Episode

Inspector Morse: Dead on Time

Name: Inspector Morse: Dead on Time
Released: 1992-02-26
Duration: 100 min
Cast: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Peter Woodthorpe, James Grout, Maureen Bennett

Inspector MorseSeries 61992-02-26

Overview

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.

Details

Series: Inspector Morse
Season: Season 6
Episode: Episode 1
Air date: 1992-02-26
Runtime: 100 min

Episode context

Dead on Time is Episode 1 in Series 6 of Inspector Morse. It aired on 1992-02-26. The runtime is 100 min.

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Episode 2: Happy Families 1992-03-11 | 100 min 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.

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Episode 3: The Death of the Self 1992-03-25 | 100 min 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.

Episode 4: Absolute Conviction 1992-04-08 | 100 min 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.

Episode 5: Cherubim and Seraphim 1992-04-15 | 100 min A new drug developed to combat senility is ironically being distributed to teens at all-night parties and driving some to suicide.