A young, attractive police sergeant comes between Morse and Lewis when she is called in to assist in the investigation of the murder of two young women. marriage, dead/terminal wife, watches younger more charming men seduce women in a way he never could, something snaps, takes out years of pent up frustration. I am sure the driving sequences on the test track were filmed at the transport and road research laboratory (TRRL) located in Berkshire between Crowthorne and Wokingham. In 2013, more than 150 billion text messages were sent in the US every month – and many of them were either being sent by or to people who were driving, especially teenage drivers. After a year at college I have passed all grades and now will start Edinburgh University in September 2019. To this end homes are entered and searched without a warrant and an arrest is made without probable cause - all of which incurs the wrath of Superintendent Strange - so much so that he pulls Morse off the case. I don’t suppose you have any photos of the Laundromat. While the SOCO (Scene of Crime Officers) take Boynton’s car apart the team push in a cassette in the car and what plays is of course, ‘You Do Something to Me’. However, i’m not sure what form the quiz should take. Tariq Yunus as George. or the murderer kicking stuff about in a rage after the kiiling?). Re-watching Morse recently I was surprised by just how many Hertfordshire locations are used. Thank you to June who found this on Youtube. (Dr Massey’s wife excellent acting – same actress looks to be in the last Morse episode as a not dissimilar character). Born: January 5, 1935 – Died: December 25, 2014. Keep it up! Thank you so much for that information regarding locations. Nurse Jackie Thorn is stabbed, bound and killed in her flat after being followed home by a man whose face we never see. Also, the reasoning behind the killer murdering the women is absurd and again bears no relation to the rest of the episode. I also did not figure out who the killer was and also agree that his motive for doing so, while kind of weak, is not beyond possibility when one is bitter and resentful about unpleasant life events. The killer is watching his next victim from his car while listening to the same piece of music at one minute 49 seconds, ‘Why Don’t You Behave’. He certainly is justified in being angry at Morse for having visited Philippa Lau (played by Carolyn Choa), a survivor of an attack by the killer, without thinking how this would affect her. Amazon.ca - Buy Inspector Morse: Driven to Distraction at a low price; free shipping on qualified orders. Here below is Ella Fitzgerald’s version of the song. Texting (whether reading or sending) is the most dangerous of driving distractions because it involves visual, manual, and cognitive distraction simultaneously. UPDATE: My mum died from Covid-19 on the 6th May 2020. Another four TV Movie length instalments of the popular crime mysteries from the pen of Colin Dexter. When Morse asks Strange to have Wytham Woods searched, Strange, remarking on the shortage of department funds, says, “it better be you and Lewis with a metal detector.” and, “You better come out with more than a shovel.” Grout played such a good part in the Morse series. Morse and Lewis investigate the death of Jackie Thorn who was found bound and stabbed in her flat. A link between Jackie Thorn’s death and the murder of a Maureen Thompson, a month earlier, is found in the way they were killed and bound. The motive is clear. A quiz is something I have considered with a prize of maybe a Amazon voucher. Inspector Morse: Driven To Distraction on DVD (066805915574) from BFS. It is his general niceness that makes him hate the way he is attracted to these younger women when his wife is ill and suffering and he transfers that self-hatred onto the women whom he is attracted to until such a point that it spills out into murder. The next piece is being played in Boynton’s car when he arrives at Jackie Thorn’s flat but finds the police swarming and journalists swarming all over the area. I loved David Ryall in one of my all time favourite films, ‘Truly, Madly, Deeply’. This is of course from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. There is no way, and certainly there is none shown, as to why she would have taken so long to get into her flat. The team is joined by Sgt. The conversation in the car between Boynton and Angie Howe takes place in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. One very small thing, I believe the book Jeremy Boynton picks