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Inspector Morse - Happy Families
1992
Morse and Lewis investigate the murder of wealthy industrialist Sir John Balcombe. There is little love lost in the Balcombe family and no great remorse when Sir John is found dead, obviously bludgeoned to death. The dead man's wife and two sons all seem worried about other things. To Morse's annoyance, there is a great deal of .. Read more
| Starring | John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Sukie Smith, Gwen Taylor |
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| Director | John Madden, Adrian Shergold |
| Genres | Drama, Television |
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Inspector Morse - Happy Families
Morse and Lewis investigate the murder of wealthy industrialist Sir John Balcombe. There is little love lost in the Balcombe family and no great remorse when Sir John is found dead, obviously bludgeoned to death. The dead man's wife and two sons all seem worried about other things. To Morse's annoyance, there is a great deal of media coverage, some of it quite personal. He also comes under pressure from his superior, Chief Supt. Alun Armstrong, to produce results. When a second murder occurs on the Balcombe estate, Morse begins to focus on the family's history and learns that Mrs. Balcombe has a little known secret in her past.
| Starring | John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Sukie Smith, Gwen Taylor |
|---|---|
| Director | John Madden, Adrian Shergold |
| Studio | CARLTON VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT LTD |
| Run time | Watch now: 1 hr 44 mins |
| Certificate | DVD: , Watch Online: |
| Genres | Drama, Television |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 07 Oct 2002 Watch now: 28 Jul 2009 Production year: 1992 |
| Watch now | Subscribe and watch this as part of an unlimited package. |
| Format | DVD |
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Not-so-happy family dynamics in rural Oxfordshire
This episode opens in a marvellous fortified country house, complete with moat and drawbridge. When the head of the family is brutally murdered suspicion falls initially on his two sons, the younger of whom is played by Martin Clunes, who brings a sneering superciliousness rather than the comic persona with which he is more often associated these days. Anna Massey plays the dead man's widow with the creepy aloofness that she does so well. As the story develops it becomes clear that complex family relationships, real and imaginary, lie behind a web of intrigue and murder. Morse becomes personally hounded by an overzealous newspaper reporter and is nearly taken off the case when a chance observation leads to a Eureka moment in the nick of time.
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Inspector Morse - Happy Families
Morse and Lewis investigate the murder of wealthy industrialist Sir John Balcombe. There is little love lost in the Balcombe family and no great remorse when Sir John is found dead, obviously bludgeoned to death. The dead man's wife and two sons all seem worried about other things. To Morse's ...
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