Driven to Distraction

Episode aired Jan 17, 1990
1h 44min

8.3/10

S4.E3

After two beautiful women are stabbed to death a month apart by the same killer, the only connection between the pair is their car dealership.After two beautiful women are stabbed to death a month apart by the same killer, the only connection between the pair is their car dealership.After two beautiful women are stabbed to death a month apart by the same killer, the only connection between the pair is their car dealership.

8.3/10

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Director
- Sandy Johnson
Writers
- Anthony Minghella
- Colin Dexter(characters)
- Kenny McBain(series developed by)
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Director
- Sandy Johnson
Writers
- Anthony Minghella
- Colin Dexter(characters)
- Kenny McBain(series developed by)
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Morse and Lewis investigate the death of Jackie Thorn who was found bound and stabbed in her flat. The murder is a carbon copy of one that occurred 27 days previously and they assume both were committed by the same man. The team is joined by Sgt. Siobhan Maitland, a expert in crimes against women. In the course of the investigation, they find that both women had purchased their cars from the same dealer and Morse becomes convinced that the owner, Jeremy Boynton, is the culprit. When they find a third assault victim who survived an attack some 5 years previously, Morse is more convinced than ever. The only thing now is that Morse needs evidence, provided he has the right man of course. —garykmcd

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Trivia
Morse tells Lewis about a friend who was terminally ill but was concerned that the battery on his car would go flat with not being driven so he got Morse to drive the car each week to keep the battery charged. Anthony Minghella, writer of the episode, included this story as a tribute to the late Kenny McBain, producer of Series 1 and 2, who had asked Minghella to perform this service on his newly-bought Saab when he discovered that he was dying of Hodgkin's disease.

Goofs
When Morse is on the skid pan, he can't find the switch to operate the windscreen wipers but when he is attacked there are 3 external shots of the car. In the first the wipers are off. In the second they are working, and then they are off again.

Quotes
Chief Superintendent Strange: I'm taking you for a drink.
Chief Inspector Morse: It's funny, you're the second person to say that to me today. I turned the first one down.
Chief Superintendent Strange: This one you'll need.

Connections
Edited into Inspector Morse: Rest in Peace (2000)

Soundtracks
You Do Something for Me
(uncredited)
Written by Cole Porter (1929)
Performed by Marian Montgomery
Killer plays on audio cassette in car

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2/10

A complete miss

I've enjoyed quite a few Morse episodes but this one fell flat in every way for me. The pacing was uneven and annoying. The chemistry with the visiting woman detective was completely absent. The plot was uninteresting and derivative. The writing with regards to Morse breaking the rules of investigation was distracting and not believable.

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