John Thaw (Goodbye Mr Tom, Chaplin, The Sweeney) stars as the complex and most unlikely detective, the cultured and irascible Morse, in this critically acclaimed and multi-award winning collection.

The beautifully shot films also star Kevin Whately (Auf Wiedersehen Pet, The English Patient, Dad) a s Morse’s more down-to-earth sidekick Lewis.

Oxford’s most famous export has proven to be one one of the world’s most popular detective dramas. The Morse collection of two hour films has been broadcast to over 200 countries, attracting a global audience of 750 million people and great critical acclaim.

In the UK, Inspector Morse regularly attracted audiences of over 16 million, and won several prestigious BAFTA awards.

The series, based on the characters created by best selling author Colin Dexter, boasts a distinguished guest cast list including Sir John Gielgud, Simon Callow, Sean Bean, Rachel Weisz, Lisa Eichhorn, Zoe Wanamaker, Jim Broadbent and Brian Cox as well as top name screenwriters and directors, including Anthony Minghella, Danny Boyle, Adrian Shergold and Antonia Bird.