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Director:
Writers:
Colin Dexter (novel)
Julian Mitchell (screenplay)
TV Series:
Original Air Date:
20 January 1987 (Season 1, Episode 3)
Plot:
Morse and Lewis investigate the murder of Harry Josephs, a warden at St. Oswald's church who is found dead immediately after a church service... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
I personally think Service of all the dead is the best episode of the 1st series! more (4 total)
Cast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | John Thaw | ... | Chief Inspector Morse |
| Kevin Whately | ... | Detective Sergeant Lewis |
| Angela Morant | ... | Ruth Rawlinson |
| John Normington | ... | Lionel Pawlen |
| Maurice O'Connell | ... | Harry Josephs |
| Judy Campbell | ... | Mrs. Rawlinson |
| Michael Hordern | ... | Doctor Starkie |
| Peter Woodthorpe | ... | Max - Pathologist |
| Norman Jones | ... | Chief Superintendent Bell |
| James Griffiths | ... | Paul Morris |
| Chrissy Iddon | ... | Brenda Josephs |
| Karl Francis | ... | Taffy |
| Michael Goldie | ... | Jimmy (as Michale Goldie) |
| Michael Fenner | ... | Detective Constable Mitchell |
| Bev Willis | ... | Denman |
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Blackwell's Bookshop - 48-51 Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK more
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Anachronisms: The word "defence" is spelt the American way with an 's' (defense) during the closing credits. more
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Chief Inspector Morse: The vicar didn't seem to want to discuss it. It's a very funny thing, but as soon as someone doesn't want to discuss something, I do. more
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I don't understand the complaint that Service of the Dead has a weak plot, are you trying to say that the book had a weak plot as well? Service of the Dead, apart from of the names being changed, has a faithful plot to the one in the book, and I don't think it is the weakest episode, that's Last Bus to Woodstock. Most of the episode takes place in a church, and there are some genuinely creepy scenes, like when Morse and Lewis find the dead body of the organist's son with that haunting Wagnerian-like music accompanying it. Another highlight was the suicide scene, Lewis's reaction is one of the main reasons to see this episode. The plot is actually quite clever, perhaps lacking the ingenuity of later episodes, but the final solution I found very surprising. The climax, with Morse and the murderer fighting on the roof, is one of the series' overall main highlights. And the writers never miss out a lovely romance between Morse and a lovely woman, this time called Ruth, played by Angela Marrant. The script is good, and John Thaw and Kevin Whately both give superb performances. All in all, a very good episode, that isn't as bad as some have said. 10/10 Bethany Cox.