When a decapitated body is found in the canal, the police must first identify the victim. The Master of an Oxford college, Sir Alexander Reece, contacts his old friend Morse to obtain assistance in locating the Deputy Master, David Kerridge, who is now four days overdue from his planned return to college. Kerridge is found .. Read more
| Starring | John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout, Amanda Hillwood |
|---|---|
| Director | James Scott, Anthony Simmons |
| Genres | Drama, Television |
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When a decapitated body is found in the canal, the police must first identify the victim. The Master of an Oxford college, Sir Alexander Reece, contacts his old friend Morse to obtain assistance in locating the Deputy Master, David Kerridge, who is now four days overdue from his planned return to college. Kerridge is found battered to death in his London flat but oddly, it's also determined that the body in the canal was wearing one of Kerridge's suits. Morse and Lewis conclude that the headless body is that of Nicholas Balarat, a member of Reece's college and a senior civil servant who may have denied Reece an important appointment. However, another murder at the college sends the detectives in an altogether different direction.
| Starring | John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout, Amanda Hillwood |
|---|---|
| Director | James Scott, Anthony Simmons |
| Studio | CARLTON VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT LTD |
| Run time | Watch now: 1 hr 44 mins |
| Certificate | DVD: |
| Genres | Drama, Television |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 07 Oct 2002 Watch now: 08 Aug 2009 Production year: 1989 |
| Watch now | Subscribe and watch this as part of an unlimited package. |
| Format | DVD |
As with all Inspector Morse stories, there is no gratuitous violence, no drug dealing just good, straightforward detective work in a pleasant setting (Oxford).
Its got it all - shananigans in the ivory towers intertwined with classic mythology all washed down with some lovely ales.