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Inspector Morse

British detective TV series
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Inspector Morse is a British detective drama television series based on a series of novels by Colin Dexter. It starred John Thaw as Detective Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis. The series comprises 33 two-hour episodes (100 minutes excluding commercials) produced between 6 January 1987 and 15 November 2000. Dexter made uncredited cameo appearances in all but three of the episodes.

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Genre
Crime drama
Murder mystery
Detective fiction
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Created by
Colin Dexter
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Based on
the novel series
by Colin Dexter
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Developed by
Anthony Minghella
Kenny McBain
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Written by
Varied (one per episode)
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Directed by
Varied (one per episode)
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Starring
John Thaw
Kevin Whately
James Grout
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Theme music composer
Barrington Pheloung
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Country of origin
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
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No. of seasons
7 series (1987–1993) and 5 specials (1995–2000)
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No. of episodes
33 (list of episodes)
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PRODUCTION

Executive producer
Ted Childs
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Producer
Zenith Productions
Central Independent Television
Carlton Television
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Production location
Oxford
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Running time
98–105 min
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RELEASE

Original network
ITV
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Picture format
4:3
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Original release
6 January 1987 (1987-01-06) –
15 November 2000 (2000-11-15)
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CHRONOLOGY

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Related shows
Lewis
Endeavour
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Cast

Episodes

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Quote

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Morse: *Morse*. Everyone just calls me "Morse".

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