Colours

Episode aired Jul 15, 2018
TV-14
1h 29m

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

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Crime Drama Mystery

A photo-shoot on an army base turns sinister when one of the models is found dead. But the investigation is complicated when Sam Thursday is revealed to be involved.A photo-shoot on an army base turns sinister when one of the models is found dead. But the investigation is complicated when Sam Thursday is revealed to be involved.A photo-shoot on an army base turns sinister when one of the models is found dead. But the investigation is complicated when Sam Thursday is revealed to be involved.

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

1.1K

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Trivia
Rebecca Saire, who plays Hazel Radowicz in the story, is in real life the wife of Roger Allam, who plays Chief Inspector Thursday.

Goofs
The German bolt-action rifle (Gewehr 98) featured has a capacity of 5 rounds plus one in the chamber. The character using it goes on to chase Morse and fires at least 7 times and never is seen (nor do they have the time for) reloading the rifle.

Quotes
Marcus X: It is well to be careful who we designate an immigrant. The black man has been here a lot longer than the Angle, the Saxon, the Jute... the Norman, the Huguenot. Long before many of your forefathers walked this "green and pleasant land", it was the Nubian who stood watch on Hadrian's Wall. The motion before this esteemed house calls for all settled immigrants to be returned to their ancestral lands. So, that being the case, I have to say,
Marcus X: [to Charity Mudford, Lady Bayswater] "After you".

Crazy credits
The final credits clue is Sir Henry Newbolt, whose poem "vitai lampada" is received by Colonel McDuff late in the episode.

Connections
References All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Soundtracks
The Flowers of the Forest
(uncredited)
Traditional Scottish folk song
Sung by Major Coward to Lt.-Col. MacDuff

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Featured review

10/10

Love Akin to Death

Thematically, this episode seems to explore the relationship between love and death. Morse's intimate talk with his lover, wrapped in sheets, reveals his dark view of humanity and oddly enough, congruently, his great respect for love. Her degage attitude seems to suggest this will only be a summer romance. Love and its link to death, also permeates the passionate protests against racism that the episode focuses on. Strong feelings often lead to violence. Kindness to a close associate as shown by DS Strange can also become a lack of concern for those considered different. The binaries in this episode are well explored, suggesting that cool heads, like Morse's, are best able to be fair, however it seems to doom him to slightly set apart. Deep undertones of fascism, prejudice and the price of peace aside, this episode was very comedic. The salon owner had perfect comic delivery, Morse whispering romantic repartee, Superintendent Bright engaging in gossip, what a juicy episode!