Fair rating?Inspector Morse· Season 2 · Episode 3
The Settling of the Sun
Jane 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 students, a young Japanese man dies in what seems to be a brutal ritual killing. It turns out that Morse has unwittingly given all his best suspects a watertight alibi. Morse is attracted to Jane Robson, although she is plainly a neurotic woman who suffers from mood swings and even temper tantrums. He finds that Jane's grandfather was a prisoner-of-war in the hands of the Japanese during the second world war, and he begins to suspect a complicated conspiracy.
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#2In Season 2of 4 rated episodes
#13All-timeof 28 rated episodes
+0.1vs season avgSeason 2 averages 7.3
1988First airedMarch 15, 1988
Guest stars
Peter Woodthorpeas Dr. Max DeBryn
Liz Kettleas Policewoman
Amanda Burtonas Mirella Lunghi
Gordon Kennedyas Dewar's Detective
Derek Fowldsas Kurt Friedman / Michael Robson
Jack Ellisas Sergeant
Anna Calder-Marshallas Jane Robson
Tim Barkeras Ralph Thomas
Philip Middlemissas Graham Daniel
Robert Stephensas Sir Wilfred MulryneLlewellyn Reesas Reverend Robson
Michael Goldieas Tramp
Blue Macaskillas Alex Robson
Crew
Peter HammondDirectorCharles WoodTeleplay
Colin DexterStoryShows like Inspector Morse
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