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* PedophilePriest: Hinted at, as far as Lionel Pawlen is concerned.
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* PedophilePriest: Hinted at, as far as Lionel Pawlen is concerned. concerned, though it turns out to be a malicious falsehood spread by his estranged brother.
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* INeedAFreakingDrink: Morse claims to needs more than one drink to get his brain into gear. Subverted at the end, though, as he is struggling to swallow after being strangled and [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness uncharacteristically leaves an unfinished pint]].
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* INeedAFreakingDrink: Morse claims to needs need more than one drink to get his brain into gear. Subverted at the end, though, as he is struggling to swallow after being strangled and [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness uncharacteristically leaves an unfinished pint]].
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A church warden is found with a crucifix in his chest; and more bodies start to pile up as Morse and Lewis try to catch a dangerous psychopath. Bodies of persons closely linked to St Oswald's where the first murder took place. Morse falls for the church caretaker, but she has other things going on in her life.
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A church warden is found with a crucifix in his chest; and more bodies start to pile up as Morse and Lewis try to catch a dangerous psychopath. Bodies All of persons closely the victims are linked to St St. Oswald's Church, where the first murder took place. Morse falls for the church caretaker, but she has other things going on in her life.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: This episode has a body-count of six (of which at least four are acts of murder), making it one of the bloodiest episodes of ''Inspector Morse''. One of the murder victims is a child, and there are hints of paedophilia. In addition to that, Morse knowingly commits perjury in order to get Ruth a lighter prison sentence, just because he fancies her.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: This episode has a body-count of six (of which at least four are acts of murder), making it one of the bloodiest episodes of ''Inspector Morse''.Morse''; in the episode's climax, the murderer tries to kill two more people, including Morse himself. One of the murder victims is a child, and there are hints of paedophilia. In addition to that, Morse knowingly commits perjury in order to get Ruth a lighter prison sentence, just because he fancies her.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Max.
-->'''Morse''': I shall never understand these religious types.
-->'''Max''': That's because you have no soul, Morse.
-->'''Morse''': I shall never understand these religious types.
-->'''Max''': That's because you have no soul, Morse.
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* RunningGag: Once again, when Morse and Lewis are in a pub...
-->'''Morse''': Your round, Lewis.
-->'''Lewis''': It's always my round.
-->'''Morse''': Your round, Lewis.
-->'''Lewis''': It's always my round.
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* FakingTheDead: Harry Josephs does this by dressing the body of Simon Pawlen (the first murder victim) in his own clothes after killing him.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Lionel Pawlen dies as a result of falling from the church tower. Harry Josephs hints that he committed suicide, but then Harry Josephs does kill four other people...
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* AmbiguousSituation: The Rev. Lionel Pawlen dies as a result of falling from the church tower. But did he jump, or was he pushed? Harry Josephs hints that he committed suicide, but then Harry Josephs does kill four other people...
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* DarkerAndEdgier: This episode has a body-count of six (of which at least four are acts of murder), making it one of the bloodiest episodes of ''Inspector Morse''. In addition to that, Morse knowingly commits perjury in order to get Ruth a lighter prison sentence, just because he fancies her.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: This episode has a body-count of six (of which at least four are acts of murder), making it one of the bloodiest episodes of ''Inspector Morse''. One of the murder victims is a child, and there are hints of paedophilia. In addition to that, Morse knowingly commits perjury in order to get Ruth a lighter prison sentence, just because he fancies her.
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* StealingFromTheTill. Or rather, from the collection plate.
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* StealingFromTheTill. Or rather, from the collection plate.plate.
* WouldHurtAChild: One of the murder victims is Paul Morris's 12 year-old son.
* WouldHurtAChild: One of the murder victims is Paul Morris's 12 year-old son.
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* CreatorCameo: Occurs while Morse talks to the archdeacon; to the left as they pass through the archway, Creator/ColinDexter is speaking to a student with a bicycle.
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* CreatorCameo: Occurs while Morse talks to the archdeacon; to the left as they pass through the archway, Creator/ColinDexter is speaking to a student with a bicycle.
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AdaptationalTimespanChange: The events of the novel take place over several months, with Morse having to take over the investigation from Bell mid-way through. In the TV adaptation, the entire case takes place over a span of a few days (save for the court sequence at the end, which is a few weeks later), with Morse leading the investigation from the start.
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* AdaptationalTimespanChange: The events of the novel take place over several months, with Morse having to take over the investigation from Bell mid-way through. In the TV adaptation, the entire case takes place over a span of a few days (save for the court sequence at the end, which is a few weeks later), with Morse leading the investigation from the start.
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* AdaptedOut: Bell narrowly avoids this; in the novel, he'd led the original investigation, with Morse taking over several months later. In this episode, Morse leads the investigation from the start, with Bell (already promoted to Superintendent) in a minor role.
