Inspector Morse embodies cultured, upper-middle-class Britishness, and enjoys the finer things in life - good beer, vintage cars, fine opera. He and his trusty companion, Detective Sergeant Lewis, solve the crimes that plague the environs of University of Oxford. Although he's a brilliant detective, Morse is not infallible - and he's often pretty grumpy to boot. But he and Lewis tend to make sure the bad guys pay for their crimes.
- Starring: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout
- TV Network: ITV
- Premiere Date: Jan 18, 1989
- Genre: Crime
- Executive producers: Ted Childs, John Thaw