Inspector Morse

1. S01E01Season's bestThe Dead of JerichoJanuary 6, 1987 7.3Morse gets passed over for promotion, and at the same time he is given a new working partner in the shape of Sergeant Lewis - who is not at
2. S01E02The Silent World of Nicholas QuinnJanuary 13, 1987 6.8Someone on the inside at the University of Oxford's Foreign Examination Syndicate is selling exam secrets. Nicholas Quinn, a member of the e
3. S01E03Service of All the DeadJanuary 20, 1987 6.9Morse, bored with his holiday, visits a quiet country church and looks into an old unsolved murder and suspected suicide which happened ther

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The Wolvercote TongueDecember 25, 1987 7.0Laura Poindexter, a rich American tourist, dies in the Randolph Hotel, Oxford, apparently from a heart attack, but Morse suspects foul play.
2. S02E02Last Seen WearingMarch 8, 1988 7.0The schoolgirl daughter of rich parents has been missing for six months. Morse believes she has been killed, and his investigations show cur
3. S02E03The Settling of the SunMarch 15, 1988 7.4Jane Robson asks Morse to present a crossword prize at a summer school in Lonsdale College, and while he is dining with a group of overseas
4. S02E04Season's bestLast Bus to WoodstockMarch 22, 1988 7.7A young secretary is found raped and murdered in the car park of an Oxford pub. Morse and Lewis find that the girl was last seen getting int

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01The Ghost in the MachineJanuary 4, 1989 7.5Morse investigates the reported theft of erotic paintings belonging to Sir Julius Hanbury, a local baronet who is one of those standing for
2. S03E02The Last EnemyJanuary 11, 1989 7.5A body is found in the canal and the only clue to its identity points to a connection with one of the university's colleges. It happens that
3. S03E03Season's bestDeceived by FlightJanuary 18, 1989 7.7Morse investigates when the annual match of the Claret's old boys' cricket eleven is brought to an abrupt end by the sudden death of a team
4. S03E04The Secret of Bay 5BJanuary 25, 1989 7.5Playboy architect Michael Gifford is found strangled in his car, and the only clues are a car-park ticket and his diary. Morse and Lewis unc

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Season's bestThe Infernal SerpentJanuary 3, 1990 7.7Morse investigates a tangled web of academic intrigue around the baffling murder of Dr Julian Dear, who was a college don and a famous envir
2. S04E02The Sins of the FathersJanuary 10, 1990 7.2Morse investigates the murder of Trevor Radford, managing director of the family-owned Radford's Brewery, who was attacked and killed while
3. S04E03Driven to DistractionJanuary 17, 1990 7.2The apparently motiveless murder of two young women points to a psychotic killer. Morse's speculations on what they might have in common lea
4. S04E04Masonic MysteriesJanuary 24, 1990 6.3Morse's friend Beryl Newsome is stabbed at a rehearsal for an amateur production of The Magic Flute. Then Lewis starts uncovering incriminat

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Second Time AroundFebruary 20, 1991 7.8The mysterious death of a former deputy police commissioner brings Morse into reluctant contact with an old rival, Chief Inspector Dawson. M
2. S05E02Season's bestFat ChanceFebruary 27, 1991 8.0Morse finds himself attracted to a female cleric when he is called upon to investigate the suspicious death of a woman deacon. St Saviour's
3. S05E03Who Killed Harry Field?March 13, 1991 7.5An artist, fun-loving drinker and raconteur, Harry Field seems like a man after Morse's own heart. But when Morse and Lewis investigate his
4. S05E04Greeks Bearing GiftsMarch 20, 1991 7.6When the chef at Lewis's favorite Greek restaurant is found murdered, and a baby goes missing, Oxford's close-knit Greek community closes ra
5. S05E05Promised LandMarch 27, 1991 7.6The search for a retired 'supergrass' takes Morse and Lewis from Oxford to the Australian outback. Strangely, Lewis is less at home down und

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Season's bestDead on TimeFebruary 26, 1992 7.4Morse investigates the apparent suicide of a terminally ill Oxford don and finds he has a personal connection with the family. As the case d
2. S06E02Happy FamiliesMarch 11, 1992 7.4Business tycoon Sir John Balcombe is found murdered at his country house, Balcombe Castle, with no signs of a break-in. As a result, the dea
3. S06E03The Death of the SelfMarch 25, 1992 7.4The strange death of an Englishwoman abroad takes Morse and Lewis to the city of Verona in northern Italy. Morse takes delight in open-air o
4. S06E04Absolute ConvictionApril 8, 1992 7.0Morse and Lewis investigate the affairs of three people in prison for fraud, when one of them is murdered, and they are surprised by what th
5. S06E05Cherubim & SeraphimApril 15, 1992 7.4Morse's step-niece commits suicide, and he takes compassionate leave. He starts to research her past to find the reason for it, and this con

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01Deadly SlumberJanuary 6, 1993 7.4The owner of a private hospital is found murdered in his car, after a series of anonymous threatening letters. Suspicion falls on a retired
2. S07E02The Day of the DevilJanuary 13, 1993 7.4Morse and Lewis hunt a violent rapist who has escaped from prison. They find themselves drawn into an under-world of satanists, and some of
3. S07E03Season's bestTwilight of the GodsJanuary 20, 1993 8.3A nasty but very rich business man and a world-famous opera singer are in Oxford to receive honorary degrees from the Chancellor of the Univ

Season 7 ranked & reviewed