Inspector Morse (1987)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

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.

IMDb rating: 8.2 (15,919 votes)
Seasons: 8
Streaming (US): Britbox Apple TV Channel · BritBox · BritBox Amazon Channel
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1987)

7.37 avg 3 episodes 7.5 → 7.0 103 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Dead of Jericho	7.5	1,437
2	The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn	7.6	1,206
3	Service of All the Dead	7.0	1,179

Season 2 (1987)

7.40 avg 4 episodes 7.5 → 7.8 113 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Wolvercote Tongue	7.5	1,091
2	Last Seen Wearing	7.7	1,082
3	The Settling of the Sun	6.6	1,066
4	Last Bus to Woodstock	7.8	1,014

Season 3 (1989)

7.65 avg 4 episodes 7.9 → 7.4 102 min avg

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ghost in the Machine	7.9	1,023
2	The Last Enemy	7.5	918
3	Deceived by Flight	7.8	955
4	The Secret of Bay 5B	7.4	854

Season 4 (1990)

8.03 avg 4 episodes 7.8 → 8.4 104 min avg

Big finale

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Infernal Serpent	7.8	1,013
2	The Sins of the Fathers	7.7	915
3	Driven to Distraction	8.2	992
4	Masonic Mysteries	8.4	1,155

Season 5 (1991)

7.78 avg 5 episodes 8.5 → 8.0 104 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Second Time Around	8.5	1,013
2	Fat Chance	7.2	879
3	Who Killed Harry Field?	7.6	889
4	Greeks Bearing Gifts	7.6	819
5	Promised Land	8.0	899

Season 6 (1992)

7.82 avg 5 episodes 8.4 → 7.3 103 min avg

Bad finale

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dead on Time	8.4	1,021
2	Happy Families	7.8	925
3	The Death of the Self	7.9	999
4	Absolute Conviction	7.7	866
5	Cherubim & Seraphim	7.3	891

Season 7 (1993)

8.00 avg 3 episodes 8.5 → 7.7 102 min avg

Declining

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Deadly Slumber	8.5	926
2	The Day of the Devil	7.8	843
3	Twilight of the Gods	7.7	848

Season 8 (1995)

8.32 avg 5 episodes 8.4 → 8.8 101 min avg

Big finale
Rebound
saved-best-for-last

Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Way Through the Woods	8.4	958
2	The Daughters of Cain	7.9	861
3	Death Is Now My Neighbour	8.3	886
4	The Wench Is Dead	8.2	910
5	The Remorseful Day	8.8	1,088