Inspector Morse - The Dead Of Jericho / The Silent World Of Nicholas Quinn [1987]

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Primary Contributor : John Thaw
Primary Contributor : Kevin Whately

Product Details

Director : Alastair Reid, Brian Parker
Actor : John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Gemma Jones, Patrick Troughton, Michael Gough
Format : Box set, PAL
Binding : VHS Tape
EAN : 5014138063900
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Video
Release Date : 2000-01-26
Running Time : 208minutes
Studio : Carlton Visual Entertainment Ltd

ASIN : B00004CORH

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review

When Inspector Morse first appeared on television in 1987, nobody could have predicted that it would run into the next century, maintaining throughout a quality of scripts and storylines that raised the genre of the detective series to a new level. Much of its success can be attributed to John Thaw's total immersion in the role. Morse is a prickly character and not obviously easy to like. As a detective in Oxford with unfulfilled academic propensities, he is permanently excluded from a world of which he would dearly love to be a part. He is at odds with that world--and with his colleagues in the police force--most of the time. Passionate about opera and "proper beer", he is a cultural snob for whom vulgarity causes almost physical pain. As a result, he lives from one disillusionment to the next. And he is scarred--more deeply than he would ever admit--by past relationships. But he also has a naïve streak and, deep down, sensitivity, which makes him a fascinating challenge for women.

At the heart of Morse's professional life is his awkward partnership with Detective Sergeant Lewis, the resolutely ordinary, worldly sidekick who manages to keep his boss in an almost permanent state of exasperation while retaining his grudging respect. It's a testament to Kevin Whateley's consistently excellent performance that from such unpromising material Lewis becomes as indispensable to the series as Barrington Pheloung's hypnotic, classic theme music. Morse's investigations do occasionally take him abroad to more exotic locations, but throughout 14 successful years of often gruesome murders, the city of Oxford itself became a central character in these brooding two-hour dramas: creator Colin Dexter stating he finally had to kill Morse off because he was giving Oxford a bad reputation as a dangerous place! -- Piers Ford

Customer Reviews

The darker side of Morse as romance goes wrong (2002-01-30)

An interesting pair to put together on one tape.

One shows the darker side of Morse the other a traditional Morse/Oxford feast for the eyes.

The book "The Dead of Jericho" is one of the finest Colin Dexter outings - and it moved well onto the small screen. Once again the possibility of a relationship for the romantically inept Morse is the central theme of The Dead of Jericho. This is when you see the complexity and the sadness at the core of the Morse character. This is one of my favorites.

The "Silent World of Nicholas Quinn" is a more traditional Morse romp through the murderous colleges of Oxford - with frustrated, (in all possible ways) ambitious dons all trying to knock each other off. Great fun - and with the background of Oxford, luducrously posh Dons with the glint of murder in their eyes, and those wonderful college quads this is also a visual feast.

What a way to spend 4 hours on a rainy Sunday afternoon.

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