Friday, February 17, 2012

#128 Inspector Morse: Last Seen Wearing (BBC)

He's brash, ill-mannered and temperamental. He's Inspector Morse and he's on the case. John Shrapnel gives a solid performance as Morse in the BBC production of Colin Dexter's Last Seen Wearing. An enjoyable presentation from the opening line to the closing credits. This finely crafted feature is sure to keep a listener's engrossed in the story while trying to beat the inspector to the solution to the mystery.

Fifteen year old Valerie Taylor disappeared on her way to school nearly three years ago never to be seen or heard from since. Until one day a letter from Valerie arrives stating only that she is alive and well. With the case gone cold and the original detective assigned to investigate dead; Inspector Morse is tabbed to solve this baffling mystery.

From the BBC
Morse was beset by a nagging feeling. Most of his fanciful notions about the Taylor girl had evaporated and he had begun to suspect that further investigation into Valerie's disappearance would involve little more than sober and tedious routine. The statements before Inspector Morse appeared to confirm the bald, simple truth. After leaving home to return to school, teenage Valerie Taylor had completely vanished, and the trail had gone cold. Until two years, three months and two days after Valerie's disappearance, somebody decides to supply some surprising new evidence for the case.

Featuring:
John Shrapnel as Morse
Robert Glenister as Lewis

Dramatized by Guy Meredith and directed By Ned Chaillet.

It appears that none of the BBC full-cast radio drama productions of Inspector Morse are available at this time for purchase.

No comments:

Post a Comment