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Inspector Morse - The Daughters of Cain on DVD (1996)
Starring: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout
Director: Herbert Wise, John Madden
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Felix McClure, an Oxford University professor, is stabbed to death in his college study. Not only was he an expert in his field but he was one of the University's key fund-raisers. The investigation focuses on Brooks, a one-time cleaner for McClure who quit his college job abruptly after a student, ..read more »

73% from 926 members

Inspector Morse - S08 E02 - The Daughter... (1996)
Starring: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout
Director: Herbert Wise, John Madden
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Felix McClure, an Oxford University professor, is stabbed to death in his college study. Not only was he an expert in his field but he was one of the University's key fund-raisers. The investigation focuses on Brooks, a one-time cleaner for McClure who quit his college job abruptly after a student, ..read more »

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Breaking the Code (1996)
Starring: Derek Jacobi, Blake Ritson, Alun Armstrong
Director: Herbert Wise
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A biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking of the Enigma code, used by the Germans to send secret orders to their U-boats in World War II. Turing was also a homosexual in Britain at a time ..read more »

54% from 5 members
Currently unavailable

A Touch Of Frost - Series 3 (4 discs) on DVD (1995)
Starring: David Jason, Bruce Alexander
Director: Herbert Wise, Roger Bamford
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Based on the crime novels of R.D. Wingfield, the long-running television series A TOUCH OF FROST stars award-winning actor David Jason as scruffy police detective Jack Frost. Tracking down wrongdoers in the fictitious town of Denton, England, Frost solves cases with a healthy dose of humour and an ..read more »

73% from 855 members

Cadfael - The Complete Series 2 on DVD (1995)
Starring: Derek Jacobi, Mark Charnock, Terrence Hardiman
Director: Rick Stroud, Herbert Wise, Malcolm Mowbray
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Man of the world turned man of the cloth - Cadfael is a rare hero. He is a man who has choosen to live as a monk - yet he's no saint. Once a soldier who fought in the crusades, he has lived - and loved... Episodes Comprise: 1. The Virgin In The Ice 2. The Devil's Novice 3. A Morbid Taste For ..read more »

75% from 953 members

Class Act - The Complete Series (1994)
Starring: Joanna Lumley, John Bowe, Nadine Garner
Director: Jane Howell, Herbert Wise, James Cellan Jones
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Joanna Lumley stars in this pacy, racy comedy drama penned by BAFTA winner Michael Aitkins and produced by Verity Lambert; Ian McNeice, Dennis Waterman, Elizabeth Spriggs, Keith Allen and Celia Imrie are among a host of guest stars. Attracting over ten million viewers, Class Act ran for two hit ..read more »

46% from 5 members
Not available for rental

Inspector Morse - S07 E03 - Twilight of ... (1993)
Starring: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Samantha Bond
Director: Herbert Wise
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Morse's police work and love of music come together as he investigates the murder of a journalist who was writing about college benefactor Andrew Baydon, and is witness when opera singer Gwladys Probert is shot while standing next to Baydon at the annual procession.

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Inspector Morse - Twilight of the Gods on DVD (1993)
Starring: Rachel Weisz, Allan Corduner, John Thaw
Director: Stephen Whittaker, Herbert Wise
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Morse's police work and love of music come together as he investigates the murder of a journalist who was writing about college benefactor Andrew Baydon, and is witness when opera singer Gwladys Probert is shot while standing next to Baydon at the annual procession.

72% from 914 members

Inspector Morse - S03 E01 - Ghost in the... (1989)
Starring: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Amanda Hillwood
Director: Herbert Wise
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The disappearance of Sir Julius Hanbury - and the theft of several of his erotic paintings - provide a new puzzle for Morse to solve. Assisted by DS Lewis, Morse interviews everyone at Hanbury House and it is in the course of searching the grounds that he finds Sir Julius' body, appropriately ..read more »

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Inspector Morse - The Ghost in the Machine on DVD (1989)
Starring: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Amanda Hillwood
Director: Peter Duffell, Herbert Wise
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The disappearance of Sir Julius Hanbury - and the theft of several of his erotic paintings - provide a new puzzle for Morse to solve. Assisted by DS Lewis, Morse interviews everyone at Hanbury House and it is in the course of searching the grounds that he finds Sir Julius' body, appropriately ..read more »