up in Angie Howe’s bookshop is not Shaw’s play but a book called ‘Candida Albicans Special Diet Cook Book’ – about how to deal with an invasive yeast (I used to have a copy and recognised the cover – you can fleetingly see the name). A great episode, from a time when the show had something. I thought this episode was excellent. Hi Chris maybe morsonians could pose a question a day/week or a monthly quiz I’m not sure hmm we will all have to give it some thought maybe since it is Friday evening I shall have a glass of wine to lubricate the brain cells! The pub where Strange and Morse drink was filmed in the Duke of Kent pub, again in London. My Top Ten Inspector Morse Stories - No 9 Driven To Distraction Don't take driving lessons if this is how you end up looking afterwards! VHS Tape. Born: October 22, 1927 – Died: June 24, 2012. Inspector Morse: Driven to Distraction: Amazon.ca: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Colin Dexter, James Grout, Peter Woodthorpe, Clare Holman, Liz Kettle, Amanda Hillwood, Maureen Bennett, David Baukham, Judy Loe, Norman Jones: DVD Inspector Morse - Driven to Distraction. You’re welcome and welcome to my website. What is also interesting about this scene is the story Morse tells about his friend. music contractor The London Metropolitan Orchestra ... music performed by / performer: London Metropolitan Orchestra Barrington Pheloung ... conductor Martyn Phillips ... music supervisor Always refer to this site and it adds so much depth to the shows and is keeping me thoroughly entertained it’s also lovely seeing my old home town. I really enjoyed having an intelligent and attractive woman police officer in the episode, who gives back to Morse as good as she gets, and also seeing the way he responds to her with some warmth and respect. Hello Chris Chris, I’m really enjoying your blogs as I work my way through the Morse DVDs (halfway now) + I find them very helpful in untangling what happens. from $2.53. Inspector Lewis: Kevin Whately on Music, Morse and More by Masterpiece PBS. The next episode to get the music, art and literary references treatment is Masonic Mysteries arguably the best Morse episode ever made. Both murder victims have one thing in common: They each bought a car from the same dealer, Jeremy Boynton (Malahide). Jeremy Boynton visits Angie Howe in the bookshop where he works. Probably. The Inspector Morse theme music was composed and performed by Australian composer and musician Barry Pheloung. (My other degree I got some 30 years ago is one in Ecological Science). So, to what I believe is wrong with the episode. Happy Families - Two dreadful grown sons (one of whom is played by Martin Clunes, Doc Martin) with the most enviable knitwear. Some excellent and valid points regarding the episode. The piece being played is the Horn Concerto No 4. If you enjoy all the music from the Morse series I have collected all the pieces I have identified thus far and have created playlists on YouTube. The Research Studies. Good-bye, feet!’ (for when she looked down at her feet, they seemed to be almost out of sight, they were getting so far off). David Ryall turned up an episode of Lewis, ‘Life born of Fire’ as Mr Cooper. I will continue to consider the quiz idea. 4.8 out of 5 stars 8 ratings. It is again Marian Montgomery singing ‘Why Don’t You Behave’. Here is a link to her obituary, https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/jul/23/guardianobituaries.johnfordham1. The team is joined by Sgt. The VW crosses a road called The Broadway heads up Church Street. The next piece is being played in Boynton’s car when he arrives at Jackie Thorn’s flat but finds the police swarming and journalists swarming all over the area. I can supply more detail. Really clunky and unsatisfying with some very un-Minghella type dialogue (which is usually his strength). The site of what was used as Boynton’s garage changed hands many times and is now a block of flats. There is no art to speak of in this episode. We have a person who comes across as affable when we first meet him. John Thaw delivers a great performance, showing the human side of Morse - … Morse’s driving lessons showshe is unconsciously realising that as the driving instructor is the culprit even as he consciously pursues Boynton. As they watch the car they are following enter police offices Morse says, “Curioser and Curioser said Alice”. If I may I’m going to challenge you on your lack of motive Just re-watched this and couldn’t help but notice similarities to the excellent