Series 4: 1990
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Director | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 (4-01) | "The Infernal Serpent" | Alma Cullen | John Madden | 3 January 1990 (1990-01-03) |
| The death of a senior fellow outside his Oxford college of Beaufort, during an apparent mugging, while on the way to give a controversial speech, leads Morse to suspect the prominent environmentalist was killed because of his beliefs. The death appears to have been a heart attack and Morse is just about to give up on the case, which is what his superior wants him to do, but feels that Master Matthew Copley-Barnes (Geoffrey Palmer) and his family, including a well known reporter, Sylvie Maxton (Cheryl Campbell) who lived with the family when she was young, are not telling him everything about some mysterious packages the Master is receiving. (The title is from Paradise Lost by John Milton.) | ||||
| 13 (4-02) | "The Sins of the Fathers" | Jeremy Burnham | Peter Hammond | 10 January 1990 (1990-01-10) |
| Morse and Lewis investigate whether two murders at a family brewery are linked to a proposed takeover bid. | ||||
| 14 (4-03) | "Driven to Distraction" | Anthony Minghella | Sandy Johnson | 17 January 1990 (1990-01-17) |
| Morse is convinced a local car dealer, Jeremy Boynton (Patrick Malahide), is a killer after two women are murdered. Lewis brings in a specialist in crimes against women, Detective Sergeant Siobhan Maitland (Mary Jo Randle), to help out with the case. Since a driving school is located just behind the dealership, Morse decides to take some driving lessons to irritate and intimidate Boynton by leaving his car parked at the dealership. | ||||
| 15 (4-04) | "Masonic Mysteries" | Julian Mitchell | Danny Boyle | 24 January 1990 (1990-01-24) |
| Morse becomes the prime suspect when his lady friend is murdered at a dress rehearsal of Mozart's The Magic Flute, and he is found holding her with a knife in his hand. It soon becomes apparent that one of his old adversaries, Hugo De Vries (Ian McDiarmid), is trying to implicate and "torture" him. |
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