Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately

Director: Stuart Orme

Summary: In 'Cherubim And Seraphim' Morse takes compassionate leave following his step-niece's suicide. In 'Deadly Slumber' a woman is brain damaged during routine surgery. After the operation the doctor is found murdered...

This collection presents another double bill of Morse murder mysteries. In CHERUBIM AND SERAPHIM, upon a visit to see his half-sister and stepmother, intrepid Investigator Morse (John Thaw) gets embroiled in the mystery of his stepniece's apparent suicide. Although he's supposed to be on leave, he begins to investigate the death with the hope of finding a reason. In the meantime, Sergeant Lewis (Kevin Whately) is busily studying for his impending inspector exams while investigating the case of a missing student. DEADLY SLUMBER sees Morse investigate a medical malpractice case that leaves a woman brain damaged after what was to be a minor routine operation. Her father, a wealthy businessman, is left extremely traumatized, but is he affected enough to seek a murderous revenge

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When Inspector Morse first appeared on television in 1987, nobody could have predicted that it would run into the next century, maintaining throughout a quality of scripts and storylines that raised the genre of the detective series to a new level. Much of its success can be attributed to John Thaw's total immersion in the role. Morse is a prickly character and not obviously easy to like. As a detective in Oxford with unfulfilled academic propensities, he is permanently excluded from a world of which he would dearly love to be a part. He is at odds with that world--and with his colleagues in the police force--most of the time. Passionate about opera and "proper beer", he is a cultural snob for whom vulgarity causes almost physical pain. As a result, he lives from one disillusionment to another. And he is scarred--more deeply than he would ever admit--by past relationships. But he also has a naïve streak and, deep down, sensitivity, which makes him a fascinating challenge for women.

At the heart of Morse's professional life is his awkward partnership with Detective Sergeant Lewis, the resolutely ordinary, worldly sidekick who manages to keep his boss in an almost permanent state of exasperation while retaining his grudging respect. It's a testament to Kevin Whately's consistently excellent performance that from such unpromising material, Lewis becomes as indispensable to the series as Barrington Pheloung's hypnotic, classic theme music. Morse's investigations do occasionally take him abroad to more exotic locations, but throughout 14 successful years of often gruesome murders, the city of Oxford itself became a central character in these brooding two-hour dramas: creator Colin Dexter said he finally had to kill Morse off because he was giving Oxford a bad reputation as a dangerous place! --Piers Ford

Aspect Ratio:	4:3
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Production Gallery
Year:	1992
Release Date:	September 9, 2002
Runtime:	208 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	37115 02313
Keywords:	Two, Pack, General, Deadly, Mystery, Inspector, Morse, Slumber, Dexter, Colin, Tv, Drama, Discs, Whodunnit, Cherubim, Seraphim
Genre:	Mystery/Whodunnit