When Morse is assigned a cold case of a runaway teenager from school, he suspects that the girl's been murdered.When Morse is assigned a cold case of a runaway teenager from school, he suspects that the girl's been murdered.When Morse is assigned a cold case of a runaway teenager from school, he suspects that the girl's been murdered.
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- TriviaThe setting for this episode was changed from Colin Dexter's novel of the same name. In the book, the missing girl (called Valerie Taylor rather than Valerie Craven) is a pupil at a seedy council-estate comprehensive school rather than an expensive private girls' school. Her parents live in a small terrace council house rather than an opulent bungalow in its own grounds. These changes were probably made to increase the appeal of the episode to the overseas market. When later adapted for BBC Radio Four, (with John Shrapnel as "Morse") the story reverted to Colin Dexter 's original story.
- GoofsWhen Miss Baines falls over the edge of the stairs, it is quite clearly a dummy that is dropped.
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Chief Inspector Morse: Have you ever thought about the person who designed the sports skirt? Somebody sat down and drew a fantasy and made it compulsory uniform. I can never watch Wimbledon without thanking that man.
- ConnectionsEdited into Inspector Morse: Rest in Peace (2000)
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Still fascinating after all these years
I am starting to watch Morse episodes again after nearly 10 years. And this is one of the greatest, most intriguing episodes, and I definitely couldn't remember it, therefore who did it, and what's the real story of the missing girl, such is the brilliant writing of Morse. And another reason why this is one of my favourite and memorable episodes because of seeing a young Elizabeth Hurley and the fact she was a great actress in this. Definitely worth watching however many times.
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- lbowdls
- Apr 4, 2020
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- White Horse pub, Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK(Morse and Lewis arrive for a drink just after closing time)
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