Inspector Morse

I initially got into 'Inspector Morse' when at uni - it was something of a drinking game in the common room, as we excitedly pointed out landmarks (both recognised, like the Radcliffe Camera, and the more dubious, like the Trout pub) of our university town. A fit of nostalgia saw me buying seasons 1-5, and upon watching the episodes, I was comforted by not only the bad 80s clothing and fashion, but also the great, compelling story lines, genuine character relationships, and always satisfying endings. Inspector Morse is different from other TV dramas that I've watched in that it's so hard to predict what will happen over the two-hour episode. Unlike other ...  Read the complete review

Suprisingly Inspector Morse became an iconic part of tv history. Why suprisingly? well having read the biography of its main actor the late John Thaw as written by his wife Sheila Hancock, when the idea arose that he and Kevin Whateley previously best known as stars of The Sweeney- where Thaw played a thugish 1970s policeman [perhaps an early gene hunt] and Auf Wiedesen Pet- where Whateley played alongside Jimmy Nail and others as a mucky builder- were to play two oxford detectives, the main one of which would be heavily involved in classical music most people laughed and said it would never work. Amazingly Thaw made the role his own and to many he became ...  Read the complete review

Inspector Morse was a much loved police detective drama series which ran from 1987 to 2000. It featured John Thaw in the title role as the Detective Inspector who loved his classical music and who had an incredibly quick mind, helping him to solve cases. His stern look was counter-balanced by the young and naive expressions and actions of his sidekick, Sergeant Lewis, played by Kevin Whately. The combination of the two actors and characters provided a wonderful balance. Morse was based on the books by Colin Dexter, where the author created Morse. Contrary to the literary Lewis, Whateley's character was a young Geordie with a family. Lewis in the books was an ...  Read the complete review

***This opinion is the 2nd in my "challenge my colleague" series. If you read my opinion, go and read his too."ANDREW1911" (Happy now) We are having a dooyoo competition of our own you see!*** INSPECTOR MORSE. After reading several of your well written opinions, people, I see that I may be going out on a limb here. It appears that many of you, if not all, are big Morse fans. Personally, I think it was the biggest load of old twoddle on the TV. Lets have a quick look at the programme shall we: We have John Thaw, who was once a big star in the Sweeney, trying to resurrect his ailing career as another copper. ...  Read the complete review

Competing against my good friend Mr. Andycharger is nothing new. As we are both lowly chimps in a team of web-monkeys working for a company deep in the wilds of Essex, we must regularly battle each other for the few bananas and nuts that are occasionally thrown our way. However, andy came up with the idea of using our finely honed competitive skills for mutual gain here on dooyoo. If we each took opposite sides of an argument about a product or topic, we could not only produce a more balanced review, but hopefully build up a dedicated following who would eagerly seek out our wiseness-ness and knowledge. Put it another way - remember those two guys in ...  Read the complete review