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Inspector Morse: Series 1

3 episodes Premiered Jan 6, 1987 Updated Jul 19, 2026

Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

The Dead of Jericho

Jan 6, 1987 · 100 min

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 A

S1·E2 Core

The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn

Jan 13, 1987 · 100 min

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

S1·E3 Mytharc

Service of All the Dead

Jan 20, 1987 · 100 min

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