The Remorseful Day (TV)
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"The Remorseful Day" is the final episode
of the British
television detective mystery show Inspector Morse
. Based on the novel The Remorseful Day
by Colin Dexter
, the screenplay was written by Stephen Churchett and directed by Jack Gold
. It was first broadcast on 15 November 2000 on ITV
.
) in a sexually compromising position. Morse is taken off the case after two months and no progress is made until an anonymous letter suggesting that Harry Repp (Eddie Webber), who is to be released from prison, may be the perpetrator.
Because of Morse's failing health, Sergeant Lewis
assumes a more active role. Paddy Flynn (James Benson
), the cab driver who drove Frank Harrison to his home on the night of the murder, is found dead in the trash dump. Harry Repp is found dead in the boot of a stolen car. A local lothario, John Barron (Jesse Birdsall
), is killed in a fall from a ladder. Flynn and Repp have been blackmail
ing the killer.
It is revealed that Sandra Harrison (Anna Wilson-Jones
) had killed her mother in a jealous rage over John Barron.
Morse collapses and later dies in hospital. His last words are "Thank Lewis for me".
, who played Morse, died within fifteen months of this last episode.
Series finale
A series finale refers to the last installment of a series with a narrative presented through mediums such as television, film and literature. In many Commonwealth countries, the term final episode is commonly used in regards to a television series...
of the British
United Kingdom
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television detective mystery show Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse (TV series)
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis. Dexter makes a cameo appearance in all but three of the episodes....
. Based on the novel The Remorseful Day
The Remorseful Day
The Remorseful Day is a crime novel by Colin Dexter, the last novel in the Inspector Morse series.-Title:The title derives from a line in the poem "XVI - ", from More Poems, by A. E...
by Colin Dexter
Colin Dexter
Norman Colin Dexter, OBE, is an English crime writer, known for his Inspector Morse novels which were written between 1975 and 1999 and adapted as a television series from 1987 to 2000.-Early life and career:...
, the screenplay was written by Stephen Churchett and directed by Jack Gold
Jack Gold
Jack Gold is a British film and television director. He was part of the British Realist Tradition that followed Free Cinema.-Career:...
. It was first broadcast on 15 November 2000 on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
.
Plot
Yvonne Harrison (Meg Davies) is found murdered by her husband Frank (Paul FreemanPaul Freeman
Paul Freeman is a British film and television actor.-Personal life:Freeman was born in Hertfordshire, England on 18 January 1943. He is married to Maggie Scott who was his co-star in the 1981 film The Dogs of War.-Career:...
) in a sexually compromising position. Morse is taken off the case after two months and no progress is made until an anonymous letter suggesting that Harry Repp (Eddie Webber), who is to be released from prison, may be the perpetrator.
Because of Morse's failing health, Sergeant Lewis
Inspector Lewis
Robert "Robbie" Lewis is a fictional character in the Inspector Morse crime novels by Colin Dexter. The "sidekick" to Morse, Lewis is a Detective Sergeant in the Thames Valley Police, and appears in all 13 Morse novels. In the television adaptation, Inspector Morse, he is played by Kevin Whately...
assumes a more active role. Paddy Flynn (James Benson
James Benson
James William Benson , also known as Jim Benson, was the founder of SpaceDev, a commercial satellite and satellite component development company, and Benson Space Company, a civilian spaceflight venture focused on commercial space tourism.-Biography:Benson spent thirty years associated with the...
), the cab driver who drove Frank Harrison to his home on the night of the murder, is found dead in the trash dump. Harry Repp is found dead in the boot of a stolen car. A local lothario, John Barron (Jesse Birdsall
Jesse Birdsall
Jesse Birdsall is a British actor, known in the UK for his starring roles in several high-profile, popular television programmes, particularly in Bugs as Nick Beckett and later in The Bill as a character named Ron Gregory, a convicted paedophile.As a child, he attended the Anna Scher children's...
), is killed in a fall from a ladder. Flynn and Repp have been blackmail
Blackmail
In common usage, blackmail is a crime involving threats to reveal substantially true or false information about a person to the public, a family member, or associates unless a demand is met. It may be defined as coercion involving threats of physical harm, threat of criminal prosecution, or threats...
ing the killer.
It is revealed that Sandra Harrison (Anna Wilson-Jones
Anna Wilson-Jones
Anna Wilson-Jones is a British actress. She is probably best known for her role as Juliet Miller in Hotel Babylon.-Background:...
) had killed her mother in a jealous rage over John Barron.
Morse collapses and later dies in hospital. His last words are "Thank Lewis for me".
Production notes
John ThawJohn Thaw
John Edward Thaw, CBE was an English actor, who appeared in a range of television, stage and cinema roles, his most popular being police and legal dramas such as Redcap, The Sweeney, Inspector Morse and Kavanagh QC.-Early life:Thaw came from a working class background, having been born in Gorton,...
, who played Morse, died within fifteen months of this last episode.