John Thaw Chief Inspector Morse Actor Kevin Whately Detective Sergeant Lewis Actor James Grout Chief Superintendent Strange Actor Simon Callow Theodore Kemp Actor Anna Calder-Marshall Jane Robson Actor Anthony Bate Bernard Crowther Actor Terrence Hardiman Clive Palmer Actor Peter McEnery Donald Phillipson Actor Robert Stephens Sir Wilfred Mulryne Actor Kenneth Cranham Cedric Downes Actor Derek Fowlds Kurt Friedman Actor Fabia Drake Mrs. Jarman Actor Suzanne Bertish Cheryl Baines Actor Roberta Taylor Sheila Williams Actor Jill Baker Jennifer Coleby Actor Glyn Houston George Craven Actor Robert Lang Chief Superintendent Dewar Actor Peter Woodthorpe Max Actor Peter Hammond Director Alastair Reid Director Edward Bennett Director Peter Duffell Director Colin Dexter Writer Thomas Ellice Writer Michael Wilcox Writer Julian Mitchell Writer Ted Childs Executive Producer Charles Wood Writer