Inspector Morse, Oxford Homicide Squad
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Inspector Morse, Oxford Homicide Squad |
| Original title | Inspector Morse |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1987-1993, 1995-2000 |
| length | 99-144 minutes |
| Episodes | 28 + 5 specials in 7 seasons |
| genre | Thriller |
| idea | Colin Dexter |
| music | Barrington Pheloung |
| First broadcast | January 6, 1987 (UK) on ITV |
| German-language first broadcast |
August 10, 1989 on GDR 2 |
| occupation | |
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Inspector Morse, Homicide Commission Oxford (also Inspector Morse , original title: Inspector Morse ) is a British crime series of the television channel Independent Television , which is based on the novels Colin Dexter . After 7 seasons (1987-1993) with a total of 28 episodes, another 5 episodes were produced between 1995 and 2000 and broadcast as specials. So far, only the first two seasons have been shown in Germany.
characters
- DI, later DCI Endeavor Morse ( John Thaw ), an Oxford policeman with an incredible flair for solving crimes. He is a fan of Scotch, Wagner and The Archers and likes to track down spelling and grammatical errors. His assistant Lewis supports him in his cases.
- DS Robert Lewis ( Kevin Whately ), a young policeman who is almost as good at solving puzzles as Morse himself, who was given him as an assistant.
- the pathologists :
- Dr. Max DeBryn ( Peter Woodthorpe ), first two seasons pathologist
- Dr. Grayling Russell ( Amanda Hillwood ), season three pathologist
- Dr. Laura Hobson ( Clare Holman ), pathologist in the five special episodes
- Ch. Supt. Strange ( James Grout ), chief of Morse and Lewis
Spin-off and prequel
From 2007 to 2015, a spin-off series was produced with Lewis , which focuses on the adventures of Robert Lewis, who has now been promoted to Detective Inspector and who now serves as a mentor for a young and relatively inexperienced police officer.
The prequel series Endeavor has been running on ITV since 2012 . She tells about the young detective constable Endeavor Morse ( Shaun Evans ). John Thaw's daughter Abigail plays the role of Dorothea Frazil .
This series has been broadcast on ZDFneo under the name Der Junge Inspektor Morse since September 3, 2017 .
Television broadcast
| Season | consequences | First broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-3 | January 6-20, 1987 |
| 2 | 4-7 | December 25, 1987 - March 22, 1988 |
| 3 | 8-11 | January 4-25, 1989 |
| 4th | 12-15 | January 3-24, 1990 |
| 5 | 16-20 | February 20 - March 27, 1991 |
| 6th | 21-25 | February 26 - April 15, 1992 |
| 7th | 26-28 | January 6-20, 1993 |
| Special offers | 29-33 | November 29, 1995 - November 15, 2000 |
Episode list
season 1
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in UK | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | An anonymous witness | The Dead Of Jericho | Jan. 6, 1987 | nb | Alastair Reid | Anthony Minghella |
| 2 | 2 | The silent world | The Silent World Of Nicholas Quinn | Jan. 13, 1987 | nb | Brian Parker | Julian Mitchell |
| 3 | 3 | Worship of all the dead | Service Of All The Dead | Jan. 20, 1987 | nb | Peter Hammond | Julian Mitchell |
season 2
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in UK | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 1 | The missing jewelry | The Wolvercote Tongue | Dec 25, 1987 | nb | Alastair Reid | Julian Mitchell |
| 5 | 2 | The missing one | Last Seen Wearing | March 8 1989 | nb | Edward Bennett | Thomas Ellice |
| 6th | 3 | Deadly revenge | The Settling Of The Sun | 15th Mar 1989 | nb | Peter Hammond | Charles Wood |
