![]() ![]() This included serving in West Germany with the Royal Corps of Signals as a cipher clerk. Housman who, like himself, failed to get an academic degree from Oxford.Īfter university, he entered the army on National Service. He often reflects on such renowned scholars as A. ![]() Further details are revealed piece-by-piece in the prequel series. ![]() He lost the scholarship as the result of poor academic performance stemming from a failed love affair, which is mentioned in the second episode of the third series, "The Last Enemy", and recounted in detail in the novel The Riddle of the Third Mile, Chapter 7. Education Īlthough details of Morse's education are deliberately kept vague, it is hinted that he won a scholarship to study at St John's College, Oxford. Dexter used to walk along the bank of the River Thames at Oxford, opposite the boathouse belonging to 22nd Oxford Sea Scout Group the building is named T.S. ĭexter was a fan of cryptic crosswords and named Morse after champion setter Jeremy Morse, one of Dexter's arch-rivals in writing crossword clues. In the novels, Morse's first name came from the vessel HMS Endeavour his mother was a member of the Religious Society of Friends ( Quakers) who have a tradition of " virtue names", and his father admired Captain James Cook. In the series, it is noted that Morse's reluctance to use his Christian name led to his receiving the nickname Pagan while at Stamford School (which Colin Dexter, the author of the Morse novels, attended). Two-thirds of the way through the television episode based on the book, he gives the cryptic clue "My whole life's effort has revolved around Eve, nine letters". At the end of Death Is Now My Neighbour, his name is revealed to be Endeavour. In The Dead of Jericho and The Wench Is Dead it is noted that his initial is E. Morse prefers to use only his surname, and is generally evasive when asked about his first name, sometimes joking that it is Inspector. Morse was devastated when Joyce's daughter Marilyn took her own life. He has a half-sister named Joyce with whom he is on better terms. He claims that he only read poetry to annoy her, and that her petty bullying almost drove him to suicide. Morse had a dreadful relationship with his stepmother Gwen. ![]() He remained with his mother until her death three years later, upon which he had to return to his father. In the episode of the television adaptation Cherubim and Seraphim, it is revealed that Morse's parents divorced when he was 12. Morse's father was a taxi driver, and Morse likes to explain the origin of his additional private income by saying that he "used to drive the Aga Khan". Morse's partnership and formal friendship with Lewis is fundamental to the series. In his later career he is usually assisted by Sergeant Robbie Lewis. Morse presents, to some, a reasonably sympathetic personality, despite his sullen and snobbish temperament, with a classic Jaguar Mark 2 (a Lancia in the early novels), a thirst for English real ale, and a love of classical music (especially opera and Wagner), poetry, art and cryptic crossword puzzles. The older Morse is a senior Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officer with the Thames Valley Police in Oxford in England and, in the prequel, Morse is a young detective constable rising through the ranks with the Oxford City Police and in later series the Thames Valley Police. On television, he appears in the 33-episode drama series Inspector Morse (1987–2000), in which John Thaw played the character, as well as the (2012–2023) prequel series Endeavour, portrayed by Shaun Evans. Inspector Morse television series (1987–2000)ġ999: novel The Remorseful Day (television: 2000)ĭetective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, GM, is the eponymous fictional character in the series of detective novels by British author Colin Dexter. Fictional character Detective Chief Inspector Morse ![]()
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