Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

Manthast Absolutely amazing

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Gutsycurene Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

kennprop The setting is great and its very unrealistic to place all these murders in Oxford. To have a great show it has to be possible. The Wire was realistic. These scripts are shallow, yet too cumbersome. We have no idea why Morse is Morse. Why does he drink so much ? Why is he so solitary. He seems educated but being a cop is kind of a fall down the class cliff. I think Thaw phoned it in with this character. He was much better in Kavanagh QC. The premise was better and so was the writing. I watched that series first and this is inferior. The Endeavour series has better character developement, better supporting characters. It makes you want to see more of them. I just found this to be mostly mediocre.I wont watch a lot of c shows to find a few good episodes. Maybe UK viewers or detective meme folks have different criteria? These are on a par with Agatha Christie type plots.

kabrorsen I am sorry, I never had the chance to meet John Thaw. He gave so much to his part as Chief Inspector Morse, and I always admired him for this. By that, I mean, I read a couple of Colin Dexter's novels, and I absolutely found them good - but sorry, not outstanding. But with Thaw came the elegance, personality - not 100% the precise character from the novels, no luckily John Thaw's personal version of Morse. I agree with another comment on this site, the TV version clearly surpasses the original novels.One of many fantastic things about this TV series is the fact, that the recipe was clear from day one. There is not one really bad episode among - impressive considering the many years, it took to shoot all the episodes. Actually the series almost starts with one of my favourite episodes "Silent World Of Nicholas Quinn" (1986) - and almost ends with one of them "Death Is Now My Neighbour" (1997). But in between we are treated with masterpieces such as "Who Killed Harry Field", "Driven To Distraction", "Decieved By Flight" - and my personal favourite "Death Of The Self". Each of the these episodes show how outstanding an actor John Thaw was - and how good the series really is.It is my favourite detective series, and it is simply one masterpiece after another.

dblack-14 This series was distinguished by its consistent quality of acting and plausible plots. The sometimes acid interaction that graced the relationship between Morse and Lewis made their mutual respect more believable. Morse's steadfast refusal to reveal his given name added good continuity to the dialogue from episode to episode.With the passing of John Thaw, I would like to see a follow-on series starring Kevin Whatley as an Inspector Lewis, with many of the previous regulars carried over.The theme music by Barrington Phelong has one of those haunting melodies that just won't leave my head.

mikedobcol "Inspector Morse" was without a doubt the late actor john thaw's (1942-2002) greatest character that he portrayed during his distinguished career. The show was made with a lot of intelligence and quality. I would agree that there isn't one bad episode of this series. the show is best watched on DVD which really brings out the oxford scenery where the show is featured. The morse character himself is unlike any other detective on TV too. He is antisocial and likable at the same time, he cares but is very irritating to those he must work with. The show is well worth watching or owning on DVD. the only bad thing is that sadly there can be no more "inspector morse" episodes (regardless of the remorseful day episode) as no one else could properly play the character!.