Chief Inspector Morse is a fictional character portrayed by John Thaw in the TV series Inspector Morse.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Dead of Jericho (season 1), they were 45 years old.
They appear in all 33 aired episodes and have accumulated 603 positive votes.
The character of Chief Inspector Morse is mainly associated with Detective Sergeant Lewis, Lady Hanbury and Anne Staveley.
Episodes33
The Dead of Jericho
episode S1.E1 january 1987Anne Stavely, a friend of Morse's, ostensibly commits suicide at her home in Jericho, though Morse isn't convinced this is what happened.
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn
episode S1.E2 january 1987The murder of a deaf university entrance examiner leads Morse and Lewis into a possible college cheating scandal.
Service of All the Dead
episode S1.E3 january 1987The members of a church who attended a particular service start to die one by one.
The Wolvercote Tongue
episode S2.E1 december 1987During an exclusive tour an elderly woman dies suddenly and the priceless piece of Medieval jewellery she was going to donate to a local museum vanishes.
Last Seen Wearing
episode S2.E2 march 1988When Morse is assigned a cold case of a runaway teenager from school, he suspects that the girl's been murdered.
The Settling of the Sun
episode S2.E3 march 1988Because Morse is a speaker at a University dinner when a Japanese becomes ill and is later found ritualistically murdered, he becomes everyone's alibi.
Last Bus to Woodstock
episode S2.E4 march 1988A young blonde hitches a late lift from a bus stop and ends up dead in a pub car park.
Ghost in the Machine
episode S3.E1 january 1989A vanished baronet and the theft of some of his collection of erotic art is investigated by Morse and Lewis.
The Last Enemy
episode S3.E2 january 1989A headless, armless, footless body of a murdered academic is found in Oxford Canal and his investigation leads to petty hatred and jealousy among the local academia.
Deceived by Flight
episode S3.E3 january 1989Lewis goes undercover as a worker at the University so he can go undercover on the cricket team and discover the murderer of Morse's old college roommate.
The Secret of Bay 5B
episode S3.E4 january 1989A bullying, controlling womanizer who also blackmails his conquests is found garroted in his car in a garage deck.
The Infernal Serpent
episode S4.E1 january 1990An environmentalist professor is mugged and later dies of a heart attack after an attack on campus just prior to a controversial debate.
The Sins of the Fathers
episode S4.E2 january 1990The managing director and heir apparent to a venerable family-owned brewery in dire financial straits is found drowned in a vat of his own ale.
Driven to Distraction
episode S4.E3 january 1990After two beautiful women are stabbed to death a month apart by the same killer, the only connection between the pair is their car dealership.
Masonic Mysteries
episode S4.E4 january 1990Morse finds himself framed for murder by an unknown mastermind and suspended as Lewis is seconded to DCI Bottomley, who is in charge of the case.
Second Time Around
episode S5.E1 february 1991Morse links the killing of a Deputy Assistant Commissioner on the night of his retirement to the 18 year old cold case murder of an 8 year old girl.
Fat Chance
episode S5.E2 february 1991After a young woman aspiring to the priesthood dies while taking her exams, possibly from poison, Morse connects the death to a weight loss company.
Who Killed Harry Field?
episode S5.E3 march 1991Struggling artist Harry Field is found murdered and thrown off an overpass but recent rains and a dry body lead Morse to conclude he was killed over a week earlier.
Greeks Bearing Gifts
episode S5.E4 march 1991Among the suspects in the murder of a Greek chef and his sister are a Ancient Greek scholar, a dodgy British entrepreneur, and a Greek shipping magnate.
Promised Land
episode S5.E5 march 1991Morse and Lewis go to Australia to find a witness who has been in witness protection for ten years, but this is one witness who doesn't want to be found.
Dead on Time
episode S6.E1 february 1992A respected, dying Oxford don, husband of Morse's former fiancée, apparently shoots himself, but his doctor asserts that he was not capable of firing a gun.
Happy Families
episode S6.E2 march 1992The head of a wealthy but dysfunctional family is found bludgeoned to death in the family estate as Morse is forced to deal with the resultant media frenzy.