73% from 953 members

Inspector Morse - Last Bus to Woodstock on DVD (1988)
Starring: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Peter Woodthorpe
Director: Peter Duffell, Herbert Wise
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Morse and Lewis investigate the murder of a young woman, Sylvia Kane, found dead in a pub car park. She was last seen at a bus stop asking for the times of the bus to Woodstock and was to meet as friend at the same pub where she was found. She had accepted a lift from someone in a red car and the ..read more »

74% from 1,088 member

Skokie on DVD (1981)
Starring: Danny Kaye, John Rubinstein
Director: Herbert Wise
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Powerful story about a Chicago suburb with a large Jewish population, where a Nazi organiser decides to hold his next political rally.

53% from 81 members

Tales Of The Unexpected - Complete Secon... (2 discs) (1980)
Starring: John Houseman, Susan George, Timothy West
Director: Herbert Wise, Claude Whatham, Alastair Reid
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Roald Dahl's chillingly brilliant anthology series, Tales of the Unexpected, makes an expected return to DVD. Featuring all the episodes from series 2.

69% from 202 members
Not available for rental

Julius Caesar on DVD (1979)
Starring: Richard Pasco, Keith Michell, David Collings
Director: Herbert Wise
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In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors. The crowds may ..read more »

63% from 151 members

The Norman Conquests (3 discs) (1978)
Starring: Tom Conti, Richard Briers, Penelope Keith
Director: Alan Ayckbourn, Herbert Wise
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A trilogy of comedic plays originally broadcast in the late 1970s. The three plays follow the events that happen to a groups of friends over the course of a weekend. Includes: THE NORMAN CONQUESTS: Living Together, THE NORMAN CONQUESTS: Round & Round The Garden, and THE NORMAN CONQUESTS: Table Manners.

62% from 413 members
Not currently released

Rumpole Of The Bailey - Series 1 (2 discs) on DVD (1978)
Starring: Leo McKern
Director: Herbert Wise, Graham Evans, Gr
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The complete first series of the popular television series which features defence lawyer Horace Rumpole. Episodes include: 'Rumpole And The Younger Generation', 'Rumpole And The Alternative Society', 'Rumpole And The Honourable Member', 'Rumpole And The Married Lady', 'Rumpole And The Learned ..read more »

69% from 661 members

I Claudius (5 discs) on DVD (1976)
Starring: Brian Blessed, John Hurt, Derek Jacobi
Director: Herbert Wise
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Hebert Wise's epic 13-part miniseries is packaged here in a special collector's set. Follow the lives and stories of the last of the Roman emperors, as they ruthlessly wield their power through murder and debauchery. The tales are witnessed and related by Claudius (Derek Jacobi), whose physical ..read more »

77% from 2,923 members

PD James' Adam Dagliesh Chronicles (16 discs)
Starring: Roy Marsden
Director: Herbert Wise, John Gorrie, John Davies
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A collection of PD James' crime mysteries, featuring Scotland Yard's Adam Dalgleish (Roy Marsden).

70% from 63 members
Not available for rental

Herbert Wise facts

5 most recent films

Inspector Morse - The Daughters of Cain - 3.5 stars
Inspector Morse - S08 E02 - The Daughters of Cain - 3 stars
Breaking the Code - 2.5 stars
A Touch Of Frost - Series 3 - 3.5 stars
Cadfael - The Complete Series 2 - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

I Claudius - 4.0 stars
Cadfael - The Complete Series 2 - 4.0 stars
Inspector Morse - Last Bus to Woodstock - 3.5 stars
Inspector Morse - The Ghost in the Machine - 3.5 stars
A Touch Of Frost - Series 3 - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Class Act - The Complete Series - 2.5 stars
Breaking the Code - 2.5 stars
Skokie - 2.5 stars
The Norman Conquests - 3.0 stars
Julius Caesar - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Roy Marsden - 17 times - show films
John Thaw - 10 times - show films
Kevin Whately - 10 times - show films
Derek Jacobi - 8 times - show films
Fiona Walker - 7 times - show films

Most frequent directors

John Gorrie - 17 times - show films
John Davies - 17 times - show films
Roger Bamford - 5 times - show films
Alastair Reid - 3 times - show films
John Madden - 3 times - show films