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Inspector Morse - The Dead of Jericho / The Mystery of Morse

starring: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Colin Dexter, James Grout, Peter Woodthorpe

: Inspector Morse - The Dead of Jericho / The Mystery of Morse
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780779250837
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0779250834
Label: Bfs Entertainment
Manufacturer: Bfs Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Bfs Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 03, 2001
Running Time: 105 minutes
Sales Rank: 114119
Studio: Bfs Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: February 04, 1988



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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
John Thaw brought one of Britain's best-loved TV detectives to life in this telefilm that started the long-running Inspector Morse series, based on the novels by Colin Dexter. The brilliant, somewhat elitist police inspector who loves crosswords, classical music, and more than the occasional pint of ale clumsily romances a woman (Gemma Jones) from his choir. When he finds her hanged in her apartment on the eve of their big recital, he suspects murder and muscles his way in on the investigation. All the assigned investigators are convinced it's suicide except for the eager Sergeant Lewis (Kevin Whately), and Morse and Lewis reluctantly team up to sort out a mystery tangled in blackmail, adultery, peeping neighbors (former Doctor Who Patrick Troughton), and mistaken identities.

With his snooty temperament and lone-wolf lifestyle, the white-haired, Oxford educated bachelor is a wonderful mismatch with the younger Lewis, a married man with a family and a rather less classical background. There's a quiet undercurrent of affection and respect that builds with each continuing Inspector Morse mystery, as well as an air of melancholia and loneliness beautifully developed in the script by future Oscar®-winning writer-director Anthony Minghella (The English Patient). Morse's initial theories may be washouts (a series hallmark), but his relentless sleuthing, eye for clues, and mind for puzzles dredges up the answer in the end, even as he loses the girl.

The DVD also features the 50-minute documentary The Mystery of Morse, a kind of character study built around a tour of Morse series shooting locations. It features interviews with the stars, the producer, the composer, and author Colin Dexter. --Sean Axmaker



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Enduring and Endearing
I appreciated seeing the first episode of this long-running series adapting Colin Dexter's fine novels. ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Very good title to own, great story
If you've ever watched an Inspector Morse story this, the first one, is as good as any of them. For those ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Different Kettle of Fish...
THE DEAD OF JERICO was the first Inspector Morse tale broadcast in the U.S. on 'Mystery Theatre', the series ... Read More


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