When Morse is assigned a cold case of a runaway teenager from school, he suspects that the girl's been murdered.When Morse is assigned a cold case of a runaway teenager from school, he suspects that the girl's been murdered.When Morse is assigned a cold case of a runaway teenager from school, he suspects that the girl's been murdered.
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- TriviaThe setting for this episode was changed from Colin Dexter's novel of the same name. In the book, the missing girl (called Valerie Taylor rather than Valerie Craven) is a pupil at a seedy council-estate comprehensive school rather than an expensive private girls' school. Her parents live in a small terrace council house rather than an opulent bungalow in its own grounds. These changes were probably made to increase the appeal of the episode to the overseas market. When later adapted for BBC Radio Four, (with John Shrapnel as "Morse") the story reverted to Colin Dexter 's original story.
- GoofsWhen Miss Baines falls over the edge of the stairs, it is quite clearly a dummy that is dropped.
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Chief Inspector Morse: Have you ever thought about the person who designed the sports skirt? Somebody sat down and drew a fantasy and made it compulsory uniform. I can never watch Wimbledon without thanking that man.
- ConnectionsEdited into Inspector Morse: Rest in Peace (2000)
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Not as good as Wolvercote Tongue, but it is still a very good episode!
Last Seen Wearing is based on the second book by Colin Dexter, and while it starts off quite slowly, and doesn't have the most exciting storyline from Morse, it is still well looking out for. There is as always a wonderful script, and some excellent camera-work. My favourite was the close up of Morse reading the book at the beginning. It tells the story of a missing girl, who is thought by Morse as dead, but Lewis thinks differently. This is the first time where Morse and Lewis properly differentiate in opinion, providing a contrast between Morse's gruff persona to that of Lewis, which is chirpy and quite charming. John Thaw and Kevin Whately are excellent in the leads, and Peter Woodthorpe is also a delight to see. James Grout as Strange makes his second appearance here, the first one being briefly in Dead of Jericho. Susanne Bertish is also good as Cheryl Baines, and Peter McEnnery as Donald Phillipson. Frances Tomelty looks beautiful and acts more than adequately as Valerie's mother. The story, while not as exciting as something like Masonic Mysteries and Day of the Devil, is still an intriguing one. All in all, not Morse's best, but definitely a good one, and I will say, all the Morse episodes range from good to outstanding. 9/10 Bethany Cox
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- White Horse pub, Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK(Morse and Lewis arrive for a drink just after closing time)
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