The Remorseful Day (15 Nov. 2000)

An ailing Morse involves himself in a year old cold murder case of a nymphomaniac is when persons of interest connected with it turn up dead.

Director:

Jack Gold

Writers:

Colin Dexter (novel), Stephen Churchett (screenplay)

Stars:

John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Meg Davies

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
John Thaw	...	Chief Inspector Morse
Kevin Whately	...	Detective Sergeant Lewis
Meg Davies	...	Yvonne Harrison
Eddie Webber	...	Harry Repp
Anna Wilson-Jones	...	Sandra Harrison
Paul Freeman	...	Frank Harrison
James Benson	...	Paddy Flynn
Clare Holman	...	Dr. Laura Hobson
James Grout	...	Chief Superintendent Strange
Paul Hegarty	...	SOCO Officer
T.P. McKenna	...	Professor Sir Lionel Phelps
Helen Pearson	...	Debbie Repp
Sean Wightman	...	PC at Landfill
Jesse Birdsall	...	John Barron
Aidan David	...	Roy Holmes (as Aidan J. David)

Storyline

A year after her murder, the police re-open the case of Yvonne Harrison when they receive an anonymous letter implicating a burglar, Harry Repp, who is about to be released from prison. Supt. Strange assigns the case to DS Lewis, who is chafing at the bit awaiting his promotion to Inspector. Morse has been ill and has only just returned to work. He steps on Lewis' toes by involving himself in the case, but as the body count rises, Morse finds himself in charge of investigating a woman who had many affairs with many different men. When he learns that the dead men were in possession of large amount of cash, he suspects they were blackmailing her murderer.

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Plot Keywords:

nymphomaniac | anonymous letter | marital infidelity | requiem | mother daughter jealousy | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 November 2000 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Bicester Bus Station, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carlton UK Productions, WGBH, Amberlodge

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min 99 min (dvd release)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Colin Dexter:  The author, appears as a wheelchair bound tourist photographing the Charwell bridge.

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Quotes

Detective Sergeant Lewis: [Seeing a satchel full of money] Well, it's obvious, isn't it? Blackmail!
Chief Inspector Morse: I don't like the obvious.
Detective Sergeant Lewis: Yeah, I know you don't, but sometimes it's, it's just, just - obvious!

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Connections

Featured in Goodbye 2000 (2000)

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Soundtracks

"Ave Maria"
(uncredited)
Composed by Charles Gounod (1859)

User Reviews

Sad ending to a wonderful series.

Sad ending to a wonderful series. Perhaps the principal characters and co were becoming tired of the long running series. Frankly, I wish this series never finished as I have enjoyed it so much for more than fifteen years, even the re-runs. I am grateful that television networks still continue to do re-runs. I am sure many television viewers of my age would agree. I think Thaw and Whately were always wonderful together and I will miss them. In recent years I have seen other productions in which Thaw and Whately appeared (although not together). I still think of Thaw as Morse and Whately as Lewis. They were so good together.