Inspector Morse Set Four: The Infernal Serpent

Mystery Cupboard
John Thaw is in rare form as Detective Inspector Morse in these three mysteries, Kevin Whately is superb as Sergeant Lewis. Morse supposedly consumes too much ale, but consumption levels looks respectable to me, though Morse's beer better not be cloudy, or Lewis will hear about it. I like my ales rich and cloudy, but prefer DVDs to have clarity, be prepared for a low-quality picture (resolution improves in later sets). These collections improve the further you advance, by Set Nine, the stories are better. Once you're done with this series, continue to follow Lewis in the excellent Masterpiece Mystery: Complete Inspector Lewis, where he is paired with Laurence Fox as the wryly deadpan, intellectual Sergeant Hathaway.

Deceived by Flight: The English sport of cricket meets murder, and Lewis proves his adroitness in both these fields of endeavor, while murder and drugs create a toxic mix. I still don't...

Not the very best of Inspector Morse, which makes it merely Excellent!
This is Set Four 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.

Set Four has 3 episodes. The first two were the last two episodes in the original British Series 3, aired in January 1989. (In England, they call them "series", not "seasons".) The final episode on this set was the 1st in the British Series 4, airing January 1990.
Episodes:
Deceived by Flight
The Secret of Bay 5B
The Infernal Serpent

DECEIVED BY FLIGHT:
Anthony Donn checks into his old rooms at college. He's there for a cricket match with his old coach's current amateur team, The Clarets. Morse knew the two of them, too, but that was 20 years ago, and he can't figure out why Donn is getting in touch with him now. Donn tells him a Zen Buddhist story, that seems...

Better than we expected
It was and is wonderful. We can replay paqrts we want to hear again and both of us love the extra info on the DVD.

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