A Memorable Guest on Tour: Jeremy Dexter Joins Our Morse Adventure We recently had the great pleasure of welcoming a very special guest on one of our Morse, Lewis & Endeavour walking tours in Oxford — Jeremy Dexter, the son of the late Colin Dexter, creator of the iconic Inspector Morse. For fans of the series, Colin Dexter’s novels and [...]
On Saturday 4th March, there will be a celebration in Oxford to mark the end of the programmes. Endeavour Season 9 will air in the UK on 26th February (TBC) and will run for three episode but this will take is to the end of the road. Tickets are available on Universe and Abigail Thaw (Dorothea Frazil) plus Anton Lesser [...]
The ninth series of Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour it to start filming in Oxford today (22/5/22) according to reports. Endeavour and Fred are back! Within Oxford; we believe Christ Church will be used which is a college that has not featured much in previous filming. Also New College which was used in Endeavour Canticle, Sway and Apollo and [...]
Morse owes its longevity to breaking the mould After 35 years and three different iterations, the franchise has racked up 750 million global views and shows no sign of stopping, says John Mair Thirty-five years ago, on 6 January 1987, the Morse franchise debuted on TV with The Dead Of Jericho, set in a then unfashionable area of Oxford. Today, [...]
On the 6th January 1987, 35 years ago - the legend that became Morse first appeared on our Televisions. It was groundbreaking at the time - no other TV programme had aired over 2-hours - that was a movie! A total of 33 episodes were shown and then after a short gap, we were treated to 33 'Lewis' episodes. Then [...]
We are delighted to announce the arrival of our new book - Morse, Lewis, Endeavour and Oxford. 35 years on screen. A guide Available at Walking Tours of Oxford November 2021
All photos are copyright ©walkingtoursofoxford, please do not share individual photos but you are welcome to share the link to this post so that everyone can see! It was interesting to see all the positive comments and eager anticipation for Endeavour season 8 as it began filming last week. Reading some of the comments and thoughts, it would seem many [...]
All photo's ©walkingtoursofoxford. Please do not share individually but do share link to post for everyone to see! In 'Normal' times, we would have already been treated to series 8 of Endeavour. We last saw our hero on TV screens in "Zenana" back on 23rd February 2020 and season 8 was confirmed at that time. Then Covid hit and England [...]
Meeting Colin When I was 18 years old Morse was first aired on TV. It was the 6th January 1987. Fast forward 30 years and I am now an avid ‘fan’. More than that, I get to share my stories and findings with my guests on my tours that I conduct in Oxford. I certainly would not mind going to the [...]
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