Dexter, Colin

Last Edited: 16-Jun-2017 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
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Inspector Morse Novels
Date Title Cast Parameters
Publ. 1975
15-Jun-1985
Morse Book 1:
Last Bus To Woodstock
Andrew Burt, Chistopher Douglas, Sarah Jean Bickerton,
Deborah Cranston, Alan Thompson, Graham Blockey,
Maggie Tauver, Patrica Gibson, John Hartuck,
Deborah Appleby
dramatised by Melvyn Jones
directed by Brian Miller
87:45, 82774, S
Publ. 1976
28-May-1994
Morse Book 2:
Last Seen Wearing
John Shrapnel, Robert Glenister, Miles Anderson, Melinda
Walker, Frances Jeater, Donald Sumpter, Tamsin Greig,
Terence Edmond, John Hartley, Auriol Smith, Paul Panting,
Lyndham Gregory, David Jarvis, James Taylor,
Emily Woof, Don McCorkindale, Michael Onslow, Catrina Young
Produced by Ned Chaillet
86:01, 80652, S
Publ. 1977
BBC Radio 7:
19-May-2007
Morse Book 3:
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn
John Shrapnel, Robert Glenister, Richard Pascoe, Meg
Davis, Stephen Critchlow, David Timson, John Hartley,
Lyndham Gregory, Roger May, Alex Refye, Dennis
Hawthorne, Geoffrey Whitehead, Jane Whittenshaw,
Zulaima Deane, Caroline Strong, Patience Tomlinson,
Tracy Wiles, David Holt, Akmed Mustafa, Alice Arnold
Dramatized by Guy Meredith
Directed by Ned Chaillet
89:06, 83537, S
Publ. 1979
Morse Book 4:
Service of All the Dead


Publ. 1981
Morse Book 5:
The Dead of Jericho


Publ. 1983
Morse Book 6:
The Riddle of the Third Mile


Publ. 1986
Morse Book 7:
The Secret of Annexe 3


Publ. 1989
BBC Radio 7:
26-May-2007
Morse Book 8:
The Wench Is Dead
John Shrapnel, Robert Glenister, Garrard Greene, Joanne
Meyers, Peter Penryn Jones, Kate Bincy, Siriol Jenkins,
John Church, Jo Dunlop, Anne Windsor, Peter Gunn,
John Sampson, Melinda Walker, Ken Cumberledge, Paul
Copley, David Lerner, Neil Roberts, Melanie Hudson,
Jonathan Adams
Dramatized by Guy Meredith
Directed by Ned Chaillet
89:00, 83620, S
Publ. 1991
Morse Book 9:
The Jewel That Was Ours


Publ. 1992
Morse Book 10:
The Way Through the Woods


Publ. 1994
Morse Book 11:
The Daughters of Cain


Publ. 1996
Morse Book 12:
Death Is Now My Neighbour


Publ. 1999
Morse Book 13:
The Remorseful Day



Inspector Morse TV Soundtracks (with additional narration)
television
06-Jan-1987
Morse TV #1, 1-1
The Dead of Jericho
written by Anthony Minghella
directed by Alastair Reid

television
136-Jan-1987
Morse TV #2, 1-2
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn
Written by Julian Mitchell
directed by Brian Parker

television
20-Jan-1987
Morse TV #3, 1-3
Service of All the Dead
Written by Julian Mitchell
directed by Peter Hammond

television
25-Dec-1987
Morse TV #4, 2-1
The Wolvercote Tongue
Written by Julian Mitchell
directed by Alastair Reid

television
08-Mar-1988
Morse TV #5, 2-2
Last Seen Wearing
written by Thomas Ellice
directed by Edward Bennett

television
15-Mar-1988
Morse TV #6, 2-3
The Settling of the Sun
written by Charles Wood   
directed by Peter Hammond

television
22-Mar-1988
Morse TV #7, 2-4
Last Bus to Woodstock
written by Michael Wilcox   
directed by Peter Duffell

television
04-Jan-1989
Morse TV #8, 3-1
Ghost in the Machine
Written by Julian Mitchell
directed by Herbert Wise
29:07, 8532, s
19:24, 5684, s
22:40, 6643, s
31:05, 9100, s
television
11-Jan-1989
Morse TV #9, 3-2
The Last Enemy
written by Peter Buckman   
directed by James Scott

