oxford |
| Running time | 98 – 105 min |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original release | 6 January 1987 – 15 November 2000 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Lewis Endeavour |
Inspector Morse is a British detective drama television series based on a series of novels by Colin Dexter. It starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis. The series comprises 33 two-hour episodes (100 minutes excluding commercials) produced between 1987 and 2000. Dexter made uncredited cameo appearances in all but three of the episodes.
The series, first shown in the UK on the ITV network, was made by Zenith Productions for Central Independent Television. Between 1995 and 1996, it was produced by Carlton Television, and towards the series end, was made by Carlton and WGBH.
Every episode involved a new murder investigation, featuring several guest stars, and showed a complete story. Writer Anthony Minghella scripted three, including the first, "The Dead of Jericho"', which aired on 6 January 1987 featuring Gemma Jones, Patrick Troughton, and James Laurenson. Its other writers included Julian Mitchell (10 episodes), Daniel Boyle (five), and Alma Cullen (four), and its directors included John Madden (four episodes), Herbert Wise (three), Peter Hammond (three), Adrian Shergold (three), and Danny Boyle (two).
The series remains popular and is frequently repeated on ITV and ITV3 in the UK.
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