Colin Dexter (1930–2017) was an award-winning British crime fiction author who had a long and bountiful career. Among Dexter’s many writing accomplishments, his “Inspector Morse” crime series is perhaps the most notable and spawned a TV series (1987–2000) of the same name featuring the late, great actor John Thaw as the titular character.
From the outset of the show’s beginnings in the late 1980s, it becomes evident that there’s a lot more under its hood than any other TV-crime drama. Drawing from the rich cinematic sensibilities of the British, the characters are incredibly fleshed out and realistic.
