The Best Episodes of Inspector Morse Season 6

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.4/10(1044 votes)

   #1 - Dead on Time

   S6:E12/26/1992

   Morse investigates the apparent suicide of a terminally ill Oxford don and finds he has a personal connection with the family. As the case develops, Lewis worries that Morse's professionalism is being undermined.

   Director:John Madden

   Writers:Daniel Boyle, Kenny McBain

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   Director:John Madden

   Writers:Daniel Boyle, Kenny McBain
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   7.8/10(946 votes)

   #2 - Happy Families

   S6:E23/11/1992

   Business tycoon Sir John Balcombe is found murdered at his country house, Balcombe Castle, with no signs of a break-in. As a result, the dead man's wife and sons come under suspicion. Morse finds that the family is strangely untroubled, and several of his prime suspects have flawed characters and dark secrets - and then the Balcombe family suffers another killing. Meanwhile, Morse has to cope with journalists who try to turn his own personality into a story - and he also suffers from an unhelpful Chief Superintendant, covering for the station's usual boss, who puts pressure on him to crack the case in a hurry. In the end, though, Morse is vindicated and his various tormentors get their comeuppance.

   Director:Adrian Shergold

   Writer:Daniel Boyle

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   Director:Adrian Shergold

   Writer:Daniel Boyle
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   7.9/10(1020 votes)

   #3 - The Death of the Self

   S6:E33/25/1992

   The strange death of an Englishwoman abroad takes Morse and Lewis to the city of Verona in northern Italy. Morse takes delight in open-air opera in the Roman amphitheatre and falls under the spell of Nicole Burgess, a glamorous opera singer. But Lewis is home-sick.

   Director:Colin Gregg

   Writer:Alma Cullen

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   Director:Colin Gregg

   Writer:Alma Cullen
4. 

   7.7/10(892 votes)

   #4 - Absolute Conviction

   S6:E44/8/1992

   A convicted fraudster, one of three former business partners at an open prison, dies following an assault. Morse has to investigate the death while dealing with a brash subordinate and trying to avoid offending the prison authorities.

   Director:Antonia Bird

   Writer:John Brown

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   Director:Antonia Bird

   Writer:John Brown
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   7.3/10(913 votes)

   #5 - Cherubim and Seraphim

   S6:E54/15/1992

   A new drug developed to combat senility is ironically being distributed to teens at all-night parties and driving some to suicide.

   Director:Danny Boyle

   Writer:Julian Mitchell

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   Director:Danny Boyle

   Writer:Julian Mitchell