The Death of the Self
episode S6.E3 march 1992Morse looks to mix a little pleasure with business when he and Lewis are sent to Italy to look into the suspicious death of an English woman near Vicenza.
Absolute Conviction
episode S6.E4 april 1992A convicted fraudster, one of three former business partners at an open prison, dies following an assault. Morse has to investigate the death while dealing with a brash subordinate and trying to avoid offending the prison authorities.
Cherubim & Seraphim
episode S6.E5 april 1992A new drug developed to combat senility is ironically being distributed to teens at all-night parties and driving some to suicide.
Deadly Slumber
episode S7.E1 january 1993When the head of a medical clinic is found asphyxiated in his garage, the father of a one of his brain-dead patients becomes the prime suspect.
The Day of the Devil
episode S7.E2 january 1993A sociopathic but clever murderer who believes in the occult escapes from prison and returns to Oxford, and it is up to Morse to stop him.
Twilight of the Gods
episode S7.E3 january 1993When Gwladys Probert, a world renowned mezzo-soprano, is shot by a sniper at Oxford, Morse, one of her biggest fans, sees a link with an earlier murder of a freelance journalist.
The Way Through the Woods
episode S8.E1 november 1995When 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.
The Daughters of Cain
episode S8.E2 november 1996An Oxford professor and fund raiser is stabbed to death at home with a weapon that is yet to be stolen from a university museum.
Death Is Now My Neighbour
episode S8.E3 november 1997When the next-door neighbor of a murdered woman is also killed, Morse suspects the first shooting may have been an error.
The Wench Is Dead
episode S8.E4 november 1998While Morse is in hospital for a bleeding ulcer, he takes an interest in an 1859 murder and becomes convinced its resolution was a miscarriage of justice.
The Remorseful Day
episode S8.E5 november 2000An ailing Morse involves himself in a year-old cold-case of a murdered nymphomaniac, when persons of interest connected to it turn up dead.
- The Dead of Jericho
- The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn
- Service of All the Dead
- The Wolvercote Tongue
- Last Seen Wearing
- The Settling of the Sun
- Last Bus to Woodstock
- Ghost in the Machine
- The Last Enemy
- Deceived by Flight
- The Secret of Bay 5B
- The Infernal Serpent
- The Sins of the Fathers
- Driven to Distraction
- Masonic Mysteries
- Second Time Around
- Fat Chance
- Who Killed Harry Field?
- Greeks Bearing Gifts
- Promised Land
- Dead on Time
- Happy Families
- The Death of the Self
- Absolute Conviction
- Cherubim & Seraphim
- Deadly Slumber
- The Day of the Devil
- Twilight of the Gods
- The Way Through the Woods
- The Daughters of Cain
- Death Is Now My Neighbour
- The Wench Is Dead
- The Remorseful Day
Best moments10
- A new drug developed to combat senility is ironically being distributed to teens at all-night parties and driving some to suicide.
- The managing director and heir apparent to a venerable family-owned brewery in dire financial straits is found drowned in a vat of his own ale.
- Anne Stavely, a friend of Morse's, ostensibly commits suicide at her home in Jericho, though Morse isn't convinced this is what happened.
- A sociopathic but clever murderer who believes in the occult escapes from prison and returns to Oxford, and it is up to Morse to stop him.
- The murder of a deaf university entrance examiner leads Morse and Lewis into a possible college cheating scandal.
- When the head of a medical clinic is found asphyxiated in his garage, the father of a one of his brain-dead patients becomes the prime suspect.
- The head of a wealthy but dysfunctional family is found bludgeoned to death in the family estate as Morse is forced to deal with the resultant media frenzy.
- The members of a church who attended a particular service start to die one by one.
- A bullying, controlling womanizer who also blackmails his conquests is found garroted in his car in a garage deck.
- Because Morse is a speaker at a University dinner when a Japanese becomes ill and is later found ritualistically murdered, he becomes everyone's alibi.
- Cherubim & Seraphim
- The Sins of the Fathers
- The Dead of Jericho
- The Day of the Devil
- The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn
- Deadly Slumber
- Happy Families
- Service of All the Dead
- The Secret of Bay 5B
- The Settling of the Sun