For more than a decade, Inspector Morse (played by the late John Thaw) was Britain's highest-rated TV detective show.
Inspector Morse, of the Oxford Criminal Investigation Department, is perfectly suited to solve crimes. A tough cop who is a trifle too quick to anger, Morse likes a pint. He is also an expert solver of cryptic crossword puzzles and a devotee of classical music.
A bachelor, Morse is receptive to the opposite sex, but not fanatical. He has a first name, but tells everyone just to call him Morse. His assistant, Sergeant Lewis (Kevin Whately), is a good cop with resources and insight of his own. A typical Morse case will feature one, or perhaps more, seemingly perfect but false solutions before the true one is arrived at.
A truly brilliant detective series.
Did you know? The Oxford-based inspector first appeared in a series of books by Colin Dexter. The author has been an on-screen extra in almost every episode of the series. And the show's theme music spells out Morse's name in Morse Code.
 | John Thaw |  | Chief Inspector Morse |
 | Kevin Whately | | Det. Sgt. Robert Lewis |
| Colin Dexter | | College porter showing Morse and Lewis to John Brewster, Doctor sitting on next bed to Jane in final scene, Man at conference in opening scene, Man at Reception After Schubert Concert, Man at Trout Inn when Morse meets Barbara Redpath, Man behind Morse in |
| James Grout | | Chief Superintendent Strange |
| Peter Woodthorpe | | Max, Max - Pathologist |
| Amanda Hillwood | | Dr. Grayling Russell, Dr. Grayling Russell - Pathologist |
| Liz Kettle | | Policewoman, WPC |
| Trevor Martin | | Alan Sowden, Porter |
| Philip Voss | | Coroner |
| Lee Richards | | Barmaid, Waitress at Dance |
| Norman Jones | | Chief Inspector Bell, Chief Superintendent Bell |
| Andy Bradford | | Night Hawk 3, Trevor Radford |
| Clare Holman | | Dr. Laura Hobson |
| Maureen Bennett | | Val Lewis, Wife |
| John Bleasdale | | Constable, Desk Sergeant |
| Bernard Brown | | Dr. Felix McClure, Wheatley |
| Michael Goldie | | Jimmy, Tramp |
| Janis Kelly | | Nicole's Singing Voice, Singer of Massenet Aria |
| Carol Starks | | Jane Folley |
| Michael Kitchen | | Russell Clark |
 | Simon Callow | | Dr. Theodore Kemp |
| Peter McEnery | | Donald Phillipson |
 | Gemma Jones | | Anne Staveley |
| Anthony Bate | | Bernard Crowther |
| Barbara Flynn | | Monica Height |
| Anna Calder-Marshall | | Jane Robson |
| Michael Gough | | Philip Ogleby |
| Robert Kellard | | Sir Wilfred Mulryne |
| Patrick Troughton | | George Jackson |
| Patricia Hodge | | Lady Hanbury |
| Mel Martin | | Rosemary Henderson |
 | Jason Durr | | John Brewster |
| Suzanne Bertish | | Cheryl Baines |
| Terrence Hardiman | | Clive Palmer |
| Chris Hunter | | Andreas Heller aka Louis Picard |
 | Kenneth Cranham | | Cedric Downes |
| Barry Foster | | Sir Alexander Reece |
| Julia Goodman | | May Lawrence |
| Fabia Drake | | Mrs. Jarman |
| Paul Mooney | | Pathologist |
| Roberta Taylor | | Sheila Williams |
| Michael Aldridge | | Arthur Drysdale |
| Marion Bailey | | Fran Pierce |
| Janet Suzman | | Dr. Claire Brewster |
 | Clive Swift | | Doctor Thomas Bartlett |
| James Laurenson | | Tony Richards |
| Derek Fowlds | | Kurt Friedman aka Michael Robson |
| Glyn Houston | | George Craven |
| Clifford Rose | | Dr. Charles Hudson |
| Robert Lang | | Chief Superintendent Dewar |
| Frances Tomelty | | Grace Craven |
| Jill Baker | | Jennifer Coleby |
| Kate Harper | | Patti Wilcox |
| Simon Slater | | Norman Weeks |
| Frederick Treves | | Dean of Lonsdale College |
| Richard Owens | | Dr. Matthew Brewster |
| Tenniel Evans | | Dr. David Kerridge |
| Bernard Lloyd | | Professor Edward Ullman |
| Andrew Wilde | | Edward Manley |
| Jestyn Phillips | | Card Player |
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Comments
Dear Sir/Madam
I would appreciate it if you can tell me who played Jessica in tonight's (29 March 2008)episode of Morse entitled "Happy Families"
Was it Carlotte Coleman, who played Scarlet in "Four Weddings and a Funeral"?
was the book the secret of anexxe 13 ever filmed as a t.v. espisode?
set in an unfinished hotel over christmas/new year
it was not the secret of bay 5
i thought all of the 13 books had been filmed. please help if you are able
regards and thanks,
kennedy page-jones