The Best Episodes of Inspector Morse Season 1
Every episode of Inspector Morse Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Inspector Morse Season 1!
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.
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Inspector Morse" season 1 is "The Dead of Jericho", rated 7.5/10 from 1311 user votes. It was directed by Alastair Reid and written by Anthony Minghella, Colin Dexter. "The Dead of Jericho" aired on 1/6/1987 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn".
7.5/10 1,311 votes#1 - The Dead of Jericho
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/1987
Morse is passed over for promotion and gets a new working partner in the shape of Lewis, who is not sure what to make of his new boss. Their first case together is a murder, when Anne Staveley, who was Morse's friend in a choral society, is found hanged in her house in the Jericho area of Oxford. The death looks like suicide, but Morse has his own reasons for treating the case as a murder investigation. A parking ticket and Oedipus the King, by Sophocles, come to his assistance.
Director: Alastair Reid
Writer: Anthony Minghella, Colin Dexter
7.6/10 1,093 votes#2 - The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/1987
Someone at Oxford's Foreign Examination Syndicate is selling exam secrets. Nicholas Quinn, a member of the board, overhears something he shouldn't know about and is soon found dead at his cottage, poisoned with cyanide - but Nicholas was deaf. Then crossword compiler Philip Ogleby has his skull smashed in. During his investigations, Morse is attracted to Monica Height. She works for the Syndicate and may be mixed up in the corruption which led to Quinn's murder, and perhaps to Ogleby's as well.
Director: Brian Parker
Writer: Julian Mitchell
7.0/10 1,070 votes#3 - Service of All the Dead
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/1987
Morse investigates murder on hallowed ground. A quiet country church is an unlikely setting for the killing, and a vicar and his voluntary helpers are the unlikely suspects. Among them is Ruth Rawlinson, whom Morse is attracted to. Then it appears that a serial killer is at work.
Director: Peter Hammond
Writer: Julian Mitchell