Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Shaun Evans plays the iconic detective created by Colin Dexter & immortalised by John Thaw while Roger Allam is his benign superior DI Fred Thursday The whole series has been devised & written by Russell Lewis who wrote many classic instalments of Inspector Morse & its spin-off Lewis While introducing key characters from the Morse mythos--including uniformed copper Strange later to become Morse’s chief superintendent--the series also delves into uncharted territory including Morse’s family & the romantic mysteries of his youth This DVD features the pilot episode together with all four episodes from Series 1 of this hit ITV series