Cast and Crew of Inspector Morse

Cast of
Inspector Morse

About Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.

Main Cast of Inspector Morse

John Thaw
plays Chief Inspector Morse (28 episodes)

Kevin Whately
plays Detective Sergeant Lewis (28 episodes)

Peter Woodthorpe
plays Dr. Max DeBryn (28 episodes)

James Grout
plays Chief Superintendent Strange (28 episodes)

Colin Dexter
plays Man in Sheldonian Theatre Behind Lord Hinksey (21 episodes)

Secondary Cast of Inspector Morse

Maureen Bennett
plays Val Lewis (5 episodes)

Amanda Hillwood
plays Dr. Grayling Russell (4 episodes)

Julia Sawalha
plays Rachel (1 episode)

Perry Fenwick
plays Jimmy (1 episode)

Derek Fowlds
plays Kurt Friedman (1 episode)

Rachel Weisz
plays Arabella Baydon (2 episodes)

Rachel Weisz as Arabella Baydon

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Jacqueline Leonard
plays Miss Sarah Spillers (1 episode)

Brian Cox
plays Michael Steppings (1 episode)

Brian Cox as Michael Steppings

​Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born 1 June 1946) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Com...

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Jean Anderson
plays Lady Hinksey (1 episode)

Dominic Keating
plays Murray Stone (1 episode)

Dominic Keating as Murray Stone

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dominic Keating (born 1 July 1962, height 5' 8" (1,73 m)) is an English telev...

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Peter Blythe
plays Kenneth Lawrence (1 episode)

Sukie Smith
plays Lorraine (1 episode)

Suzanna Hamilton
plays Emma Cryer (1 episode)

Seeta Indrani
plays Laboratory Assistant (1 episode)

Seeta Indrani as Laboratory Assistant

Seeta Indrani was born on April 20, 1963 and is currently 61 years old.

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Tenniel Evans
plays Dr. David Kerridge (1 episode)

Barbara Flynn
plays Monica Height (1 episode)

Barbara Flynn as Monica Height

Barbara Flynn (born Barbara Joy McMurray, 5 August 1948) is an English actress.

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Judy Campbell Exner
plays Mrs. Rawlinson (1 episode)

Adam Morris
plays Constable Dixon (1 episode)

Su Elliot
plays Mrs. Hart (1 episode)

George Irving
plays George Henderson (1 episode)

Daniel Massey
plays Anthony Donn (1 episode)

Barbara Leigh-Hunt
plays Blanche Copley-Barnes (1 episode)

Lisa Harrow
plays Thelma Radford (1 episode)

Jake Wood
plays Jimmy (1 episode)

Tip Tipping
plays P.C. Dene (1 episode)

Sam Kelly
plays Walter Majors (1 episode)

Kenneth Haigh
plays Freddie Galt (1 episode)

Ian Sharp
plays First Angler (1 episode)

Noah Taylor
plays Dave Harding (1 episode)

Noah Taylor as Dave Harding

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Dicken Ashworth
plays George Drummond (1 episode)

Peter McEnery
plays Donald Phillipson (1 episode)

Amanda Wenban
plays Typist (1 episode)

Amanda Burton
plays Mirella Lunghi (1 episode)

Elspet Gray
plays Mrs Bartlett (1 episode)

Julie Legrand
plays Brigitte de Plessy (1 episode)

David Haig
plays Peter Rhodes (1 episode)

Frances Barber
plays Nicole Burgess (1 episode)

Frances Barber as Nicole Burgess

Frances Barber was born on May 13, 1958 and is currently 66 years old.

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Charlotte Coleman
plays Jessica White (1 episode)

Robert Pugh
plays Geoff Harris - Prison Officer (1 episode)

Robert Pugh as Geoff Harris - Prison Officer

Robert Pugh was born on January 1, 1950 and is currently 74 years old.

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Anna Chancellor
plays Sally Smith (2 episodes)

Claire Skinner
plays Girl Pupil (1 episode)

Claire Skinner as Girl Pupil

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Gertan Klauber
plays German Man (1 episode)

Christine Norden
plays Laura Poindexter (1 episode)

Michael Hordern
plays Doctor Starkie (1 episode)

Rupert Holliday-Evans
plays David (1 episode)

Rupert Holliday-Evans as David

Rupert Holliday-Evans was born on August 2, 1964 and is currently 59 years old.

