Inspector Morse Set Eleven: The Wench Is Dead

A Fine Series Concludes
Who knew the body-count in Oxford was as high as Midsomer's? When you're finished with this final entry in the Inspector Morse oeuvre, try its worthy successor Masterpiece Mystery: Complete Inspector Lewis, excellent in its own right. And now there's a new Inspector Morse "prequel" to soften the blow of concluding this marvelous character-study: Masterpiece Mystery: Endeavour, featuring a young version of Morse. By now, you may want to try Morse's "favourite" food: Samuel Smith's ales. Smith's Imperial Stout is fine indeed, as is the rare, oak-aged Yorkshire Stingo, only released every two years. Enjoy your vicarious travels to England! As usual, this Morse collection features three intriguing mysteries:

Death is Now My Neighbor: Two Oxfordshire village neighbors are murdered, clues link their unseemly demise and a bitter contest...

Three Exceptional Specials Bring the End to Inspector Morse.
This is Set Eleven of eleven "Inspector Morse" Sets. Each Set has three episodes/discs. Don't confuse these eleven "Sets" with the previously issued (but still available) "Collection Sets". Each of the six "Collection Sets" cost more, as each has more episodes/discs than these Sets.

This Set Eleven has three episodes. They originally aired as the last three of the Inspector Morse annual Specials.
Episodes:
Death is Now My Neighbor - first aired November 1997
The Wench is Dead - aired November 1998
The Remorseful Day - aired November 2000

DEATH IS NOW MY NEIGHBOR:
It's a bright April day. The milkman's truck pulls onto Bloxham Drive and a row of semi-detached houses. He leaves bottles on the step of #17 for Rachel James, who is greeted by her neighbor at #15, Jeff Owens, just leaving in his little sports car. As Owens drives away, he waves to another woman in the same row, who gives him a decidedly sly look. 7:20 AM: Rachel is shot...

love Morse
One of the episodes I never saw while the series ran on PBS- glad I purchased it. You'd expect a plot about someone studying a hundred years old murder from a hospital bed would be dull, but the scenes of the past mystery combined with John Thaw's Morse being a tolerable grump if only he has something to investigate while he's laid up and the suggestion of a love interest triangle with him all work well.

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