The first installment of the long-running British mystery series based on the stories by Colin Dexter, Inspector Morse: The Dead of Jericho first aired in the U.K. on January 6, 1987. Inspector Morse (John Thaw) and Sergeant Lewis (Kevin Whately) investigate the death of Anne Staveley (Gemma Jones). The evidence suggests that Anne committed suicide, but Morse believes it was murder. This mystery was written by British screenwriter Anthony Minghella, who later directed The English Patient and The Talented Mr. Ripley. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi