Inspector Morse: Absolute Conviction

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When Chief Inspector Morse (John Thaw) goes to prison - not permanently, but to solve the killing of a convicted real-estate swindler - he discovers that it's no easier to trap a murderer when the suspects are already locked up. The dead man, Lawrence Cryer (Tony Steedman), was one of an "unholy" trio of real-estate entrepreneurs who stole millions of pounds from their investors. They were convicted and sent to serve out two-year terms at Farnleigh, an experimental low-security prison, where the inmates are known as "guests". Morse is sure that a large amount of money from the swindle is hidden away, and Cryer's two remaining partners-in-crime - the cynical Alex Bailey (Sean Bean) and the born-again Christian Brian Thornton (Richard Wilson) immediately come under suspicion.

In their investigation, Morse and Detective Sergeant Lewis (Kevin Whately) enter the world of the prison, where they soon discover that everything is not as "progressive" as it seems. While Morse must tread carefully with the prison's warden, Mrs. Stevens (Diana Quick), whose reputation is on the line, Lewis must keep his eye on an ambitious young police cadet who is trying to crack his first big case. And where does Charlie Bennett (Jim Broadbent), a man who claims he was mistakenly sent to prison for his wife's murder, fit in? Absolute Conviction was filmed in August 1991 and is the fourth episode of Series 6 of Inspector Morse.

PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS: John Thaw.........................Chief Inspector Morse Kevin Whately.....................Detective Sergeant Lewis Sean Bean.........................Alex Bailey Diana Quick.......................Mrs. Hilary Stevens Jim Broadbent.....................Charlie Bennett Richard Wilson....................Brian Thornton Tony Steedman.....................Lawrence Cryer Steven Mackintosh.................D.S. Cheetham Jonathan Firth....................Peter Thornton

PRODUCTION CREDITS: Screenplay........................John Brown Based on characters created by....Colin Dexter Music.............................Barrington Pheloung Producer..........................Deirdre Keir Director..........................Antonia Bird Executive Producer................Ted Childs Director of Photography...........Peter Greenhalgh Production Designer...............Maurice Cain Editor............................Peter Crook Transmitted ......................08 April 1992

Music:

Chorale "Er kenne mich mein Huter" from Bach's St. Matthew Passion
Aria "Mitradi quell'alma ingrata" from Mozart's Don Giovanni
CD "INSPECTOR MORSE - Vol. 2," Blue Plate BLP7512/ Virgin/ Caroline

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