television
18-Jan-1989
Morse TV #10, 3-3:
Deceived by Flight
written by Anthony Minghella
directed by Anthony Simmons
31:50, 9328, s
23:44, 6955, s
22:07, 6478, s
24:45, 7253, s
television
25-Jan-1989
Morse TV #11, 3-4
The Secret of Bay 5B
written by Alma Cullen   
directed by Jim Goddard
27:35, 8082, s
24:56, 7305, s
26:57, 7895, s
25:00, 7325, s
television
03-Jan-1990
Morse TV #12, 4-1
The Infernal Serpent
written by Alma Cullen
directed by John Madden
28:57, 8482, s
22:26, 6571, s
25:24, 7441, s
29:30, 8642, s
television
10-Jan-1990
Morse TV #13, 4-2
The Sins of the Fathers
written by Jeremy Burnham   
directed by Peter Hammond
27:48, 8147, s
26:43, 7829, s
22:53, 6705, s
27:44, 8127, s
television
17-Jan-1990
Morse TV #14, 4-3:
Driven to Distraction
written by Anthony Minghella
directed by Sandy Johnson
26:54, 7880, s
24:38, 7216, s
19:57, 5847, s
31:09, 9127, s
television
24-Jan-1990
Morse TV #15, 4-4
Masonic Mysteries
Written by Julian Mitchell
directed by Danny Boyle
24:30, 7177, s
24:24, 7147, s
27:46, 8136, s
29:09, 8542, s
television
20-Feb-1991
Morse TV #16, 5-1
Second Time Around
written by Daniel Boyle   
directed by Adrian Shergold
25:12, 7385, s
23:16, 6816, s
29:25, 8619, s
27:07, 7944, s
television
27-Feb-1991
Morse TV #17, 5-2
Fat Chance
written by Alma Cullen   
directed by Roy Battersby
30:34, 8956, s
30:23, 8902, s
21:16, 6233, s
25:40, 7521, s
television
13-Mar-1991
Morse TV #18, 5-3
Who Killed Harry Field?
written by Geoffrey Case   
directed by Colin Gregg
24:44, 7245, s
27:54, 8176, s
22:03, 6460, s
31:14, 9150,s
television
20-Mar-1991
Morse TV #19, 5-4
Greeks Bearing Gifts
written by Peter Nichols   
directed by Adrian Shergold
27:28, 8049, s
22:06, 6475, s
18:44, 5489, s
36:08, 10585,s
television
27-Mar-1991
Morse TV #20, 5-5
Promised Land
written by Julian Mitchell   
directed by John Madden
27:36, 8089, s
25:40, 7521, s
23:54, 7004, s
28:52, 8455, s
television
26-Feb-1992
Morse TV #21, 6-1
Dead on Time
written by Daniel Boyle   
directed by John Madden

television
11-Mar-1992
Morse TV #22, 6-2
Happy Families
written by Daniel Boyle   
directed by Adrian Shergold

television
25-Mar-1992
Morse TV #23, 6-3
The Death of the Self
written by Alma Cullen   
directed by Colin Gregg

television
08-Apr-1992
Morse TV #24, 6-4
Absolute Conviction
written by John Brown   
directed by Antonia Bird

television
15-Apr-1992
Morse TV #25, 6-5
Cherubim and Seraphim
written by Julian Mitchell   
directed by Daniel Boyle

television
06-Jan-1993
Morse TV #27, 7-1
Deadly Slumber
written by Daniel Boyle   
directed by Stuart Orme

television
13-Jan-1993
Morse TV #28, 7-2
The Day of the Devil
written by Daniel Boyle   
directed by Stephen Whittaker

television
20-Jan-1993
Morse TV #29, 7-3
Twilight of the Gods
written by Julian Mitchell   
directed by Herbert Wise

television
29-Nov-1995
Morse TV #30, 8-1
The Way Through the Woods
written by Russell Lewis   
directed by John Madden
24:37, 7211, s
24:06, 7062, s
28:43, 8415, s
27:28, 8049, s
television
27-Nov-1996
Morse TV #31, 8-2
The Daughters of Cain
written by Julian Mitchell   
directed by Herbert Wise
26:14, 7684, s
23:27, 6872, s
28:26, 8328, s
28:22, 8310, s
television
19-Nov-1997
Morse TV #32, 8-3
Death Is Now My Neighbour
written by Julian Mitchell   
directed by Charles Beeson
26:52, 7869, s
27:04, 7931, s
24:00, 7033, s
22:53, 6703, s
television
11-Nov-1998
Morse TV #33, 8-4
The Wench Is Dead
written by Malcolm Bradbury   
directed by Robert Knights
29:01, 8503, s
26:54, 7884, s
26:04, 7635, s
27:15, 7982, s
television
15-Nov-2000
Morse TV #34, 8-5
The Remorseful Day
written by Stephen Churchett   
directed by Jack Gold
29:36, 8673, s
24:14, 7102, s
25:06, 7352, s
22:36, 6623, s
right channel only

Short Stories
BBC Radio 7:
18-May-2007
Monty’s Revolver
Read by Joe Dunlop
Produced by Sarah Kilgarrif
13:51, 13000, S
BBC Radio 7:
01-Jun-2007
The Double Crossing
Written and read by Colin Dexter
Produced by ?
13:56, 13065, S
BBC R7
25-May-2007
The Burglar
read by John Turner
produced by ?
14:14, 13352, S

Documentaries and Collaterial Material
Date
Title
Cast
Parameters
26-Dec-2011
Dexter and Dodd
Ken Dodd, Colin Dexter
Fiona Lindsay
Producer: Chris Eldon Lee
27:38, 25870, S