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Mystery!; Inspector Morse, Series I: The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn

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Series

Mystery!

Program

Inspector Morse, Series I: The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn

Program Number

820

Series Description

Premiered in 1980 -- offshoot of MASTERPIECE THEATRE. Showcase for the best of British drama in the mystery genre. Current producer, Rebecca Eaton. See individual episode titles for more information. Host: 1980: Gene Shalit; 1981-1989: Vincent Price; 1989-present: Diana Rigg Series release date: 1980

Program Description

Broadcast Feb. 18 and 25, 1988

Nicholas Quinn, a junior member of the Foreign Examinations Syndicate, is almost deaf. He can lip read, and at a party he "overhears" a conversation about one of the Syndicate's members accepting bribes. Within a few days Quinn is dead. Inspector Morse investigates, working with a flimsy set of clues, but discovers that Monica Height is lying about her whereabouts at the time of Quinn's death. She admits to having an affair with another board member. Morse wonders how many people are involved in the scam.

Duration

00:57:46

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Drama

Creators

Eaton, Rebecca (Series Producer)

Citation

Chicago: “Mystery!; Inspector Morse, Series I: The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn,” GBH Archives, accessed December 9, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_55355C7688B4471E91524608AEA38BC6.

MLA: “Mystery!; Inspector Morse, Series I: The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn.” GBH Archives. Web. December 9, 2023. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_55355C7688B4471E91524608AEA38BC6>.

APA: Mystery!; Inspector Morse, Series I: The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_55355C7688B4471E91524608AEA38BC6