The Best Episodes of Inspector Morse Season 5
Every episode of Inspector Morse Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Inspector Morse Season 5!
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 5 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Inspector Morse" season 5 is "Second Time Around", rated 8.4/10 from 927 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Second Time Around" aired on 2/20/1991 and is rated 1.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Fat Chance".
8.4/10 927 votes#1 - Second Time Around
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 2/20/1991
The mysterious death of a former deputy police commissioner brings Morse into reluctant contact with an old rival, Ch Insp Dawson. Morse and Lewis, in uneasy tandem with Dawson, spot a link with the unsolved murder of a young girl 18 years earlier. To find the latest killer they have to unravel the first case again.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 800 votes#2 - Fat Chance
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 2/27/1991
Morse finds himself attracted to a female cleric when he is called upon to investigate the suspicious death of a woman deacon. St Saviour's College is about to appoint Oxford's first ever female chaplain, and emotions are running high among the more conservative clerics, but Morse & Lewis find it hard to believe such feelings could lead to murder.
Director: Roy Battersby
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 802 votes#3 - Who Killed Harry Field?
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 3/13/1991
An artist, fun-loving drinker and raconteur, Harry Field seems like a man after Morse's own heart. But when Morse and Lewis investigate his mysterious death, they discover that he was not such a lovable rogue.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 742 votes#4 - Greeks Bearing Gifts
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 3/20/1991
When the chef at Lewis's favorite Greek restaurant is found murdered, and a baby goes missing, Oxford's close-knit Greek community closes ranks. Matters aren't helped when Morse has a bad-tempered exchange with the shipping millionaire who owns the restaurant.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 823 votes#5 - Promised Land
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 3/27/1991
The search for a retired 'supergrass' takes Morse and Lewis from Oxford to the Australian outback. Strangely, Lewis is less at home down under than Morse himself is.
Director: John Madden
Writer: Julian Mitchell