The best recurring character in the series was Max. I was sorry to see him go at the end of the second series. He came across as a genuinely smart guy who had Morse's number. Lewis was also great. Morse remains consistently pretentious throughout, but the endearing rough edges to his character seen in earlier episodes were smoothed off in later series and he became a very dull politically correct nonentity.
My ratings are: Series 1: 8.7; Series 2: 9.0; Series 3: 8.0; Series 4: 8.0; Series 5: 5.6; Series 6: 5.8; Series 7: 5.0; I shan't be bothering with the remaining episodes.
My favourite episodes: The Wolvercote Tongue, The Settling of the Sun, The Secret of Bay 5B, Masonic Mysteries and Dead on Time.
The episodes I disliked: Fat Chance, Happy Families, Cherubim & Seraphim, The Day of the Devil and Twilight of the Gods.
My ratings are: Series 1: 8.7; Series 2: 9.0; Series 3: 8.0; Series 4: 8.0; Series 5: 5.6; Series 6: 5.8; Series 7: 5.0; I shan't be bothering with the remaining episodes.
My favourite episodes: The Wolvercote Tongue, The Settling of the Sun, The Secret of Bay 5B, Masonic Mysteries and Dead on Time.
The episodes I disliked: Fat Chance, Happy Families, Cherubim & Seraphim, The Day of the Devil and Twilight of the Gods.