Category Archives: Colin Dexter

Endeavour Morse series commissioned

Posted on 12 March 2012 by

News reaches us at Fedora that following the screening of Endeavor in January, ITV has now commissioned a series of four feature-length films in which we will continue to follow the early career of Inspector Morse. Shaun Evans will return … Continue reading →

Posted in Colin Dexter, Inspector Morse | 22 Comments

THE JUDGE AND HIS HANGMAN (1950) by Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Posted on 19 November 2011 by

Originally published in German in 1950 as ‘Der Richter und sein Henker’ by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, this was the first of two books featuring Kommissar Hans Bärlach of the Berne police (they have since been collected in an omnibus volume as … Continue reading →

Posted in Colin Dexter, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Georges Simenon, Inspector Morse, Maigret, Police procedural, Switzerland, Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge 2011 | 7 Comments

In praise of … INSPECTOR MORSE

Posted on 19 September 2011 by

There are two distinct flavours of Inspector Morse – first there are the Colin Dexter series of thirteen novels (and a handful of short stories) published between 1975 and 1999; then there are the 33 feature-length episodes of the TV … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Best of' lists, 'In praise of ...', Colin Dexter, Columbo, Inspector Morse, Oxford | 18 Comments