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The Sins of the Fathers
Season 4, Episode 2
Called to investigate the murder of a brewery manager, Morse delves into the history of the generations-old family firm and discovers that several employees and shareholders stood to profit from the victim's death. The challenge facing him is to discern whether any of them would stoop to foul play. Guest starring Lionel Jeffries and John Bird
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Detective/Thriller
Movie/Drama
Mystery
Cast & Crew
John Thaw
(Actor)
.. Chief Inspector Morse
Kevin Whately
(Actor)
.. Det Sgt Lewis
Lionel Jeffries
(Actor)
.. Charles Radford
John Bird
(Actor)
.. George Linacre
Betty Marsden
(Actor)
.. Cynthia Preece
Lisa Harrow
(Actor)
.. Thelma Radford
Andy Bradford
(Actor)
.. Trevor Radford
Trevor Martin
(Actor)
.. Alan Sowden
Simon Slater
(Actor)
.. Norman Weeks
Kamilla Blanche
(Actor)
.. Gail
Kim Thomson
(Actor)
.. Helen Bradford
Noel Johnson
(Actor)
.. Butler
Paul Mooney
(Actor)
.. Pathologist
Isabel Dean
(Actor)
.. Isobel Radford
Jean Ainslie
(Actor)
.. Cleaning lady
Paul Shelley
(Actor)
.. Stephen Bradford
Alex Jennings
(Actor)
.. Victor Preece
John Golightly
(Actor)
.. Nelson
Bernard Brown
(Actor)
.. Wheatley
San Lee
(Actor)
.. Maid
Peter Hammond
(Director)
Jeremy Burnham
(Writer)
David Lascelles
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
John Thaw
(Actor)
.. Chief Inspector Morse
Born:
January 03, 1942
in
Manchester
Best Known For:
Inspector Morse.
Early-life:
John Edward Thaw was born on January 3, 1942, in Manchester. He had a younger brother, Ray, but theirs wasn't an easy childhood. The boys' mother, Dorothy, left home when John was seven, while their father, Jack, was often away working as a long-distance lorry driver. Despite being painfully shy, John began appearing in amateur dramatics productions and eventually won a place at RADA, where he studied alongside his friend, Tom Courteney.
Career:
Thaw's first professional job came at the Liverpool Playhouse. His film debut came in 1962's The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, which starred Courteney. Thaw worked extensively on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre, and early TV roles came in Z Cars and Redcap. But it was The Sweeney, alongside Dennis Waterman, that made him a household name thanks to its uncompromising style. He switched to comedy with Home to Roost, but it was playing Inspector Morse that made him a national treasure. Almost everything he touched then turned to gold; he starred in top-rated dramas such as Kavanagh QC, Goodnight Mister Tom and Buried Treasure. He died in 2002 following a battle with cancer of the oesophagus.
Quote:
'I was born looking fifty.'
Trivia:
Divorced first wife Sally Alexander after four years and one daughter in 1968. Married Sheila Hancock in 1974. They had a daughter together, and Thaw adopted Hancock's daughter from her first marriage.
Kevin Whately
(Actor)
.. Det Sgt Lewis
Born:
February 06, 1951
in
Newcastle upon Tyne
Best Known For:
Playing John Thaw's right-hand man Lewis in Inspector Morse.
Early-life:
Kevin George Edward Whately was born on February 6, 1951, in Hexham, and grew up in the remote Northumberland countryside. His father was in the Navy, and Whately only saw him two or three times a year. He began acting at the age of four and it remained a passion throughout school, alongside a short-lived desire to be a doctor. When his careers teacher advised against acting, he went into accountancy for three years. He later trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. His brother, Frank, is a drama lecturer.
Career:
Whately's TV debut came in a 1979 episode of Shoestring. Two years later he had a six-week stint on Coronation Street. His big break came in 1983, when he landed the role of Neville in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. In 1987, he made his first appearance as Sgt Lewis in Morse, and has since appeared in Peak Practice, the TV dramas Trip Trap, Gobble, and The Broker's Man, as well as Oscar-winning drama The English Patient. Other projects include Paranoid, Silent Cry, Murder in Mind, Purely Belter, Promoted to Glory and The Children. He's now the star of hit Morse spin-off Lewis.
Quote:
On John Thaw: 'John had a wonderful sense of humour which is belied sometimes by journalists' impression of him as irascible. He was a wonderful mimic, particularly of people on the set rather than famous people.'
Trivia:
Married to actress Madeleine Newton, who appeared alongside him in both Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Inspector Morse. They have two children, Kieran and Kitty. His daughter is an acclaimed opera singer.
Lionel Jeffries
(Actor)
.. Charles Radford
John Bird
(Actor)
.. George Linacre
Born:
November 22, 1936
in
Bulwell, Nottinghamshire
Best Known For:
Being a satirist, actor and comedian.
Early-life:
John was born in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, on November 22, 1936. He went on to attend King's College, Cambridge, where he met John Fortune. He first made his mark in the 1960s on the satirical comedy series That Was the Week That Was.
Career:
As an actor, Bird has starred in Dick Turpin, Educating Marmalade, Danger: Marmalade at Work, A Very Peculiar Practice, Yes, Prime Minister, Inspector Morse, Joint Account, EL C.I.D., Chambers, and Absolute Power. His film credits include Jabberwocky (1977). He is best known for his work with John Fortune and Rory Bremner in the Channel 4 satirical TV series Bremner, Bird and Fortune.
Quote:
'Over the years, I've had the chance to work with some wonderful actors and directors.'
Trivia:
In 2008, he was the patron of the Mole Valley Arts Alive Festival.
Betty Marsden
(Actor)
.. Cynthia Preece
Lisa Harrow
(Actor)
.. Thelma Radford
Andy Bradford
(Actor)
.. Trevor Radford
Trevor Martin
(Actor)
.. Alan Sowden
Simon Slater
(Actor)
.. Norman Weeks
Kamilla Blanche
(Actor)
.. Gail
Kim Thomson
(Actor)
.. Helen Bradford
Noel Johnson
(Actor)
.. Butler
Paul Mooney
(Actor)
.. Pathologist
Isabel Dean
(Actor)
.. Isobel Radford
Jean Ainslie
(Actor)
.. Cleaning lady
Paul Shelley
(Actor)
.. Stephen Bradford
Alex Jennings
(Actor)
.. Victor Preece
John Golightly
(Actor)
.. Nelson
Bernard Brown
(Actor)
.. Wheatley
San Lee
(Actor)
.. Maid
Peter Hammond
(Director)
Jeremy Burnham
(Writer)
David Lascelles
(Producer)