Endeavour episode ‘Sway’. Although the last five episodes were each broadcast a year apart, when released on DVD, they were billed as Series Eight. Meanwhile, the script is smart, thought-provoking and suitably grim, the humour also being a breath of fresh air. Unless you consider Morse’s jag as art. "The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn" gs: Michael Gough[ Philip Ogleby ], Clive Swift[ Dr Tom Bartlett ], … 3. arguably the best Morse episode ever made. Six Suites for Violin and Cello. do you think a Morse quiz would be a good idea in some form? Cheryl Maiker as Pamela Steadman. David Lonsdale as a detective. Despite having all the dvds it's been a long time since I've watched inspector Morse. The reward at the end of the scene is John Thaw’s wonderful smile. Short but hopefully sweet. Thanks Anne, completely forgot about Mary’s appearance in Lewis. St Mary’s church and the war memorial can be seen behind them. (function(d){var f = d.getElementsByTagName('SCRIPT')[0], p = d.createElement('SCRIPT');p.type = 'text/javascript';p.async = true;p.src = '//widgets.wp.com/platform.js';f.parentNode.insertBefore(p,f);}(document)); Driven To Distraction: Series 4, Episode 3. The Killer is again watching his next victim, Pamela Steadman, while playing ‘Why Don’t You Behave’. This is a list of episodes of the British television crime drama Inspector Morse, starring John Thaw and Kevin Whately, for which eight series were broadcast between 1987 and 2000, totalling thirty-three episodes. Here below is Ella Fitzgerald’s version of the song. The full quote is; `Curiouser and curiouser!’ cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English); `now I’m opening out like the largest telescope that ever was! Morse, Lewis and Maitland are following a car to try and get an idea of how the killer thinks. Secondly, why was Jeremy Boynton not charged with obstruction or threatening behaviour toward Angie Howe? Unless you consider Morse’s jag as art. Below is a video of the wonderful Ella Fitzgerald singing her version of the song. Written by Anthony Minghella: He also wrote the episodes; ‘The Dead of Jericho’ and ‘Deceived by Flight’. Video: Greeks Bearing Gifts & Promised Land; Video: Last Bus To Woodstock & Service Of All The Dead; Video: Second Time Around & The Death Of The Self ; Video: The Dead Of Jericho & Mystery Of Morse; Video: The Last Enemy & Deceived By Flight With no apparent link, Morse begins to reach for clues. ", starting with the opening notes and recurring all the way through. However, I think this is the location used for Boynton’s showroom: https://www.flickr.com/photos/27366531@N03/9101924109. The theme and incidental music for the series was written by Barrington Pheloung and utilises a motif based on the Morse code for "M.O.R.S.E. Inspector Morse. 8/10. Thank you Judith for your kind comment. And a moat. Driven to Distraction - A love of the Mark 2; creepy; Morse on the edge. He also had a connection to the two murdered women and he made a play for Jackie Thorn when she was buying her car. She is primarily a dancer and choreographer. See reviews & details on a wide selection of Blu-ray & DVDs, both new & used. Unfortunately I couldn’t find photos of the laundromat and Google Street View does not have access to the square. Hi Claire. In the end they quite liked and respected each other. 3. Born: 1955. DVD. Patrick Malahide also appeared in the pilot episode of Endeavour as Richard Lovell. The music is the same as the piece heard in Jackie Thorn’s car at the beginning, Cole Porter’s ‘You Do Something to Me’. , MONTHS AFTER they completed the courses. Colin Dexter appears in the laundromat scene at: 23m 26s. That is the end of this post. Just rewatched one of my favorites, Way Through the Woods, and as always when I rewatch an episode I find something I’ve overlooked or didn’t appreciate. As an added help for readers I have added links to many names of actors and TV series mentioned in the post. But in mentioning actors who had been in Lewis, you forgot Mary Jo Randle who was Falling Darkness. Apart from my mum I was also a single parent to two children and also looked after my dad who had Alzheimers, (he died in 2005). Inspector Morse S4E3 - Driven To Distraction by Charlotte Kub. These are two actors who deserve more kudos than they receive. Clearly an homage to the Morse episode. This episode is not based on any of Colin Dexter’s books. Driven to Distraction. List of Inspector Morse episodes : a family brewery are linked to a proposed takeover bid. Lewis also has one of the best lines of the episode. She also appeared in the Anthony Minghella directed film ‘Truly, Madly, Deeply‘. A mixture of jazz and classical in this episode. No Info apart from what’s on IMDB. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIOAmfJBQnk. Endeavour Morse Universe: Weekly Round Up W/E 11th March 2017. I will have a look at the episode again in regards to the book. This shows how strong their relationship has become that Lewis can openly criticize Morse and feel comfortable doing so. However, the times shown should not be to dissimilar from other countries versions or should be easy to pinpoint what I am referring to and when. The music of Cole Porter is our background sound track as Morse becomes obsessed with an auto dealer as the culprit. "Driven To Distraction" is a personal favourite, one of a number of superior episodes directed by Anthony Minghella. Jackie’s boyfriend, Tim Ablett, tells the police that Jackie had only found out a few days prior to her death that she was pregnant. Driven to Distraction — Morse's investigations into the apparently motiveless murder of a young woman lead him to question his own driving ability and … As Lewis says, “You just trample around, don’t you. Below is a video of the brilliant Yo Yo Ma playing the piece on the cello. Boynton says that he will read Candida while he waits for Angie to finish for the day. ... so reminiscent of Morse 'Driven to distraction.' Onto No9 and working down to the best episode as far as i'm concerned, hope you all enjoy my choice, and watching them along with me. For most of the episode I believed the killer to be Martin Cass (played by Malcolm Raeburn) the salesman at Boynton’s showroom. Why Can’t You Behave?, sung by Marion Montgomery, is from the the album Mellow (Elgin 17) 1993. Hi Matt. Once I have finished with each series I will post a downloadable excel sheet for each category; music, art and literary references. he did direct other crime dramas such as, A Touch of Frost, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries and Jonathan Creek. Or, i’m just reading to much into the whole thing? Hi John. However, we are shown Jackie Thorn get out of her car and entering the building where she lives before the killer gets out of her car. I did like Maitland’s role, as she was intelligent, diligent, and, while she could have been, was not overbearing with Morse. (function(d){var f = d.getElementsByTagName('SCRIPT')[0], p = d.createElement('SCRIPT');p.type = 'text/javascript';p.async = true;p.src = '//widgets.wp.com/platform.js';f.parentNode.insertBefore(p,f);}(document)); Six Suites for Violin and Cello. Unfortunately trees have grown to such a point that the above view is no longer possible, (see pic directly below. Sorry, just remembered that she was in an episode of Lewis – And The Moonbeams Kiss The Sea – not the Morse episode. It is again Marian Montgomery singing ‘Why Don’t You Behave’. This would allow everyone who downloads said excel sheets to print them off for personal use. I didn’t really notice this before but this episode really jars with the others both Morse and Lewis seem very different and there are some odd moments like Morse offering Tim Ablet a cigar just seemed out of character. David Ryall as Derek Whittaker. Christopher Fulford as Tim Ablett. Suite No. You’re supposed to be so clever, Sometimes I just think you’re a bloody fool.” We don’t see Lewis being this angry again until the episode, ‘A Walk through the Woods’ (Episode 29 and the first ‘special’). A onl… Apart from my mum I was also a single parent to two children and also looked after my dad who had Alzheimers, (he died in 2005). In the same vein the downloadable excel sheets will I hope help in your enjoyment and appreciation of the art and literary references used in all three series. Jazz music again but this time in the killer’s car. Jackie’s boyfriend, Tim Ablett, tells the police that Jackie had only found out a few days prior to her death that she was pregnant. Morse and Lewis investigate the death of Jackie Thorn who was found bound and stabbed in her flat. Jazz music again but this time in the killer’s car. It’s really helpful to have your blog as a reference. The motive for the killings has to be at least hinted at during the episode but never is. James Grout’s obituary http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/jul/03/james-grout-obituary. Hello Matt. The music is the same as above, ‘Why Don’t You Behave’. 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