If three of TV’s smartest mystery series — “Sherlock,” “Elementary” and “Inspector Morse” — were squished into one show, you’d likely get too much of a good thing. In the hands of the Hollywood school ...

'Endeavour' is a spinoff of the British mystery series 'Inspector Morse,' but series star Shaun Evans says he's never seen an episode of the original show. Thaw’s Morse was a beloved character on ...

The writer of the Inspector Morse detective novels admired actor John Thaw's performance as the curmudgeonly detective so much he has written a clause into his will banning other actors from playing ...

One of the most successful British crime spinoffs has been “Endeavour on Masterpiece.” A prequel to the iconic “Inspector Morse” series that starred John Thaw and ran from 1987-2000, it follows the ...

The scraps of paper on which the very first Inspector Morse novel was penned are tipped to sell for £50,000. Crime author Colin Dexter wrote the opening paragraphs to his inaugural book featuring the ...

After the equivalent of 32 feature-length movies broadcast over 13 seasons, the popular British-made “Inspector Morse” detective series is coming to an end Thursday night (9 p.m. on WTTW-Ch. 11). The ...

It’s so nice to have Inspector Morse back. The iconic detective, created by the late John Thaw, was resurrected in 2013 as a younger man in the new series “Endeavour.” Set in the swinging 1960s, it ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. About 40 years ago Colin Dexter, then working in the Oxford Education Office, found himself and his family on holiday in North Wales. It ...

Shaun Evans (left) who will step in to John Thaw's shoes to play the younger version of Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse Credit: Photo: ITV/PA The death of the fictional detective appeared to rule out ...

Author Colin Dexter, whose novels spawned the successful crime-drama series “Inspector Morse,” died Tuesday at his home in Oxford, England. He was 86. His 13 “Morse” novels were adapted for the series ...