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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...
Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:ITV1

Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Second Time Around" is the best rated episode of "Inspector Morse" season 5. It scored 8.4/10 based on 932 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/20/1991. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "Fat Chance".

  • Second Time Around
    8.4/10932 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

  • Fat Chance
    7.2/10804 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

  • Who Killed Harry Field?
    7.6/10808 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

  • Greeks Bearing Gifts
    7.5/10748 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

  • Promised Land
    7.9/10828 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