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Nicky Henson
plays Vince Cranston (1 episode)

Gavin Richards
plays Steven Trevors (1 episode)

Ivor Roberts
plays Mr. Waugh (1 episode)

George Costigan
plays Ron Garrett (1 episode)

Betty Marsden
plays Cynthia Preece (1 episode)

Al Hunter Ashton
plays Detective (1 episode)

Ian McDiarmid
plays Hugo De Vries (1 episode)

Ian McDiarmid as Hugo De Vries

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Kenneth Colley
plays DCI Patrick Dawson (1 episode)

Kenneth Colley as DCI Patrick Dawson

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Peggy Mount
plays Nun (1 episode)

Eileen Way
plays Mrs Papas (1 episode)

Max Phipps
plays DI Glenn McAllister (1 episode)

Philip Locke
plays Freddie Mortimer (1 episode)

Frances Tomelty
plays Grace Craven (1 episode)

Frances Tomelty as Grace Craven

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Ian Bleasdale
plays Time and Motion Expert (1 episode)

Clive Swift
plays Dr Bartlett (1 episode)

Sheila Gish
plays Gwladys Probert (2 episodes)

Patrick Godfrey
plays Dr. Greer (2 episodes)

Michael Culver
plays Maugham Willowbank (2 episodes)

Samantha Bond
plays Helen Marriat (1 episode)

Michael Kitchen
plays Russell Clark (1 episode)

Rupert Graves
plays Billy (1 episode)

Rupert Graves as Billy

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Christopher Benjamin
plays Professor Furlong (1 episode)

Christopher Benjamin as Professor Furlong

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Patricia Hodge
plays Lady Hanbury (1 episode)

Beatie Edney
plays Deborah Burns (1 episode)

Anna Calder-Marshall
plays Jane Robson (1 episode)

Kenneth Cranham
plays Cedric Downes (1 episode)

John Normington
plays Lionel Pawlen (1 episode)

James Laurenson
plays Tony Richards (1 episode)

Stephen Moore
plays Radio Producer (1 episode)

Stephen Moore as Radio Producer

Stephen Moore was born on December 11, 1937 and passed away 4 years ago at the age of 81 on October 4, 2019.

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Marion Bailey
plays Fran Pierce (1 episode)

Penny Downie
plays Nurse Wendy Hazlitt (1 episode)

Penny Downie as Nurse Wendy Hazlitt

Penny Downie was born on January 1, 1954 and is currently 70 years old.

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Cheryl Campbell
plays Sylvie Maxton (1 episode)

Alex Jennings
plays Victor Preece (1 episode)

Patrick Malahide
plays Jeremy Boynton (1 episode)

Mark Strong
plays PC Mike Butterworth (1 episode)

Mark Strong as PC Mike Butterworth

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Ann Bell
plays Catherine Dawson (1 episode)

Zoë Wanamaker
plays Emma Pickford (1 episode)

Zoë Wanamaker as Emma Pickford

Zoë Wanamaker, CBE (born 13 May 1949) is an American-British actress. She has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Co...

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Jonny Lee Miller
plays Student (1 episode)

Jonny Lee Miller as Student

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Rhondda Findleton
plays Anne Harding (1 episode)

Geraldine James
plays Helen Field (1 episode)

Geraldine James as Helen Field

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Elizabeth Hurley
plays Julia (1 episode)

Fabia Drake
plays Mrs. Jarman (1 episode)

John Bluthal
plays Victor Ignotas (1 episode)

Janet Suzman
plays Dr. Claire Brewster (2 episodes)

Keith Allen
plays John Peter Barrie (2 episodes)

Richard Pasco
plays William Bryce-Morgan (1 episode)

Andrew Ray
plays Alfred Rydale (2 episodes)

Phil Davis
plays Roland Sherman (1 episode)

Phil Davis as Roland Sherman

Philip Davis (born 30 July 1953) is an English actor, writer, director and narrator.

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Jason Isaacs
plays Dr. Desmond Collier (2 episodes)

Jason Isaacs as Dr. Desmond Collier

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Patsy Byrne
plays Mrs. Maltby (1 episode)

Michael Aldridge
plays Arthur Drysdale (1 episode)

Mildred Shay
plays Janet Roscoe (1 episode)

Robert Stephens
plays Sir Wilfred Mulryne (1 episode)

Michael Gough
plays Philip Ogleby (1 episode)

Charlotte Mitchell
plays Mrs Staveley (1 episode)

Peter Amory
plays DC Hilaire (1 episode)

Tom Wilkinson
plays Jake Normington (1 episode)

Paul Shelley
plays Stephen Radford (1 episode)

David Lonsdale
plays Detective (1 episode)

Iain Cuthbertson
plays Desmond McNutt (1 episode)

Oliver Ford Davies
plays Frederick Redpath (1 episode)

Oliver Ford Davies as Frederick Redpath

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Maggie O'Neill
plays Hilary Dobson (1 episode)

Carole Ashby
plays Laura (1 episode)

Con O'Neill
plays Paul Matthews (1 episode)

Con O'Neill as Paul Matthews

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John Castle
plays Tony Doyle (1 episode)

