Product: Inspector Morse [VHS] (1988)
Rating: 4.0
Morse in an ill-fated romance amidst five murders
John Thaw is one of my all-time favorite actors in investigative dramas. Thaw's Morse is compelling to watch - he loves listening to operatic music, enjoys his quality pint of ale, is addicted to crosswords, and easily smitten by a pretty face and intelligence, not to mention meticulous and astute in his deductive reasoning. All in all, Morse exemplifies the consummate detective, and most of the Morse episodes are of superior quality in terms of writing and acting.This is the third episode in the Morse series, and is quite a convoluted plot. It is also rather interesting in that the body count is rather alarming - six dead, five murdered! A church warden is found murdered, the setting being a serene country church. As Morse and Lewis investigate, Morse finds himself drawn to one of the potential suspects, a rather enigmatic woman who also happens to help out with cleaning duties at the church. Morse tries his hardest to get close to her, but finds his attention being gently rebuffed, though there is clearly some chemistry between the two.This episode is rather intense in that Morse's personal feelings are very much involved; he gets so close that his very life is threatened at one point; and, as a point of interest, viewers discover that Morse is afraid of heights!Here is the episode listing for the series:First Series (1987)The Dead of JerichoThe Silent World of Nicholas QuinnService of All the DeadSecond Series (1988)The Wolvercote TongueLast Seen WearingThe Settling of the SunLast Bus to WoodstockThird Series (1989)Ghost in the MachineThe Last EnemyDeceived by FlightThe Secret of Bay 5BFourth Series (1990)The Infernal SerpentThe Sins of the FathersDriven to DistractionMasonic MysteriesFifth Series (1991)Second Time AroundFat ChanceWho Killed Harry Field?Greeks Bearing GiftsPromised LandSixth Series (1992)Dead on TimeHappy FamiliesThe Death of the SelfAbsolute ConvictionCherubim and SeraphimSeventh Series (1993)Deadly SlumberThe Day of the DevilTwilight of the GodsSpecials 1995-2000The Way through the WoodsThe Daughters of CainDeath is Now My NeighbourThe Wench Is DeadThe Remorseful Day