Second Time Around

Episode aired Feb 20, 1991
TV-14
1h 44m

IMDb RATING

8.4/10

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John Thaw and Kevin Whately in Inspector Morse (1987)

Crime Drama Mystery

Morse links the killing of a Deputy Assistant Commissioner on the night of his retirement to the 18 year old cold case murder of an 8 year old girl.Morse links the killing of a Deputy Assistant Commissioner on the night of his retirement to the 18 year old cold case murder of an 8 year old girl.Morse links the killing of a Deputy Assistant Commissioner on the night of his retirement to the 18 year old cold case murder of an 8 year old girl.

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IMDb RATING

8.4/10

935

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Catherine Dawson states that her husband believes Morse to be a "Very Good detective. Poor policeman and a very good detective." This statement is a common theme in the series Endeavour, the prequel to the Inspector Morse series.

Goofs
When Morse and Lewis go to old Mrs. Lapsley in the end, where Morse plays a game of chess with her, they are driving in Morse's car. When they leave her, drive back and talk about the game of chess in the car, they are driving in Lewis's car.

Quotes
Detective Sergeant Lewis: [Concerning Redpath's explanations] What do you think?
Chief Inspector Morse: I've never heard so many lies. It was like sitting through an election campaign.

Connections
References An Inspector Calls (1954)

Soundtracks
Senza Mama
from "Suor Angelics" (uncredited
Composed by Giacomo Puccini (1918)
Recording played by Morse several times.

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Featured review

9/10

Fantastic episode.

Following on from the sheer brilliance of Masonic Mysteries is Second Time Around, Series five's opener, and a definite classic. This boasts a deep, harrowing, and sad story, a first rate cast, sublime music, and some of the most beautiful filming seen on the show.

The story is certainly a deep one, it manages to see Morse locked in conflict with a colleague, who holds different values, and sees him dealing with the tragedy of a little girl's death from some years back. Superbly acted, Kenneth Colley, Ann Bell, Oliver Ford Davies and a young Christopher Eccleston are all brilliant. The music is just incredible, that version of Puccini's Senza Mamma is sublime. The filming left me speechless, at times it's glorious, one scene in particular sees Morse and Lewis look out at a fishing boat, it's almost picture postcard material.

Brilliant.