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AdaptationalTimespanChange: The events of the novel take place over several months, with Morse having to take over the investigation from Bell mid-way through. In the TV adaptation, the entire case takes place over a span of a few days (save for the court sequence at the end, which is a few weeks later), with Morse leading the investigation from the start.
* AdaptedOut: Bell narrowly avoids this; in the novel, he'd led the original investigation, with Morse taking over several monthslater. later when Bell fell ill. In this episode, Morse leads the investigation from the start, with Bell (already promoted (who'd been [[RankUp promoted]] [[ContinuityNod to Superintendent) Superintendent]] in "[[Recap/InspectorMorseS1E01TheDeadOfJericho The Dead of Jericho]]") in a minor role.
* AdaptedOut: Bell narrowly avoids this; in the novel, he'd led the original investigation, with Morse taking over several months
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* AdaptedOut: Bell narrowly avoids this; in the novel, he'd led the original investigation, with Morse taking over several months later. In this episode, Morse leads the investigation from the start, with Bell (already promoted to Superintendent) in a minor role.
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* CreatorCameo: While Morse talks to the bishop they pass though an archway; to the left, Creator/ColinDexter is speaking to a student with a bicycle.
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* CreatorCameo: While Occurs while Morse talks to the bishop archdeacon; to the left as they pass though an archway; to through the left, archway, Creator/ColinDexter is speaking to a student with a bicycle.
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* PedophilePriest: Hinted at, as far as Lionel Pawlin is concerned.
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* PedophilePriest: Hinted at, as far as Lionel Pawlin Pawlen is concerned.
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* ChristianityIsCatholic: Possibly at play here, as St. Oswald's is a Roman Catholic church. In the original novel, the church at the centre of the story had been Church of England, albeit of the High Anglican (ie. tending very much towards Roman Catholicism) variant.
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* SceneryPorn: This episode has several scenes set inside a Catholic church, and makes good use of it.
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* AdaptationalNameChange: The church, St. Oswald's, was called St. Frideswide's in the novel.
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* AdaptationalNameChange: The church, St. Oswald's, was called St. Frideswide's in the novel. Also, the vicar and his brother had their surname changed from Lawson to Pawlen.
* LastNameBasis: Like all women attracted to Morse, Ruth would rather not call him by his rank or surname, but he's having none of it.
-->'''Morse''': People just call me Morse.
* LethalLetterOpener: Simon Pawlen, the first murder victim, is stabbed with a crucifix-shaped letter opener.
-->'''Morse''': People just call me Morse.
* LethalLetterOpener: Simon Pawlen, the first murder victim, is stabbed with a crucifix-shaped letter opener.
*PedophilePriest: Hinted at, as far as Lionel Pawlin is concerned.
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** The climactic sequence where Morse climbs the church tower is an homage to ''Film/{{Vertigo}}''. Like Scottie in that film, Morse is afraid of heights.
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** The climactic sequence where Morse climbs the church tower is an homage to ''Film/{{Vertigo}}''. Like Scottie in that film, Morse is afraid of heights.heights.
* StealingFromTheTill. Or rather, from the collection plate.
* StealingFromTheTill. Or rather, from the collection plate.
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* INeedAFreakingDrink: Morse claims to needs more than one drink to get his brain into gear. Subverted at the end, though, as he is struggling to swallow after being strangled and {{OOCIsSeriousBusiness [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness uncharacteristically leaves an unfinished pint]].
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* INeedAFreakingDrink: Morse claims to needs more than one drink to get his brain into gear. Subverted at the end, though, as he is struggling to swallow after being strangled and {{OOCIsSeriousBusiness uncharacteristically leaves an unfinished pint.pint]].
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* DarkerAndEdgier: This episode has a body-count of six, making it one of the bloodiest episodes of ''Inspector Morse''. In addition to that, Morse knowingly commits perjury in order to get Ruth a lighter prison sentence, just because he fancies her.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: This episode has a body-count of six, six (of which at least four are acts of murder), making it one of the bloodiest episodes of ''Inspector Morse''. In addition to that, Morse knowingly commits perjury in order to get Ruth a lighter prison sentence, just because he fancies her.
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* INeedAFreakingDrink: Morse claims to needs more than one drink to get his brain into gear. Subverted at the end, though, as he is struggling to swallow after being strangled and uncharacteristically leaves an unfinished pint.
-->'''Morse''': I'm not supposing anything until I've had at least two pints of beer.
-->'''Morse''': I'm not supposing anything until I've had at least two pints of beer.
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* ClimbingClimax: Despite being afraid of heights, Morse chases the murderer up the church tower in the episode's denouement.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: This episode has a body-count of six, making it one of the bloodiest episodes of ''Inspector Morse''.
* ShoutOut: A couple.
* ShoutOut: A couple.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: This episode has a body-count of six, making it one of the bloodiest episodes of ''Inspector Morse''.
