Inspector Morse (series)

Inspector Morse is a series of crime novels written by Colin Dexter. The series followed the cases investigated by Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse and his partner Detective Sergeant Robert Lewis. In 1987, a 33 episode television series based on the novels was released which ran until 2000, with John Thaw playing the leading role of Morse and Kevin Whately as Lewis.

Following are the additions to the Inspector Morse Series including Novels, Episodes and other additions:

Novels

• Last Bus to Woodstock (1975)
• Last Seen Wearing (1976)
• The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn (1977)
• Service of All the Dead (1979)
• The Dead of Jericho (1981)
• The Riddle of the Third Mile (1983)
• The Secret of Annexe 3 (1986)
• The Wench is Dead (1989)
• The Jewel That Was Ours (1991)
• The Way Through the Woods (1992)
• The Daughters of Cain (1994)
• Death is Now My Neighbour (1996)
• The Remorseful Day (1999)

Episodes

Series 1: 1987

Overall Episode	Series Episode	Episode Title	Episode Air date
1	1	The Dead of Jericho	6 January 1987
Anne Stavely, a friend of Morse's, ostensibly commits suicide at her home in Jericho, though Morse isn't convinced. Morse works with Sergeant Lewis for the first time. Based on the novel The Dead of Jericho. Cast includes Gemma Jones.
2	2	The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn	13 January 1987
The murder of a deaf university entrance examiner leads Morse and Lewis into a possible college cheating scandal. Based on the novel The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn.
3	3	Service of All the Dead	20 January 1987
A church warden is found with a knife in his chest; more bodies pile up as Morse and Lewis try to catch a dangerous psychopath. Based on the novel Service of All the Dead.

Series 2: 1987 - 88

Overall Episode	Series Episode	Episode Title	Episode Air date
4	1	The Wolvercote Tongue	25 December 1987
This was subsequently novelised as The Jewel That Was Ours, although the resolution is quite different. An American tourist is found dead in a hotel room at The Randolph Hotel, apparently from a heart attack. Morse suspects foul play and a jewel belonging to the victim goes missing.
5	2	Last Seen Wearing	8 March 1988
A school girl has been missing for six months and Morse is convinced she is dead. However he and Lewis discover some disturbing facts about one of the schools she attended. But before he can solve the mystery, another murder happens. Based on the novel Last Seen Wearing.
6	3	The Settling of the Sun	15 March 1988
Morse is called on to solve the murder of a Japanese student, one of a group of foreign students attending a dinner with Morse.
7	4	Last Bus to Woodstock	22 March 1988
Morse investigates the murder of an 18-year-old woman found dead in a pub car park. Based on the novel Last Bus to Woodstock.

Series 3

• Ghost in the Machine
• The Last Enemy
• Deceived by Flight
• The Secret of Bay 5B

Series 4

• The Infernal Serpent
• The Sins of the Fathers
• Driven to Distraction
• Masonic Mysteries

Series 5

• Second Time Around
• Fat Chance
• Who Killed Harry Field?
• Greeks Bearing Gifts
• Promised Land

Series 6

• Dead on Time
• Happy Families
• The Death of the Self
• Absolute Conviction
• Cherubim and Seraphim

Series 7

• Deadly Slumber
• The Day of the Devil
• Twilight of the Gods

Specials

• The Way Through the Woods
• The Daughters of Cain
• Death is Now My Neighbour
• The Wench is Dead
• The Remorseful Day

Short Stories

• Morse's Greatest Mystery