Philip Bretherton
plays David Acum (1 episode)

Shirley Stelfox
plays Mrs. Kane (1 episode)

Norman Jones
plays Chief Inspector Bell (2 episodes)

Jason Durr
plays John Brewster (2 episodes)

Kevin Stoney
plays Heironymous St John (2 episodes)

Adrian Dunbar
plays John Marriat (1 episode)

Martin Clunes
plays James Balcombe (1 episode)

Jim Broadbent
plays Charlie Bennett (2 episodes)

Jim Broadbent as Charlie Bennett

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Isla Blair
plays Janey Wilson (2 episodes)

Clifford Rose
plays Dr. Charles Hudson (1 episode)

Laura Sadler
plays Sabena (1 episode)

Gary Webster
plays Colin (1 episode)

Bryan Pringle
plays Barker (1 episode)

Geoffrey Palmer
plays Matthew Copley-Barnes (1 episode)

Lionel Jeffries
plays Charles Radford (1 episode)

Jenny Howe
plays Angry Neighbour (1 episode)

Pat Heywood
plays Mrs. Mitchell (1 episode)

James Hazeldine
plays Digby Tuckerman (1 episode)

Jeremy Clyde
plays Roger McMill (1 episode)

Glyn Houston
plays George Craven (1 episode)

Christine Kavanagh
plays Lucy Downes (1 episode)

Christine Kavanagh as Lucy Downes

Christine Kavanagh was born on March 24, 1957 and is currently 67 years old.

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Ian McNeice
plays Pathologist (2 episodes)

Ian McNeice as Pathologist

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Cheryl Hall
plays Laura - Secretary (1 episode)

John Junkin
plays Chief Inspector Holroyd (2 episodes)

John Elmes
plays Roger Meadows (1 episode)

Maurice O'Connell
plays Harry Josephs (1 episode)

Robert Lang
plays Chief Superintendent Dewar (1 episode)

Roger Lloyd Pack
plays Donald Martin (1 episode)

Roger Lloyd Pack as Donald Martin

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Norman Rodway
plays Roland Marshall (1 episode)

David Ryall
plays Derek Whittaker (1 episode)

Christopher Eccleston
plays Terrence Mitchell (1 episode)

Christopher Eccleston as Terrence Mitchell

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Tilly Vosburgh
plays Irene Saunders (1 episode)

James Faulkner
plays Basilios Vasilakis (1 episode)

James Faulkner as Basilios Vasilakis

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Nicola Cowper
plays Jane Marriot (1 episode)

John Gielgud
plays Lord Hinksey (2 episodes)

Richard Griffiths
plays Canon Humphrey Appleton (2 episodes)

Richard Griffiths as Canon Humphrey Appleton

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Joanna David
plays Susan Fallon (1 episode)

Joanna David as Susan Fallon

Joanna David was born on January 17, 1947 and is currently 77 years old.

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Gwen Taylor
plays Margaret Cliff (1 episode)

Sean Bean
plays Alex Bailey (2 episodes)

Sean Bean as Alex Bailey

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Liza Walker
plays Vicky Wilson (2 episodes)

Bev Willis
plays Denman (1 episode)

Connor Byrne
plays Constable Willis (1 episode)

Charles Collingwood
plays Cassidy (1 episode)

Michael Attwell
plays Parsons (1 episode)

Noel Johnson
plays Butler (1 episode)

Richard Pearson
plays Jerome Hogg (1 episode)

Freddie Jones
plays Harry Field Senior (1 episode)

Holly Aird
plays Angie Hartman (1 episode)

Robert Hardy
plays Andrew Baydon (2 episodes)

Gilly Coman
plays Holly Trevors (2 episodes)

Harriet Walter
plays Dr. Esther Martin (1 episode)

Harriet Walter as Dr. Esther Martin

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Alun Armstrong
plays Superintendent Holdsby (1 episode)

James Aubrey
plays Pathologist (2 episodes)

Sorcha Cusack
plays Joyce Garrett (2 episodes)

Michael Bertenshaw
plays Detective (1 episode)

Bert Parnaby
plays Ben (1 episode)

Patrick Troughton
plays George Jackson (1 episode)

Richard Owens
plays Dr. Mathew Brewster (1 episode)

Denys Hawthorne
plays Chief Superintendent Rennie (1 episode)

John Bird
plays George Linacre (1 episode)

Shahnaz Pakravan
plays Doctor (1 episode)

Maurice Denham
plays Lance Mandeville (1 episode)

Martin Jarvis
plays Randall Rees (1 episode)

Martin Jarvis as Randall Rees

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Ronald Pickup
plays Ian Matthews (1 episode)

Jenny Jay
plays Sylvia Kane (1 episode)

Carol Starks
plays Jane Folley (1 episode)

Brian Bovell
plays Pierre (2 episodes)

Ralph Nossek
plays Professor Joshua Masterson (1 episode)

Jonathan Firth
plays Peter Thornton (2 episodes)

Charlotte Chatton
plays Marilyn Garrett (2 episodes)

Charlotte Chatton as Marilyn Garrett

Charlotte Chatton was born on January 1, 1975 and is currently 49 years old.

