The first Inspector Morse novel, Last Bus to Woodstock, appeared a quarter-century ago. This finale to a grand series presents a moving elegy to one of mystery fiction's most celebrated and ...

Actor Kevin Whately, who has been awarded an OBE in the New Year's Honour's List has admitted to being "old fashioned" when it comes to love and marriage. Although this led to a 30 year wait to ...

The life of Inspector Morse creator Colin Dexter has been celebrated with a cathedral service and civic reception in his hometown of Oxford. The writer, whose 13 Morse books were set in the city ...

Barrington Pheloung, who composed the haunting theme for TV drama Inspector Morse, has died at the age of 65. The Australian-born composer shared several interests with Colin Dexter's irascible ...