Morse''. In addition to that, Morse knowingly commits perjury in order to get Ruth a lighter prison sentence, just because he fancies her.
* ForTheEvulz: Harry Josephs gleefully admits to killing (at least) four people for this reason.
* ShoutOut: Acouple.few.
* ForTheEvulz: Harry Josephs gleefully admits to killing (at least) four people for this reason.
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** When Morse says: "What about this tramp, Lewis? Where the hell is this tramp?", he pulls a copy of ''Theatre/WaitingForGodot'' from the shelf. This play famously involves two tramps. This gets rather meta when you consider the fact that Peter Woodthorpe, who plays Max the pathologist, played Estragon (one of the tramps) in the first British production of this play in 1955.
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** When Morse says: "What about this tramp, Lewis? Where the hell is this tramp?", he pulls a copy of ''Theatre/WaitingForGodot'' from the shelf. This play famously involves two tramps. This gets rather meta when you consider the fact that Peter Woodthorpe, who plays Max the pathologist, played Estragon (one of the tramps) in the first British London production of this play in 1955.1955.
** The climactic sequence where Morse climbs the church tower is an homage to ''Film/{{Vertigo}}''. Like Scottie in that film, Morse is afraid of heights.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Lionel Pawlen dies as a result of falling from the church tower. Harry Josephs hints that he committed suicide, but then Harry Josephs does kill four other people...
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->''It's a very funny thing, but as soon as someone doesn't want to discuss something, I do.''
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* CreatorCameo: While Morse talks to the bishop they pass though an archway; to the left, Creator/ColinDexter is speaking to a student with a bicycle.
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** When Morse says: "What about this tramp, Lewis? Where the hell is this tramp?" he pulls a copy of ''Theatre/WaitingForGodot'' from the shelf. This play famously involves two tramps. This gets rather meta when you consider the fact that Peter Woodthorpe, who plays Max the pathologist, played Estragon (one of the tramps) in the first British production of this play in 1955.
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** When Morse says: "What about this tramp, Lewis? Where the hell is this tramp?" tramp?", he pulls a copy of ''Theatre/WaitingForGodot'' from the shelf. This play famously involves two tramps. This gets rather meta when you consider the fact that Peter Woodthorpe, who plays Max the pathologist, played Estragon (one of the tramps) in the first British production of this play in 1955.
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* ShoutOut: When Morse examines the diary, he refers Lewis to "the curious incident of the dog that did nothing in the night-time". He's referring to the Literature/SherlockHolmes story "The Adventure of Silver Blaze" [[note]] first published in ''The Strand Magazine'' in 1892 before appearing in ''The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes'' which was published the following year [[/note]].
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** When Morse says: "What about this tramp, Lewis? Where the hell is this tramp?" he pulls a copy of ''Theatre/WaitingForGodot'' from the shelf. This play famously involves two tramps. This gets rather meta when you consider the fact that Peter Woodthorpe, who plays Max the pathologist, played Estragon (one of the tramps) in the first British production of this play in 1955.
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** When Morse says: "What about this tramp, Lewis? Where the hell is this tramp?" he pulls a copy of ''Theatre/WaitingForGodot'' from the shelf. This play famously involves two tramps. This gets rather meta when you consider the fact that Peter Woodthorpe, who plays Max the pathologist, played Estragon (one of the tramps) in the first British production of this play in 1955.
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The church episode, based on the 1979 novel of the same name. First broadcast 20 January 1987.
A church warden is found with a crucifix in his chest; and more bodies start to pile up as Morse and Lewis try to catch a dangerous psychopath. Bodies of persons closely linked to St Oswald's where the first murder took place. Morse falls for the church caretaker, but she has other things going on in her life.
!!This episode contains examples of:
* AdaptationalNameChange: The church, St. Oswald's, was called St. Frideswide's in the novel.
* ShoutOut: When Morse examines the diary, he refers Lewis to "the curious incident of the dog that did nothing in the night-time". He's referring to the Literature/SherlockHolmes story "The Adventure of Silver Blaze" [[note]] first published in ''The Strand Magazine'' in 1892 before appearing in ''The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes'' which was published the following year [[/note]].
A church warden is found with a crucifix in his chest; and more bodies start to pile up as Morse and Lewis try to catch a dangerous psychopath. Bodies of persons closely linked to St Oswald's where the first murder took place. Morse falls for the church caretaker, but she has other things going on in her life.
!!This episode contains examples of:
* AdaptationalNameChange: The church, St. Oswald's, was called St. Frideswide's in the novel.
* ShoutOut: When Morse examines the diary, he refers Lewis to "the curious incident of the dog that did nothing in the night-time". He's referring to the Literature/SherlockHolmes story "The Adventure of Silver Blaze" [[note]] first published in ''The Strand Magazine'' in 1892 before appearing in ''The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes'' which was published the following year [[/note]].
