Inspector Morse (1987)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.

IMDb rating: 8.2 (16,199 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 -0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 8
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 8 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1987)

7.37 avg 3 episodes 7.5 → 7.0 103 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Dead of Jericho	7.5	1,474
2	The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn	7.6	1,236
3	Service of All the Dead	7.0	1,206

Season 2 (1987)

7.40 avg 4 episodes 7.5 → 7.8 113 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Wolvercote Tongue	7.5	1,117
2	Last Seen Wearing	7.7	1,104
3	The Settling of the Sun	6.6	1,080
4	Last Bus to Woodstock	7.8	1,033

Season 3 (1989)

7.65 avg 4 episodes 7.9 → 7.4 102 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ghost in the Machine	7.9	1,042
2	The Last Enemy	7.5	935
3	Deceived by Flight	7.8	975
4	The Secret of Bay 5B	7.4	871

Season 4 (1990)

8.03 avg 4 episodes 7.8 → 8.4 104 min avg

Big finale

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Infernal Serpent	7.8	1,038
2	The Sins of the Fathers	7.7	932
3	Driven to Distraction	8.2	1,005
4	Masonic Mysteries	8.4	1,177

Season 5 (1991)

7.78 avg 5 episodes 8.5 → 8.0 104 min avg

U-shaped

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Second Time Around	8.5	1,021
2	Fat Chance	7.2	893
3	Who Killed Harry Field?	7.6	903
4	Greeks Bearing Gifts	7.6	833
5	Promised Land	8.0	912

Season 6 (1992)

7.82 avg 5 episodes 8.4 → 7.3 103 min avg

Bad finale

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dead on Time	8.4	1,036
2	Happy Families	7.8	939
3	The Death of the Self	7.9	1,014
4	Absolute Conviction	7.7	883
5	Cherubim & Seraphim	7.3	903

Season 7 (1993)

8.00 avg 3 episodes 8.5 → 7.7 102 min avg

Declining

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Deadly Slumber	8.5	934
2	The Day of the Devil	7.8	858
3	Twilight of the Gods	7.7	865

Season 8 (1995)

8.32 avg 5 episodes 8.4 → 8.8 101 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Way Through the Woods	8.4	971
2	The Daughters of Cain	7.9	880
3	Death Is Now My Neighbour	8.3	908
4	The Wench Is Dead	8.2	927
5	The Remorseful Day	8.8	1,095

Inspector Morse (1987)

Cast

Seasons

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