When Morse is assigned a cold case of a runaway teenager from school, he suspects that the girl's been murdered.When Morse is assigned a cold case of a runaway teenager from school, he suspects that the girl's been murdered.When Morse is assigned a cold case of a runaway teenager from school, he suspects that the girl's been murdered.
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- TriviaThe setting for this episode was changed from Colin Dexter's novel of the same name. In the book, the missing girl (called Valerie Taylor rather than Valerie Craven) is a pupil at a seedy council-estate comprehensive school rather than an expensive private girls' school. Her parents live in a small terrace council house rather than an opulent bungalow in its own grounds. These changes were probably made to increase the appeal of the episode to the overseas market. When later adapted for BBC Radio Four, (with John Shrapnel as "Morse") the story reverted to Colin Dexter 's original story.
- GoofsWhen Miss Baines falls over the edge of the stairs, it is quite clearly a dummy that is dropped.
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Chief Inspector Morse: Have you ever thought about the person who designed the sports skirt? Somebody sat down and drew a fantasy and made it compulsory uniform. I can never watch Wimbledon without thanking that man.
- ConnectionsEdited into Inspector Morse: Rest in Peace (2000)
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Different, and highly intriguing
An unusual episode of Morse in that he and Lewis are not investigating a murder but a missing person case, a 6-months cold one at that. Makes for a different process and investigation as there is no body, no forensics, very little to go on.
Ultimately there is a murder so normal transmission is resumed, to an extent, but the missing person aspect does make for a very different plot, with some interesting outcomes.
Good to see the tone and plot of the show starting to come together at last. Before now the average episode included sub-plots, often involving Morse's personal life, that were clumsy and added nothing. These have now largely disappeared.
Good episode for future-star spotting too. The cast includes Elizabeth Hurley and Julia Sawalha (of Absolutely Fabulous fame) in minor roles.
Ultimately there is a murder so normal transmission is resumed, to an extent, but the missing person aspect does make for a very different plot, with some interesting outcomes.
Good to see the tone and plot of the show starting to come together at last. Before now the average episode included sub-plots, often involving Morse's personal life, that were clumsy and added nothing. These have now largely disappeared.
Good episode for future-star spotting too. The cast includes Elizabeth Hurley and Julia Sawalha (of Absolutely Fabulous fame) in minor roles.
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- White Horse pub, Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK(Morse and Lewis arrive for a drink just after closing time)
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