Inspector Morse (TV Series)

Who Killed Harry Field? (1991)

John Thaw: Chief Inspector Morse

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Quotes 

• Chief Superintendent Strange : [Referring to Eirl]  We've got a very important corpse on our hands.

  Chief Inspector Morse : Yes, I preferred him as a suspect.

• Chief Inspector Morse : Here we are again, Lewis... putting together the last moments of a complete stranger's life... showing more concern for him than we would when he was alive.

  Detective Sergeant Lewis : He wasn't our problem when he was alive, was he?

• [Lewis is thinking of applying for promotion and a transfer to Traffic Division] 

  Detective Sergeant Lewis : I might not pass the exam. Even if I did, it could be months before there's a promotion vacancy. The thing is, sir, I have to have your recommendation. And what I need to know is... d'you think I'm good enough to be recommended for promotion?

  [long pause] 

  Chief Inspector Morse : I'm sorry to tell you, Lewis... that the answer to that... is yes.

• [last lines] 

  Detective Sergeant Lewis : About me, going on and on, sir...

  Chief Inspector Morse : To traffic?

  Detective Sergeant Lewis : Exactly. I've been having a bit of a rethink. The missus reckons I'd be miserable, and I'm not sure a hat would suit me just at the moment. Maybe I'll give meself another year.

• Lewis : Tired, sir?

  Morse : Yes.

  Lewis : Why is that?

  Morse : Lack of sleep.

• Detective Sergeant Lewis : Tired, sir?

  Chief Inspector Morse : Ye-e-es.

  Detective Sergeant Lewis : Why's that?

  Chief Inspector Morse : Lack of sleep.