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John Cater
plays The Dean (1 episode)

Sian Thomas
plays Carol Sharp (1 episode)

Venetia Barrett
plays Mrs. Webb (1 episode)

Antony Carrick
plays George Granger (1 episode)

Nathaniel Parker
plays Jamie Jasper (1 episode)

David Neal
plays Dr. Julian Dear (1 episode)

Jenny Laird
plays Mrs. Keelan (1 episode)

Ben Onwukwe
plays Doctor (1 episode)

Terrence Hardiman
plays Clive Palmer (1 episode)

Terrence Hardiman as Clive Palmer

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John Bett
plays Thomas Neely (1 episode)

Don Fellows
plays Lyman Stansky (2 episodes)

Don Fellows as Lyman Stansky

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Jamie Foreman
plays Chas (1 episode)

Jamie Foreman as Chas

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Richard Wilson
plays Brian Thornton (2 episodes)

Richard Wilson as Brian Thornton

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Gemma Jones
plays Anne Staveley (1 episode)

Anna Patrick
plays Eirl's Secretary (1 episode)

Geoffrey Beevers
plays Peter Foster (1 episode)

Jean Ainslie
plays Cleaning Lady (1 episode)

Simon Coady
plays Street Preacher (1 episode)

Jan Harvey
plays Friday Rees (1 episode)

Jill Baker
plays Jennifer Coleby (1 episode)

Julian Curry
plays Alan Cartwright (2 episodes)

Anna Massey
plays Lady Emily Balcombe (1 episode)

Preston Lockwood
plays College Chaplain (2 episodes)

Richard Cubison
plays Pharmacist (1 episode)

Vania Vilers
plays Paul Eirl (1 episode)

Rosalind March
plays Susie Tuckerman (1 episode)

Doug Bradley
plays Clergyman Williams (2 episodes)

Steven Mackintosh
plays DS Cheetham (2 episodes)

Souad Faress
plays Hospital Doctor (1 episode)

Souad Faress as Hospital Doctor

Souad Faress was born on March 25, 1948 and is currently 76 years old.

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Trevor Byfield
plays Harry Field (1 episode)

James Naughtie
plays Radio 4 Interviewer (voice) (uncredited) (1 episode)

Diana Quick
plays Hilary Stephens (2 episodes)

Billy Hartman
plays Police Sergeant (1 episode)

Sue Johnston
plays Mrs. Bailey (2 episodes)

Allan Corduner
plays Gentile Bellocchio (1 episode)

Allan Corduner as Gentile Bellocchio

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Joan Blackham
plays Helen Buscott (1 episode)

Joan Blackham as Helen Buscott

Joan Blackham was born on January 1, 1946 and is currently 78 years old.

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Tony Steedman
plays Lawrence Cryer (1 episode)

Andrew Read
plays Peter Morris (1 episode)

Gina McKee
plays Girl in Betting Shop (1 episode)

Jill Johnson
plays Mrs. Burns (1 episode)

Alan David
plays Sir Watkin Davies (1 episode)

Alan David as Sir Watkin Davies

Alan David is a British actor.

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Robert Arden
plays Eddie Poindexter (1 episode)

Pamela Stirling
plays French Woman (1 episode)

Paul Mooney
plays Pathologist (1 episode)

Christopher Hunter
plays Andreas Heller (1 episode)

Philip Anthony
plays Newspaper Editor (1 episode)

Frederick Treves
plays Dean of Lonsdale College (1 episode)

Simon Callow
plays Theodore Kemp (1 episode)

Simon Callow as Theodore Kemp

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Andrew Wilde
plays Edward Manley (1 episode)

Mel Martin
plays Rosemary Henderson (1 episode)

Pearce Quigley
plays Mick McGovern (1 episode)

Kim Thomson
plays Helen Radford (1 episode)

Tariq Yunus
plays George (1 episode)

Tessa Wojtczak
plays Angie Howe (1 episode)

Christopher Fulford
plays Tim Ablett (1 episode)

John Jarratt
plays Sergeant Scott Humphries (1 episode)

Jonathan Coy
plays Harry Balcombe (1 episode)

Julia Goodman
plays May Lawrence (1 episode)

Kate Harper
plays Patti Wilcox (1 episode)

Patrick Drury
plays Frank McTeer (1 episode)


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