Inspector Morse (1987)

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Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.

• Released: 1987-01-06
• Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
• Seasons: 7, 28 episodes
• Episode length: 1h 40m
• Network: ITV1
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.9/10 from 146 votes

Created by Tony Warren, Colin Dexter.

Top cast

• John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse
• Kevin Whately as Detective Sergeant Lewis
• Peter Woodthorpe as Dr. Max DeBryn
• James Grout as Chief Superintendent Strange

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Where to watch Inspector Morse

• United States: stream on Britbox Apple TV channel, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel
• United Kingdom: stream on ITVX Premium; watch free on ITVX; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on BritBox Amazon Channel, BritBox, Britbox Apple TV channel
• Australia: stream on Britbox Apple TV channel; buy on Apple TV Store

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