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Occupation (s) Screenwriter and former child actor. Years active. 1967–present. Russell Lewis (born 11 September 1963) is an English television writer and former actor. He created and wrote the Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour (2012–2023), and the first two series of Grace (2021–2022).
Clare Margaret Holman (born 12 January 1964) is an English actress. She portrayed forensic pathologist Dr. Laura Hobson in the crime drama series Inspector Morse and its spin-off Lewis from 1995 to 2015. Career. Holman started her acting career in the 1988 television film The Rainbow based on the novel by D.H. Lawrence, directed by Stuart Burge .
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Family
Morse's father was a taxi driver, and Morse likes to explain the origin of his additional private income by saying that he "used to drive the Aga Khan". In the episode of the television adaptation Cherubim and Seraphim, it is revealed that Morse's parents divorced when he was 12. He remained with his mother until her death three years later, upon which he had to return to his father. Morse had a dreadful relationship with his stepmother Gwen. He claims that he only read poetry to annoy her, a...
Education
Although details of Morse's education are kept vague, it is hinted that he won a scholarship to study at St John's College, Oxford. He lost the scholarship as the result of poor academic performance stemming from a failed love affair, which is mentioned in the second episode of the third series, "The Last Enemy", and recounted in detail in the novel The Riddle of the Third Mile, Chapter 7. Further details are revealed piece-by-piece in the prequel series. He often reflects on such renowned sc...
Career
After university, he entered the army on National Service. This included serving in West Germany with the Royal Corps of Signals as a cipher clerk. Upon leaving, he joined the police at Carshall-Newtown, before being posted to Oxford with the Oxford City Police. He was awarded the George Medal in the last episode of EndeavourSeries 4. He is assigned to a uniformed position in Series 6 despite having his opinions and observations disregarded by CID. He does not wear his GM ribbon, leaving his...
The novels in the series are: 1. Last Bus to Woodstock(1975) 2. Last Seen Wearing(1976) 3. The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn(1977) 4. Service of All the Dead(1979) 5. The Dead of Jericho(1981) 6. The Riddle of the Third Mile(1983) 7. The Secret of Annexe 3(1986) 8. The Wench is Dead(1989) 9. The Jewel That Was Ours(1991) 10. The Way Through the Wo...
Radio
An adaptation by Melville Jones of Last Bus to Woodstock featured in BBC Radio 4's Saturday Night Theatre series in June 1985, with Andrew Burt as Morse and Christopher Douglasas Lewis. In the 1990s, an occasional BBC Radio 4 series (for The Saturday Play) was made starring the voices of John Shrapnel as Morse and Robert Glenister as Lewis. The series was written by Guy Meredith and directed by Ned Chaillet. Episodes included: The Wench is Dead (23 March 1992); Last Seen Wearing (28 May 1994)...
Theatre
An Inspector Morse stage play appeared in 2010, written by Alma Cullen (writer of four Morse screenplays for ITV). The part of Morse was played by Colin Baker. The play, entitled Morse—House of Ghosts, saw DCI Morse looking to his past, when an old acquaintance becomes the lead suspect in a murder case that involves the on-stage death of a young actress. The play toured the UK from August to December 2010. It was broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on 25 March 2017 with Neil Pearson playing Morse and Le...
Allen, Paul and Jan, Endeavouring to Crack the Morse Code (Inspector Morse)Exposure Publishing (2006)Bishop, David, The Complete Inspector Morse: From the Original Novels to the TV Series London: Reynolds & Hearn (2006) ISBN 1-905287-13-5Bird, Christopher, The World of Inspector Morse: A Complete A–Z Reference for the Morse Enthusiast Foreword by Colin Dexter London: Boxtree (1998) ISBN 0-7522-2117-5Goodwin, Cliff, Inspector Morse Country : An Illustrated Guide to the World of Oxford's famous detective London: Headline (2002) ISBN 0-7553-1064-0Inspector Morse, Lewis, and Endeavour are a series of British television detective dramas that revolve around crime-solving in the city of Oxford. The three series are renowned for their intricate plots, well-developed characters, and evocative backdrop.
Kevin Whately stars as Inspector Lewis, the former working-class foil to the erudite Detective Inspector Morse. Together with his cool, cerebral partner James Hathaway (Laurence Fox), Lewis ...
Inspector Lewis: With Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox, Clare Holman, Rebecca Front. DI Robert Lewis and DS James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.
Oct 5, 2015 · Despite a bit of back and forth that occasionally seemed to leave the future of the popular mystery series in doubt, Inspector Lewis is returning for a ninth season. Stars Kevin Whatley and Laurence Fox are back as Robbie Lewis and James Hathaway, alongside Angela Griffith as DS Lizzie Maddox. The slate of six new episodes – which will be retaining the one-hour format, two-part mystery first ...
