Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Anthony Bate, Terrence Hardiman, Fabia Drake, Jill Baker, Holly Aird, Paul Geoffrey, Peter Woodthorpe, Amanda Hillwood, Patricia Hodge

Director: Peter Duffell

Summary: In 'Last Bus To Woodstock' the body of a young insurance clerk is found in a pub car park, Inspector Morse is called in. In 'The Ghost In The Machine' valuable erotic paintings are stolen from the stately home of Lord Hanbury and his disappearance is soon investigated by Morse. Drama based on the novels by Colin Dexter.

This release presents two more mysteries for the curmudgeonly Oxford detective (John Thaw) to solve, involving dead insurance clerks (LAST BUS TO WOODSTOCK) and stolen erotic paintings (GHOST IN THE MACHINE).

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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 story lines 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 Whateley'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 stating 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:	1991
Release Date:	June 24, 2002
Runtime:	206 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	37115 02223
Keywords:	Last, Two, Bus, Ghost, Machine, Pack, General, Mystery, Inspector, Morse, Woodstock, Dexter, Colin, Tv, Drama, Discs, Whodunnit
Genre:	Mystery/Whodunnit