| 7th | 4th | The last bus to Woodstock | Last Bus To Woodstock | 22 Mar 1989 | nb | Peter Duffell | Michael Wilcox |
season 3
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in UK | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th | 1 | - | Ghost In The Machine | Jan. 4, 1988 | nb | Herbert Wise | Julian Mitchell |
| 9 | 2 | - | The Last Enemy | Jan. 11, 1988 | nb | James Scott | Peter Buckman |
| 10 | 3 | - | Deceived By Flight | Jan. 18, 1988 | nb | Anthony Simmons | Anthony Minghella |
| 11 | 4th | - | The Secret of Bay 5B | Jan. 25, 1988 | nb | Jim Goddard | Alma Cullen |
Season 4
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in UK | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | - | The Infernal Serpent | Jan. 3, 1990 | nb | John Madden | Alma Cullen |
| 13 | 2 | - | The Sins of the Fathers | Jan. 10, 1990 | nb | Peter Hammond | Jeremy Burnham |
| 14th | 3 | - | Driven to distraction | Jan. 17, 1990 | nb | Sandy Johnson | Anthony Minghella |
| 15th | 4th | - | Masonic Mysteries | Jan. 24, 1990 | nb | Danny Boyle | Julian Mitchell |
Season 5
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in UK | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | - | Second time around | Feb 20, 1991 | nb | Adrian Shergold | Daniel Boyle |
| 17th | 2 | - | Fat chance | Feb. 27, 1991 | nb | Roy Battersby | Alma Cullen |
| 18th | 3 | - | Who Killed Harry Field? | 13 Mar 1991 | nb | Colin Gregg | Geoffrey Case |
| 19th | 4th | - | Greeks Bearing Gifts | 20 Mar 1991 | nb | Adrian Shergold | Peter Nichols |
| 20th | 5 | - | Promised Land | 27 Mar 1991 | nb | John Madden | Julian Mitchell |
Season 6
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in UK | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21st | 1 | - | Dead on Time | Feb 26, 1992 | nb | John Madden | Daniel Boyle |
| 22nd | 2 | - | Happy families | 11th Mar 1992 | nb | Adrian Shergold | Daniel Boyle |
| 23 | 3 | - | The Death of the Self | 25th Mar 1992 | nb | Colin Gregg | Alma Cullen |
| 24 | 4th | - | Absolute conviction | Apr 8, 1992 | nb | Antonia Bird | John Brown |
| 25th | 5 | - | Cherubim & Seraphim | Apr 15, 1992 | nb | Danny Boyle | Julian Mitchell |
Season 7
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in UK | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26th | 1 | - | Deadly Slumber | Jan. 6, 1993 | nb | Stuart Orme | Daniel Boyle |
| 27 | 2 | - | The Day of the Devil | Jan. 13, 1993 | nb | Stephen Whittaker | Daniel Boyle |
| 28 | 3 | - | Twilight of the Gods | Jan. 20, 1993 | nb | Herbert Wise | Julian Mitchell |
Special offers
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in UK | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 1 | - | The Way Through the Woods | Nov 29, 1995 | nb | John Madden | Russell Lewis |
| 30th | 2 | - | The Daughters of Cain | Nov 27, 1996 | nb | Herbert Wise | Julian Mitchell |
| 31 | 3 | - | Death Is Now My Neighbor | Nov 19, 1997 | nb | Charles Beeson | Julian Mitchell |
| 32 | 4th | - | The Wench Is Dead | Nov 11, 1998 | nb | Robert Knights | Malcolm Bradbury |
| 33 | 5 | - | The Remorseful Day | Nov 15, 2000 | nb | Jack Gold | Stephen Churchett |
Web links
- Inspector Morse, homicide Oxford in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Inspector Morse, Oxford Homicide Squad in the online film database
Individual evidence
- ↑ fernsehserien.de
- ↑ The young Inspector Morse . ZDF, August 23, 2017, accessed on September 3, 2017.
- ↑ Glenn Riedmeier: "Endeavor": ZDFneo shows the prequel to "Inspector Morse" . TV wish list, July 29, 2017, accessed September 3, 2017.
- ^ The young Inspector Morse , fernsehserien.de, accessed on September 3, 2017.