"Inspector Morse" Greeks Bearing Gifts (1991)

Director:

Adrian Shergold

Writers:

Colin Dexter (characters)
Peter Nichols (written by)

TV Series:

"Inspector Morse" (1987)

Original Air Date:

20 March 1991 (Season 5, Episode 4)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

Morse and Lewis investigate when Nicos, the chef from a local Greek restaurant, is found murdered. He...

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Oxford | Police | Murder | Sergeant

Cast

John Thaw	...	Chief Inspector Morse
Kevin Whately	...	Detective Sergeant Lewis
James Hazeldine	...	Digby Tuckerman
Mike Kremastoules	...	Nicos Capparis
Andreas Markos	...	Mr Papas
Eileen Way	...	Mrs Papas
Jan Harvey	...	Friday Rees
Stephen Holland	...	Young Husband - TV Interview
Edda Sharpe	...	Young Wife - TV Interview
Maureen Bennett	...	Val Lewis
Andrew Kazamia	...	Dinos Papas
James Faulkner	...	Basilios Vasilakis
James Grout	...	Chief Superintendent Strange
Eve Polycarpou	...	Jocasta Georgiadis (as Eve Adam)
Martin Jarvis	...	Randall Rees

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Covered Market, High Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Central Independent Television

Trivia:

When Jan Harvey's character held a baby over a banister and threatened to drop it, the stunt was so convincing that Roy Jenkins MP voiced his concern in the House of Lords about the mistreatment of young children on television, not realizing that the baby was never in any danger because a safety platform had been constructed just out of shot. By a tragic coincidence, the same night that the episode was broadcast, Eric Clapton's young son fell to his death from a window in New York.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): "Superintendent" is spelt "superintendant" in the closing credits.

Quotes:

Chief Inspector Morse: That's what I hate most about this job - breaking the bad news.
Detective Sergeant Lewis: I know. That's why you always make me do it.

Greeks Bearing Gifts

Whilst Greeks Bearing Gifts is well worth watching, it is not as good as Who Killed Harry Field? and Second Time Around, but I do still think that Fat Chance is the weakest episode of the 5th series. Here, the script is very intelligent, and the scenery beautiful. The plot once again is very intriguing, around a murdered chef and Morse and Lewis facing a language barrier. The performances are top notch, I continue to praise John Thaw and Kevin Whately, and the supporting performances from James Hazeldine, Jan Harvey, James Faulkner and Martin Jarvis are excellent if careful not to overshadow the two leads. Lovely music, including excerpts from the fantastic Introduction and Allegro for Strings by Elgar.(this is the music on the documentary video about ships that Morse is watching)The ending is also very good and tense, if not the best climax in a Morse episode ever. Overall, very well done. 9/10 Bethany Cox.