When a serial killer is murdered in prison, his deathbed confession disavows one of the murders he had previously confessed to. Morse wants to reopen the case.When a serial killer is murdered in prison, his deathbed confession disavows one of the murders he had previously confessed to. Morse wants to reopen the case.When a serial killer is murdered in prison, his deathbed confession disavows one of the murders he had previously confessed to. Morse wants to reopen the case.
- George Daley
- (as Chris Fairbank)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaAlthough he wrote five episodes of the sequel series, "Lewis", and every episode thus far of the prequel series, "Endeavour", this is the only episode of "Inspector Morse" to be written by Russell Lewis.
- GoofsAlthough Morse corrects Lewis's English pedantically at one point, he is himself guilty of a solecism later on, when he asks Lewis to "appraise" him of any facts he may uncover. He meant to say "apprise", a quite unrelated verb.
- Quotes
Chief Inspector Morse: The glass is always half-full to you, isn't it, Lewis?
Detective Sergeant Lewis: "If you can meet with triumph and disaster, and treat those two imposters just the same".
Chief Inspector Morse: Kipling.
Detective Sergeant Lewis: No, All England Lawn Tennis Association, sir. It's written up above the players' entrance, Centre Court.
Chief Inspector Morse: So it is.
- Crazy creditsInstead of the usual end credits played during the previous series', that is, a rolling cast of actors and their parts, white lettering on a black background, the cast list was pushed to the right, and the space on the left was used to show slow motion segments of the parts played by the major cast members.
- ConnectionsEdited into Inspector Morse: Rest in Peace (2000)
- SoundtracksString Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
(uncredited)
excerpts from 1st and 3rd movements
composed by Claude Debussy
It boasts an intelligent, strong, multi layered story, with twists and turns, and questions coming from all angles. We have a fantastic deal of tension between Morse and Lewis, some time since the pair worked together, both actors brought their A game to this particular story. It features one of the best endings of any show I can think of, masses of tension, a genuine feeling of unease.
It was an absolutely fantastic debut from Clare Holman as the much loved Dr Laura Hobson, she started off as she continued, full of sass and sarcasm. Tough job replacing the wonderfully charismatic Max, but she did it in style.
Beautifully acted as I've mentioned by all concerned, but Michelle Fairley steals the show, what an outstanding shift she put in, she lacks in some huge emotion into Cathy Michaels. The ending is something special, it's a hugely dramatic and memorable scene, the delivery is terrific.
One of the best, 9/10 (Up next, another one of the best, Daughters of Cain.)
- Sleepin_Dragon
- Mar 25, 2016