Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse is a fictional character in a series of thirteen detective novels by British author Colin Dexter, though he is better known for the 33 episode television series produced by Central Independent Television from 1987–2000, in which he was portrayed by John Thaw. Morse is a senior CID (Criminal Investigation Department) officer with the Thames Valley Police in Oxford, England.

Inspector Morse is a television series based on Colin Dexter’s popular novels about Chief Inspector Morse. The series, shown on Britain’s ITV network, was made by Zenith Productions for Central Independent Television (later acquired by Carlton). The series comprises 33 two-hour episodes (100 minutes excluding commercials) — twenty more episodes than there are novels—produced between 1987 and 2000. The final episode was adapted from the final novel.

In this police series, situated in the stately area around Oxford, the mild mannered but nevertheless very thorough Chief Inspector Morse and his trusted colleague Detective Sergeant Lewis solve many murder mysteries. Every episode (of about 100 minutes) shows a complete story. Written by Peter Zweers