Episode

Inspector Morse: The Infernal Serpent

Name: Inspector Morse: The Infernal Serpent
Released: 1990-01-03
Duration: 100 min
Cast: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Peter Woodthorpe, James Grout, Maureen Bennett

Inspector MorseSeries 41990-01-03

Overview

Morse investigates a tangled web of university intrigue which surrounds the baffling murder of Dr Julian Dear, a college don and famous environmentalist who was killed just minutes before he was due to give a controversial lecture. It seems that the most respectable of academic families can have skeletons in the cupboard, and Morse has to put his job on the line to get at the truth.

Details

Series: Inspector Morse
Season: Season 4
Episode: Episode 1
Air date: 1990-01-03
Runtime: 100 min

Episode context

The Infernal Serpent is Episode 1 in Series 4 of Inspector Morse. It aired on 1990-01-03. The runtime is 100 min.

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Episode 2: The Sins of the Fathers 1990-01-10 | 100 min Morse investigates the murder of Trevor Radford, managing director of the family-owned Radford's Brewery, who was attacked and killed while working late. Morse becomes immersed in the implications of a hostile take-over bid by another company. Then Helen Radford goes to the brewery to look for her missing husband Stephen and finds him also murdered.

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