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John Thaw and Kevin Whately in Inspector Morse (1987)

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Inspector Morse

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Director

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  • Roy Battersby
    Roy Battersby

Writers

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  • Colin Dexter
    Colin Dexter
    characters
  • Alma Cullen
    Alma Cullen
    written by

Cast

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  • John Thaw
    John Thaw
    John Thaw
    Chief Inspector Morse
  • Kevin Whately
    Kevin Whately
    Kevin Whately
    Detective Sergeant Lewis
  • Maurice Denham
    Maurice Denham
    Maurice Denham
    Lance Mandeville
  • David Gant
    David Gant
    David Gant
    Geoffrey Boyd
  • Julian Gartside
    Julian Gartside
    Desmond Kelly
  • Caroline Ryder
    Caroline Ryder
    Dinah Newberry
  • Zoë Wanamaker at an event for My Week with Marilyn (2011)
    Zoë Wanamaker
    Zoë Wanamaker
    Emma Pickford
  • Maggie O'Neill in Under Suspicion (1991)
    Maggie O'Neill
    Maggie O'Neill
    Hilary Dobson
  • Sarah Carpenter
    Sarah Carpenter
    Victoria Hazlett
  • Una Brandon-Jones
    Una Brandon-Jones
    Nadine Stacey
  • Arbel Jones
    Arbel Jones
    Arbel Jones
    Jane Barnes
  • Nicholas Selby in Macbeth (1971)
    Nicholas Selby
    Nicholas Selby
    Dr Corder
  • Eileen Dunwoodie
    Eileen Dunwoodie
    Mrs Gardam
  • Kenneth Haigh
    Kenneth Haigh
    Kenneth Haigh
    Freddie Galt
  • Tilly Vosburgh
    Tilly Vosburgh
    Tilly Vosburgh
    Irene Saunders
  • Alan Starkey in Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
    Alan Starkey
    Alan Starkey
    Rowlands
  • Ben Onwukwe
    Ben Onwukwe
    Doctor
  • William Roberts
    William Roberts
    William Roberts
    Hank Briardale
  • Dorothea Alexander
    Dorothea Alexander
    Mrs Hulme
  • Badi Uzzaman
    Badi Uzzaman
    Badi Uzzaman
    Chip Van Owner
  • Josephine Welcome in Coronation Street (1960)
    Josephine Welcome
    Josephine Welcome
    Judy
  • James Grout in All Creatures Great & Small (1978)
    James Grout
    James Grout
    Chief Superintendent Strange
  • Maureen Bennett
    Maureen Bennett
    Val Lewis
  • Peggy Mount
    Peggy Mount
    Peggy Mount
    Nun
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  • Colin Dexter
    Colin Dexter
    Man in college grounds when Hilary Dobson goes in for interview
    (uncredited)
  • Tina Simmons
    Tina Simmons
    Tina Simmons
    Slimmer of the Year
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Ted Childs
    Ted Childs
    executive producer
  • David Lascelles
    David Lascelles
    producer

Composer

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  • Barrington Pheloung
    Barrington Pheloung

Cinematographer

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  • Paul Wheeler
    Paul Wheeler
    director of photography

Editor

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  • Andrew Nelson
    Andrew Nelson

Production Designer

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  • David McHenry
    David McHenry

Art Director

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  • Kit Surrey
    Kit Surrey

Costume Designer

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  • Aideen Morgan
    Aideen Morgan

Makeup Department

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  • Karen Edwards
    Karen Edwards
    chief hairdresser
  • Robin Grantham
    Robin Grantham
    chief makeup artist

Production Management

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  • Ken Holt
    Ken Holt
    unit manager
  • Bill Shephard
    Bill Shephard
    production supervisor

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Barry Langley
    Barry Langley
    first assistant director
  • Trevor Puckle
    Trevor Puckle
    second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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  • Tom Brown
    Tom Brown
    assistant art director
  • Gwenda Foord
    Gwenda Foord
    production buyer
  • Mark Hedges
    Mark Hedges
    prop storeman
  • Peter Hedges
    Peter Hedges
    property master
  • Grahame Ménage
    Grahame Ménage
    scenic artist

Sound Department

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  • Tony Dawe
    Tony Dawe
    production sound mixer / sound mixer
  • Nigel Galt
    Nigel Galt
    sound editor
  • John Samworth
    John Samworth
    boom operator
  • Brian Saunders
    Brian Saunders
    dubbing mixer

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Adrian McCarthy
    Adrian McCarthy
    grip
  • Stephen Morley
    Stephen Morley
    still photographer
  • Bob Shipsey
    Bob Shipsey
    focus puller
  • Nigel Slatter
    Nigel Slatter
    camera operator
  • Brian Sullivan
    Brian Sullivan
    best boy
  • John Sullivan
    John Sullivan
    gaffer

Casting Department

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  • Michelle Guish
    Michelle Guish
    casting

Costume Department

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  • Tony Allen
    Tony Allen
    wardrobe master

Editorial Department

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  • Katrina Sheldon
    Katrina Sheldon
    assistant editor

Location Management

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  • Charles Hubbard
    Charles Hubbard
    location manager

Music Department

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  • Andy Brown
    Andy Brown
    music contractor
  • The London Metropolitan Orchestra
    The London Metropolitan Orchestra
    music performed by / performer: London Metropolitan Orchestra
  • Barrington Pheloung
    Barrington Pheloung
    conductor
  • Martyn Phillips
    Martyn Phillips
    music supervisor
  • Graham Walker
    Graham Walker
    music coordinator

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Pauline Harlow
    Pauline Harlow
    script supervisor

Additional Crew

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  • Margaret Adams
    Margaret Adams
    production coordinator
  • Ray Buckley
    Ray Buckley
    production accountant
  • Fliss Coombs
    Fliss Coombs
    publicist
  • Gerald Fitzsimon
    Gerald Fitzsimon
    assistant accountant (as Gerard Fitzsimon)
  • Kenny McBain
    Kenny McBain
    original series developer
  • Clair McCoy
    Clair McCoy
    production executive
  • Amanda Poster
    Amanda Poster
    producer's assistant
  • Sharon Mansfield
    Sharon Mansfield
    trainee (uncredited)

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