Morse has hopes of a blossoming romance with piano teacher Anne, but is shattered when she is found murdered. Featuring Patrick Troughton (Doctor Who) and Gemma Jones (Sense and Sensibility).

Morse and Lewis solve the murder of a deaf examination syndicate official who stumbles upon a scheme to sell examination questions. With Michael Gough and Barbara Flynn.

Morse investigates five ruthless, gruesome killings in and around a quiet country church with the help of the church cleaner, to whom he becomes attracted. With Michael Hordern.

A wealthy American tourist dies of a heart attack in the Randolph Hotel. Shortly after, the curator of a museum is found dead in the canal and a group of elderly American tourists and their Oxford tour guide become the prime suspects. Featuring Simon Callow (Four Weddings And A Funeral) and Kenneth Cranham (Shine On Harvey Moon).

The tranquil cloisters of an ancient Oxford college become the scene of a gruesome revenge killing, and Morse begins to realise that he has been set up as an alibi for the people responsible for the student's death.