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Inspector Morse - Remorseful Day / Rest In Peace | 
 enlarge | Actor: John Thaw
Studio: ITV DVD
Category: Video
List Price: £15.99
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Rating:  5 reviews
Format: Pal
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 196 Minutes
EAN: 5030074028933
ASIN: B00004YAA8
Release Date: November 20, 2000
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New VHS Video. Delivery to UK, despatched the next day from from receiving your order.
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Amazon.co.uk Review
When Inspector Morse first appeared on television in 1987, nobody could have predicted that it would run into the next century, maintaining throughout a quality of scripts and storylines that raised the genre of the detective series to a new level. Much of its success can be attributed to John Thaw's total immersion in the role. Morse is a prickly character and not obviously easy to like. As a detective in Oxford with unfulfilled academic propensities, he is permanently excluded from a world of which he would dearly love to be a part. He is at odds with that world--and with his colleagues in the police force--most of the time. Passionate about opera and "proper beer", he is a cultural snob for whom vulgarity causes almost physical pain. As a result, he lives from one disillusionment to the next. And he is scarred--more deeply than he would ever admit--by past relationships. But he also has a naive streak and, deep down, sensitivity, which makes him a fascinating challenge for women.At the heart of Morse's professional life is his awkward partnership with Detective Sergeant Lewis, the resolutely ordinary, worldly sidekick who manages to keep his boss in an almost permanent state of exasperation while retaining his grudging respect. It's a testament to Kevin Whateley's consistently excellent performance that from such unpromising material Lewis becomes as indispensable to the series as Barrington Pheloung's hypnotic, classic theme music. Morse's investigations do occasionally take him abroad to more exotic locations, but throughout 14 successful years of often gruesome murders, the city of Oxford itself became a central character in these brooding two-hour dramas: creator Colin Dexter stating he finally had to kill Morse off because he was giving Oxford a bad reputation as a dangerous place! -- Piers Ford
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 The End Of An Era November 16, 2000
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
This is the final episode in a long and popular series. The end of Morse has arrived to the disappointment of many people. This DVD will preserve this instant classic and complete a brilliant collection. This Episode shows further depth into the past of Morse and the true person behind Morse. The extra features on the DVD make it worth getting. The bonus appreciation of Morse is brilliant and the greatly loved theme tune is included for all of those Mores lovers. If you like Morse then I strongly suggest that you buy this DVD or the video before you miss out.
Don't Walk Away from this one. January 2, 2001
railton@talk21.com (Manchester, England)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Make a brew and regret it. If you miss the finale to this, you will regret it after an excellent build up. Without revealing the end of this marvelous piece of work, all I will say is, don't scrap the Jag. Murder, sex, tears and laughter are all in this one. Everything you could want to see in a final episode of an era of T.V is here. It had the country glued to their t.v sets on the evening of the showing. If you missed it, now is your chance to see what all of the fuss is all about. Or if you want to re-live that evening last year, then here goes. And don't move away from your set when you have started it. This is a standing ovation piece of work to be watched over and over again. Maybe a collectors item in years to come. Enjoy........
So who cares if it departed from the book...? May 20, 2002
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
A TV script and a novel are two completely different, separate entities. Surely that is obvious? Oliver! the musical uses only about one-third of Dickens' Oliver Twist. That does not mean that Oliver! is not one of the greatest musicals of all time. Inspector Morse is probably the finest TV detetctive series of all time and John Thaw's performance as Morse was sublime. Because this was Morse's swansong - and, let's be honest, everyone knew it - the TV adaptation HAD to concentrate on the decline and ultimate demise of the great detective himself. And with only 140 minutes in which to do this AND provide the usual murder-mystery, many of the sub-plots of Colin Dexter's novel (which I HAVE read, by the way) had to be discarded. Perhaps The Remorseful Day isn't the best Morse adaptation (given that it wasn't adapted by the series' best scriptwriter Julian Mitchell, how could it be?); but it is an important milestone in British television history and you'd have to have a heart of stone not to be moved by the finale. The documentary on the DVD is compelling, too.
 Rubbish. Not one iota as good as the book. March 4, 2001
2 out of 22 found this review helpful
Rubbish. This was meant to be a momentous occasion, the death of Morse. Instead it was completely spoiled by being adapted appalingly from the book. Many people will disagree with me, but hey, so what! Many important elements of the plot are left out, and none of the emotion of Morse demise is brought sucessfully over from the book, which was very sad and even had me reaching for the tissues. This however had me reaching for the remote and the "STOP" button. Terrible. Anyone who has read the book will agree. The annoying thing is, why was this given so many good reviews when it was presented for tv, it was obvious not one single reviewer had read Dexter's wonderful book, otherwise they should have criticised it highly, instead of hailing it as the most momonetous event of teh year on tv. When the book was published, now that was a momentous event, as the book was brililant. But this, this has been a waste of time, and should be discarded next time the bin men come your way. It would be much better if it were made longer, therefore eliminating the need to cut out VERY IMPORTANT aspects of the plot. If u have read the book, do not even consider your purchase of this item. If u haven't, indulge youself in something worthwhile, buy it, and read it.
Farewell to a true gentleman September 5, 2008
Cees (sweden)
This last appearance of inspector Morse in a criminal case that (a bit of a spoiler here) that partly involves the good man himself, is both beautiful and terribly depressing, as the good inspector did not survive that case. As the story progresses, we understand that nothing is at it seems, and that there is hardly someone (except for Lewis) who has not been affected by the life and death of the victim Yvonne Harrison. Perhaps, it is not so much a whodunnit than a whydunnit, as the spectator may find that being murdered sometimes happened for a good, or at least a decent reason! Morse is true to himself, with his nostalgic makeup and a thing for quoting poetry, not to mention his irritating (to those who cannot keep up with his brilliant detective mind) way of being far ahead everybody. As a guest star, Paul Freeman has an intriguing role, but given his enormous talent and presence on the screen, his part was too small. I found this dvd set plus its wonderful documentary, to be both of high quality. The dvd sound is very good, and the subtitles actually keep up with the dialogues, which is not always the case. To those who loved Morse, even if not big fans, this last case is a must-see. To others, it is definitively a detective story that offers great value for its money.
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