On ITV3 they are holding a John Thaw weekend so I’m glued to the box. I loved Inspector Morse, both the books and the programme.
I will admit that I cried when Inspector Morse died – I remember it very clearly – sitting up in bed ’til the late, lamp on, no music. I was given the book for Christmas. In saying I cried when he died it might also have been that I was still a bit upset as my Grandad had died just over a month before.
There is one other thing I love about the Inspector Morse series and that was the soundtrack – written by Barrington Pheloung. There are parts of the music when is soars and it almost feels as if you heart wants to fly with it – it’s just so beautiful.
So here is the thing that makes me smile particularly 2min 43sec: