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Value in Victorians and Morse mythology
By Leo Robson
Inspector Morse, the hero of 13 novels by Colin Dexter and 33 television episodes starring John Thaw, had his own Watson in Detective Sergeant Lewis but this week he was forced to do without him.
It was 25 years ago that Morse first appeared, in “The Dead of Jericho”, refusing to give his first name to a new friend whose apparent suicide he would soon reveal to be a murder. Endeavour – the Christian name he withheld – was an engaging prequel set about 25 years earlier than that. Shaun Evans, although he bears no resemblance to Thaw, proved convincing enough in his portrayal of Morse as a man of decency and indignation.
It was 25 years ago that Morse first appeared, in “The Dead of Jericho”, refusing to give his first name to a new friend whose apparent suicide he would soon reveal to be a murder. Endeavour – the Christian name he withheld – was an engaging prequel set about 25 years earlier than that. Shaun Evans, although he bears no resemblance to Thaw, proved convincing enough in his portrayal of Morse as a man of decency and indignation.
The episode, a one-off as things stand, was devoted to telling a foundation story ...
The murder case contained crossword puzzles, poetry, opera, Lonsdale College, Oxford – all central to Morse mythology.
At one point, Morse’s theory was dismissed as “fanciful” and “far-fetched” only to be vindicated moments later: an instance, derived from Doyle, of genius defeating small-minded scepticism.
The murder case contained crossword puzzles, poetry, opera, Lonsdale College, Oxford – all central to Morse mythology.
At one point, Morse’s theory was dismissed as “fanciful” and “far-fetched” only to be vindicated moments later: an instance, derived from Doyle, of genius defeating small-minded scepticism.
We live in an age of sequels, prequels, remakes and spin-offs, and we complain about it. But
the desire for originality is a recent phenomenon:
The Romans believed in creative imitation; the Elizabethans liked the “lively turning” of familiar material.
Shakespeare specialised in remakes, and loved a franchise.
There are many ways of bringing things to life on screen, and bringing things back to life is one of them.
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the desire for originality is a recent phenomenon:
The Romans believed in creative imitation; the Elizabethans liked the “lively turning” of familiar material.
Shakespeare specialised in remakes, and loved a franchise.
There are many ways of bringing things to life on screen, and bringing things back to life is one of them.
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