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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Lots of mystery and intrigue.
Morse is called in to solve the case of a School Girl who's been missing a long time, when Morse begins investigating the rather dubious School she attended the case takes a darker turn when its hard talking Deputy head Mistress Cheryl Baines is killed.
It's not my favourite Morse episode or book by any means, but that doesn't mean it's anything other then very good, it's a story that's full of intrigue, and keeps the viewer questioning who, what and why.
It's the female leads that steal the show, Suzanne Bertish and Frances Tomelty are both excellent, the latter adding a true touch of glamour. Nice to see a young Liz Hurley and a young Julia Sawalha, very early days for both girls.
There is one scene that always sticks out, a character is thrown/falls, it doesn't exactly look great, it's very definitely a dummy, one that hits the deck like a sack of potatoes.
Lacks the true Star quality of other episodes, but still mighty fine viewing, 8/10
It's not my favourite Morse episode or book by any means, but that doesn't mean it's anything other then very good, it's a story that's full of intrigue, and keeps the viewer questioning who, what and why.
It's the female leads that steal the show, Suzanne Bertish and Frances Tomelty are both excellent, the latter adding a true touch of glamour. Nice to see a young Liz Hurley and a young Julia Sawalha, very early days for both girls.
There is one scene that always sticks out, a character is thrown/falls, it doesn't exactly look great, it's very definitely a dummy, one that hits the deck like a sack of potatoes.
Lacks the true Star quality of other episodes, but still mighty fine viewing, 8/10
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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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