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Death Is Now My Neighbour

  • Episode aired Nov 19, 1997
  • TV-14
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
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John Thaw and Kevin Whately in Inspector Morse (1987)
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When the next-door neighbor of a murdered woman is also killed, Morse suspects the first shooting may have been an error.When the next-door neighbor of a murdered woman is also killed, Morse suspects the first shooting may have been an error.When the next-door neighbor of a murdered woman is also killed, Morse suspects the first shooting may have been an error.

  • Director
    • Charles Beeson
  • Writers
    • Colin Dexter
    • Julian Mitchell
  • Stars
    • John Thaw
    • Kevin Whately
    • Mark McGann
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    720
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Charles Beeson
    • Writers
      • Colin Dexter
      • Julian Mitchell
    • Stars
      • John Thaw
      • Kevin Whately
      • Mark McGann
    • 13User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
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    John Thaw in Inspector Morse (1987)
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    John Thaw
    John Thaw
    • Chief Inspector Morse
    Kevin Whately
    Kevin Whately
    • Detective Sergeant Lewis
    Mark McGann
    Mark McGann
    • Geoffrey Owens
    Julia Dalkin
    • Rachel James
    Judy Loe
    Judy Loe
    • Adele Cecil
    Susan Field
    Susan Field
    • Mrs. Adams
    James Grout
    James Grout
    • Chief Superintendent Strange
    Clare Holman
    Clare Holman
    • Dr. Laura Hobson
    Roger Allam
    Roger Allam
    • Denis Cornford
    Holley Chant
    Holley Chant
    • Shelly Cornford
    Richard Briers
    Richard Briers
    • Sir Clixby Bream
    Susan Engel
    Susan Engel
    • Dora Hammersby
    John Shrapnel
    John Shrapnel
    • Dr. Julian Storrs
    Lloyd Hutchinson
    • DC Jackson
    Maggie Steed
    Maggie Steed
    • Angela Storrs
    Colin McCormack
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    Jacquelyn Yorke
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    • Director
      • Charles Beeson
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      • Colin Dexter
      • Julian Mitchell
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    • Trivia
      Has three actors with leading or supporting roles in one or other of the two Morse spin-offs. Kevin Whately and Clare Holman continue in the same roles in the sequel series 'Inspector Lewis', and Roger Allam plays the young Morse's boss DI Fred Thursday in the prequel 'Endeavour'.
    • Goofs
      When Miss James' neighbour says she saw a man out back while she was putting the ashes out, none of the houses shown in the long shots have a chimney so would not have any ashes to put out.
    • Quotes

      Adele Cecil: This anagram: "Around Eve"? I've tried and I've tried, but all I can come up with is "Endeavour". And no-one's called Endeavour. Surely?

      Chief Inspector Morse: I told you, my mother was a Quaker. And Quakers sometimes call their children names like Hope and Patience. My father was obsessed with Captain Cook, and his ship was called Endeavour. Why aren't you both laughing?

      Detective Sergeant Lewis: [mutters] You poor sod.

      Adele Cecil: I'm not calling you "Endeavour".

      Detective Sergeant Lewis: Call him "Sir". He likes that.

      Adele Cecil: Oh no. No, I'll stick to "Morse" - like everyone else.

      Chief Inspector Morse: [raises beer glass] Cheers.

    • Connections
      Edited into Inspector Morse: Rest in Peace (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Non so più
      (from "Le nozze di Figaro")

      Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as W.A. Mozart)

      Sung by Nina Tilbury

    User reviews13

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    9/10
    Great mystery
    A wonderfully intriguing Morse mystery. The plot mixes murder and Machiavellian Oxford college politics.

    A woman is murdered but there are no likely suspects. When the neighbour who was the closest to being a suspect is murdered Morse discovers that the woman was murdered by accident - the murderer mistook the second victim for her. Meanwhile the Mastership of Lonsdale College is up for grabs, resulting in the outgoing master abusing his ability to swing the vote.

    Very interesting, with a clever plot. Two other interesting things about the episode: 1. We get to learn Morse's first name 2. The cast includes Roger Allam as one of the contenders for the Master position. He would later play Morse's boss, DI Fred Thursday, in the Morse prequel, Endeavour.
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    • Release date
      • November 19, 1997 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Carlton Television (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Royal Crescent, Bath, Somerset, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Carlton UK Productions
      • WGBH
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 1.37 : 1

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