DVD
Inspector Morse
Volume 9

Starring: John Thaw & Kevin Whately
Carlton Visual Entertainment
RRP: £14.99

3711502273
Certificate: PG
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When a talented woman deacon dies in suspicious circumstances, Morse is left to wonder if someone from the church could be behind it. Morse finds his investigations and his well ordered life disrupted when he becomes attracted to a female cleric...

Fat Chance opens with a scene of a trio of gormless looking clergymen (hardly a good advertisement for enticing newcomers to the church). A burglary, a missing girl, a tearful woman (who certainly likes her food), a missing bike and mad vicars give Morse quite a lot to deal with in this episode.

Morse again has his eye on a lady and we get to see his romantic side when he buys her a bunch of roses for their dinner date but you can really feel for him when he learns from Lewis that she has been lying to him - when he hears the news, his face is a picture of sadness.

Fat Chance has plenty of good scenes, the best being between Emma and Morse in the garden, although a little predictable.

Not one of my favourites but nevertheless a decent episode.

 

Harry Field was an artist, a raconteur, a drinker and not adverse to forging the odd painting. When he is found dead, Morse wants to find out all he can about Harry's life. A rare collection of paintings are due to come to England valued at £10 million but is there a connection? When Morse starts to investigate he is suddenly thrown into the arty world of Harry's bohemian friends...

Who killed Harry Field includes some beautiful camera work and the music is above average too. Morse gets to indulge in one of his favourite acts when he is asked by a wine merchant friend of Harry's, to taste the vintage wine.

Excellent acting by John Thaw who plays Morse as if he has actually lost a personal friend himself. Most memorable scene is when Lewis is asking for Morse's recommendation for his promotion.

Who killed Harry Field is on the whole a good episode even if a bit eccentric.

Heather Simpson

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