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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!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Inspector Morse Season 1 Episode 2 - The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn
    7.6/10(1250 votes)

    S1:E2

    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

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  2. Inspector Morse Season 1 Episode 1 - The Dead of Jericho
    7.5/10(1492 votes)

    S1:E1

    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

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  3. Inspector Morse Season 1 Episode 3 - Service of All the Dead
    7.0/10(1219 votes)

    S1:E3

    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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn" is the best rated episode of Inspector Morse season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 1,250 votes. Directed by Brian Parker and written by Julian Mitchell, it aired on January 13, 1987. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Dead of Jericho".