Fair rating?Inspector Morse· Season 1 · Episode 1
The Dead of Jericho
Morse 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 all sure what to make of his new boss. Then Morse and Lewis face their first murder case together: Anne Staveley, a good friend of Morse's in a choral society, is found hanged at her house in the Jericho area of Oxford. At first, the death looks like suicide, but Morse has his own reasons for treating the case as a murder. A parking ticket and the play Oedipus the King, by Sophocles, help Morse to solve the mystery.
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#1In Season 1of 3 rated episodes
#20All-timeof 28 rated episodes
+0.3vs season avgSeason 1 averages 7.0
1987First airedJanuary 6, 1987
Guest stars
James Groutas Chief Superintendent Strange
Peter Woodthorpeas Dr. Max DeBryn
Philip Vossas Coroner
Norman Jonesas Chief Inspector/Superintendent Bell
Gemma Jonesas Anne Staveley
Souad Faressas Hospital DoctorCharlotte Stoneas Charlotte
Annie Lambertas Adele Richards
Patrick Troughtonas George JacksonPaul Dixeyas Tutor
Richard Durdenas Alan Richards
Adam Morrisas Constable Morris
Rupert Holliday-Evansas David
Gary Websteras ColinCrew
Alastair ReidDirector
Anthony MinghellaTeleplayShows like Inspector Morse
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