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The Dead of Jericho

Morse is passed over for promotion and gets a new working partner in the shape of Lewis, who is not sure what to make of his new boss. Their first case together is a murder, when Anne Staveley, who was Morse's friend in a choral society, is found hanged in her house in the Jericho area of Oxford. The death looks like suicide, but Morse has his own reasons for treating the case as a murder investigation. A parking ticket and Oedipus the King, by Sophocles, come to his assistance.

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  • Originally Aired January 6, 1987
  • Runtime 103 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-14
  • Network ITV1
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Created July 18, 2014 by
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  • Modified May 24, 2025 by
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Name Type Role
Anthony Minghella Writer
Colin Dexter Writer
Alastair Reid Director
Annie Lambert Actor Adele Richards
Christopher Guinee Actor Grimes
James Laurenson Actor Tony Richards
Gary Webster Actor Colin
Richard Durden Actor Alan Richards
John Thaw Actor Chief Inspector Morse
Richard Cubison Actor Pharmacist
Peter Woodthorpe Actor Max
Sally Cooper Actor Receptionist
James Grout Actor Chief Superintendent Strange
Kevin Whately Actor Detective Sergeant Lewis
Souad Faress Actor Hospital Doctor
Norman Jones Actor Chief Inspector Bell
Charles Hodgson Actor Jack Hornsby
Rupert Holliday Evans Actor David
Charlotte Mitchell Actor Mrs Staveley
Gemma Jones Actor Anne Staveley
Philip Voss Actor Coroner
Spencer Leigh Actor Ned Murdoch
Irene Sutcliffe Actor Mrs Hornsby
David Michaels Actor Pete
Patrick Troughton Actor George Jackson
Wayne Morris Actor Constable Dixon