Articles & Interviews Index

With over 283 news stories, articles and interviews in our archives, we've complied this easy-to-use list to help you find a specific interview or news story you're looking for, and to give you a brief overview of what is available for your research. This list will be updated whenever something new is added.

A SERVICE TO REMEMBER JOHN THAW
1.) Prince Charles Joins John Thaw Memorial (9/4/02)
2.) Prince Charles Remembers John Thaw (9/4/02)
3.) Royal Tribute At Thaw Memorial (9/4/02)
4.) Final Round Of Applause For John Thaw (9/5/02)
5.) Stars' Tribute To John Thaw (9/4/02)
6.) Remembering John Thaw (Review Of The John Thaw Story ) (9/4/02)
7.) John Thaw & His Legacy Of Love (9/5/02)
8.) Tears & Laughter As John Thaw Is Praised In His Final Role (9/5/02)
9.) The John Thaw Story (9/5/02)
10.) The Man Who Was Inspector Morse (Obituary) (3/1/02)
11.) A Look Back At John Thaw's Life (Obituary) (2/02)
12.) Thoughts On John Thaw From Michael Sheard (2/02)


ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS (PT.1)
1.) Morse Departs To Daughter's Tears & Auntie's Relief (11/17/00)
2.) Thaw Is Full Of Remore at End Of Double Act (10/10/00)
3.) Morse Author Casts His Star In The Role Of A Classics Master (10/9/00)
4.) John Thaw Interview On Remorseful Day (2000)
5.) Farewell, Morse (3/02)
6.) Kevin Whately Interview On The Inspector Morse Series (2000)
7.) Colin Dexter Interview On Death Is Now My Neighbour (1996)
8.) Interview With Scriptwriter of The Wench Is Dead (1998)
9.) A Peek Inside The Morse Coda (2/18/01)
10.) First Recital Of New Christmas Carol From Morse Composer (12/12/02)
11.) Case Closed: A John Thaw Interview On Remorseful Day (2/17/01)
12.) Thaw Boosts TV Exports (3/20/03)


ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS (PT.2)
1.) Inspector Morse - A Stamfordian (2000)
2.) John Thaw Interview On Kavanagh Q.C. (1998)
3.) John Thaw Interview On Monsignor Renard (2000)
4.) Monsignor Renard Television Review "Priest Tries To Save His Parish in PBS's Fine Series Monsignor Renard" (5/5/00)
5.) Remembering The Sweeney (1999)
6.) His Shyness Was The Source Of His Genius (Obituary) (2/24/02)
7.) Interview With Friend & Fellow Actor Jack Gold (2/02)
8.) Interview With Friend & Fellow Actor Adam Rowntree (2/02)
9.) Tributes To John Thaw (Obituary) (2/22/02)
10.) The Legacy Of John Thaw (Obituary) (2/02)
11.) Morse's Oxford Bookshop Hit By Raider (11/4/02)
12.) Inspecting Oxford: Take An Inspector Morse Walking Tour (2002)
13.) Back To Comfort For "Rumpole" Fans (Kavanagh Q.C. Review) (3/31/99)
14.) The Music Of Morse (2002)

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS (PT.3)
1.) Sheila Hancock Opens Oxford Hospital Cancer Scanner Suite (9/12/02)
2.) Bloomsbury Taps Morse: Publisher Expects To Cash In With Wife's Biography Of John Thaw (8/9/02)
3.) Sheila Hancock Signs Book Deal (6/30/02)
4.) Farewell Bafta For John Thaw (4/22/02)
5.) Morse's Jaguar Sells For £53,000 (4/12/02)
6.) In Memory Of Morse (4/12/02)
7.) Morse's Fans Bid For Jag (3/30/02)
8.) Morse's Motor Goes Under The Hammer (3/29/02)
9.) Police Offer On Morse Memorial Site (3/15/02)
10.) Ex-Bursar Calls For Memorial For John Thaw (2/27/02)
11.) Author Leads Tribute To Morse Star Thaw (Obituary) (2/22/02)
12.) Drama Teacher Pays Tribute To Burnage Boy Thaw (2/22/02)
13.) Actor John Thaw Dies (2/22/02)
14.) Sheila Hancock Talks About Her Experence With Breast Cancer (9/25/01)
15.) Morse Star John Thaw "Responds" To Cancer Treatment (8/15/01)
16.) Morse Fan In Labour Of Love (8/6/01)
17.) John Thaw Pledges Comeback As He Reveals Cancer Battle (6/20/01)
18.) Inspector Morse Star Has Cancer (6/20/01)
19.) Morse Author Receives Freedom Award (2/27/01)
20.) Morse Tipped For Knighthood (11/27/00)
21.) Colin Dexter: Morse The Pity (11/17/00)
22.) Morse Fans Prepare For The Worst (11/15/00)
23.) Inspector Morse: Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know (11/15/00)
24.) Morse: Enough Is Enough Says Dexter (11/15/00)
25.) Actors Mark A Tearful Day For Morse (10/10/00)
26.) Classics New Challenge For Morse (9/11/00)
27.) Lewis & Morse's Last Stand (3/23/00)
28.) Morse's Death Has Been Telegraphed (9/16/99)
29.) No Mrs. Morse, Insists Dexter (3/16/98)
30.) No More Morse, Says Dexter (2/19/98)


ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS (PT.4)
1.) Friends Mourn A Private Man Who Loved Wiltshire (James Grout Interview) (2/28/02)
2.) Friends Welcome John Thaw's Honour (James Grout Interview) (4/25/02)
3.) Actor Prepares To Bow Out (James Grout Interview) (12/31/02)
4.) No More Mr. Nice Guy (Kevin Whately Interview) (6/1/01)
5.) The End Of Inspector Morse: "Goodbye, Sir" (Obituary) (2/02)
6.) Sheila Hancock Plays A Supporting Role (Interview) (7/01)
7.) The Bafta Interviews: Sheila Hancock (3/02)
8.) Colin Dexter On The End Of Morse (Interview) (10/98)
9.) Peter Mayle's Provence (Interview) (1997)
10.) Impressions Of Provence By Peter Mayle (3/25/97)
11.) Colin Dexter Says Goodbye To Morse (Interview) (2000)
12.) Clare Holman Remembers Morse (Interview) (2000)


ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS (PT.5)
1.) Hire Your Own Jaguar Mk II For The Weekend (2003)
2.) The Legacy Of The Sweeney (2002)
3.) The Legacy Of Inspector Morse (2002)
4.) The Legacy Of John Thaw (2002)
5.) Dennis Waterman Makes TV Comeback (2/18/03)
6.) John Thaw: Compelling Character Actor Who Made His Name On Both Sides Of The Law (2/22/02)
7.) John Thaw Makes Monsignor Renard His Own (1999)
8.) John Thaw's Provence (2001)
9.) My Two Cents (or Shots On The Screen: Moving Crime Fiction From Novels To Television) (2000)
10.) Morse, "The Remorseful Day", & A.E. Housman (2000)
11.) Morse Given A Fond Farewell (11/16/00)
12.) John Thaw Is Defiant In Cancer Battle (6/20/01)
13.) A BBC Radio 4 Interview With Colin Dexter (12/01)
14.) The Saga Of Morse's Jag (Nov. 2001-May 2002)
15.) Cancer Charity Pays Tribute To Its Patron, John thaw (2/22/02)
16.) Sarah Lanacshire Thought Kissing John Thaw Was Marvellous (5/22/01)
17.) Morse Star To Play Big-Screen Villain (4/6/01)


ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS (PT.6)
1.) In The Footsteps Of Morse (2003)
2.) John Thaw Prophetically Spoke Out Against Cancer In A TV Commercial (2002)
3.) Morse Star's Anger At Mother Who Deserted Him (10/21/98)
4.) The Sweeney Files Into Action With New Video And DVD Deal (3/26/03)
5.) Inspector Morse Visits Jericho (June 2003)
6.) Inspector Morse Drinking Game (July 2003)
7.) Kavanagh Q.C. & Sweeney Trivia (November 2002)
8.) Talking With Peter Mayle (September 2001)
9.) A Man Of Letters Remembers John Thaw (January 2, 2003)
10.) Kevin Whately Biography
11.) Dennis Waterman Hits A Watershed (5/5/03)
12.) Reviewing Thick As Thieves
13.) Reviewing A Year In Provence


ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS (PT.7)
1.) Morse Still Popular With Viewers (Nov.5, 2003)
2.) Analyzing The Sweeney
3.) Sheila Hancock's Only Interview Since John's Death (April 6, 2002)
4.) Review Of The Two Of Us Starring John Thaw & Sheila Hancock (May, 1977)
5.) "Exclusive" Magazine Interview With John Thaw (June 2001)
6.) New School Of Music & Drama Unveiled At The University Of Manchester (Oct.1, 2003)
7.) Remastering The Sweeney (2003)
8.) Sheila Hancock Interview With Radio Times (December 2003)
9.) Kevin Whately Interview (January 2004)
10.) Kevin Whatley On playing Neville Hope & Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (2004)


ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS (PT.8)
1.) John Thaw Shakespeare Interview (1983)
2.) John Thaw in "Twelfth Night" Review (1983)
3.) John Thaw in "Henry VIIIth" Review (1983)
4.) Pro & Con: Conflicting Views of "Remorseful Day" (2001)
5.) Bidding Farewell To A Classic Television Show (2001)
6.) A Policeman's Lot (6/24/01)
7.) The Spirit Of Endeavour (4/26/00)
8.) Hancock's Half Century (6/18/00)
9.) "I Knew Something Would Happen; Things Were Just Too Good" (8/2/01)
10.) From Russia Without Love? (8/2/01)
11.) John Thaw On Morse (10/30/00)
12.) "Sheila Is My Base" (11/13/00)
13.) "I Didn't Know Which Was Morse And Which Was Me" (11/15/00)


ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS (PT.9)
1.) John & Sheila Move House (6/14/74)
2.) We Really Grumpred Our Way Through Life (3/23/04)
3.) Kevin Whately As You've Never Seen Him Before (8/26/03)
4.) Life's Lessons by Sheila Hancock (December 2003)
5.) What Makes John Thaw Freeze? (August 1978)
6.) The Extraordinary World Of John Thaw (2/23/02)
7.) Morse's Death Was Good For Me (April 2001)
8.) Children of The Revolution (interview with Abigail Thaw 3/1/03)
9.) My View (7/1/01)
10.) "I've Done It, I've Earned My Spurs" (March 2002)
11.) Radio Times Tribute To John Thaw (2/28/02)
12.) A New Kind Of Brief Encounter (April 2004)


ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS (PT.10)
1.) The Cop With Come To Bed Eyes (1993)
2.) The Agony & The Ecstasy (1999)
3.) Get Ready To Meet The Real John Thaw (June 1999)
4.) John Thaw And His Jags (1998)
5.) A Review Of John Thaw in "Night And Day" (January 1979)
6.) Dennis Is Still Tops For Cops (March 19, 2004)
7.) Healing Faiths (June 2004)
8.) Mother's Rejection That Haunted My Brother John Thaw (3/10/02)
9.) One Last Mystery For Morse (9/16/99)
10.) Morse Coda (9/16/99)
11.) Kavanagh Hangs Up His Wig (3/30/99)
12.) Australia Gets In First As Morse Breathes His Last (11/14/00)


ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS (PT.11)
1.) John Thaw: Last Year's Resolution (1990)
2.) I Thank God That I Am Not Like Morse (10/14/01)
3.) Last Orders At The Bar (1999)
4.) Thawing Out (October 1999)
5.) John Thaw Takes On The Nazis (2000)
6.) Thaw's War (2000)
7.) Sheila Hancock's Fighting Spirit (August 2004)
8.) Peter Woodthorpe, British Character Actor, dies at 72 (8/13/04)
9.) Life After John (10/3/04)


ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS (PT.12)
1.) Grumpy Detective Was Shy Family Man Off-Screen (2/22/02)
2.) Out Of The Shadows (10/11/04)
3.) Interview With Sheila Hancock (11/2/04)
4.) For The Love Of John (10/12/04)
5.) Heaven and Earth Interview With Sheila Hancock (10/17/04)
6.) His Days As Tough Inspector Regan Of The Sweeney Are Over (2/7/79)
7.) Paul Callan Interrogates The Sweeney And His Wife (1981)


ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS (PT.13)
1.) Look, I'm Still Here (Interview With Sheila Hancock - Dec. 2004)
2.) The Morse Saga (Interview With Melanie Thaw - 12/19/04)
3.) Sweeney Toddles Off (1978)
4.) The New Regan Is A Knock-Out (6/3/78)
5.) What's Regan's Next Case? (4/21/78)
6.) John Thaw: "TV Makes You A Star" (11/7/78)
7.) Body & Soul: An Interview With Sheila Hancock (2/5/05)
8.) William Sabatier: The French "Morse" (February 2005)


ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS (PT.14)
1.) Sheila Hancock Stars In "The Anniversary" (December 2004)
2.) The Last Wish Of Dying Morse (February 23, 2002)
3.) Thaw's Final Accolade (April 22, 2002)
4.) His Brooding Was Not An Act (October 24, 2004)
5.) The Weekend Starts Here (January 15-21, 2005)
6.) Morse And Rumpole Get New Lease On Life (July 16, 2004)
7.) Inspector Morse Remake Planned (July 15, 2004)
8.) The Legend Lives On (October 4, 2004)
9.) John Thaw's Daughter On What She Really Thinks Of Her Stepmother's Book (an interview with Abigail Thaw, January 19, 2005)
10.) The Big Interview: Sheila Hancock (February 24, 2005)
11.) John Thaw: From Baker's Apprentice To TV Star (1960s)


ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS (PT.15)
1.) Daring To Do It John Thaw's Way (October 1971)
2.) Shifty Spectacular (Nov.26, 1984)
3.) Hard Man In Soft Pursuit (July 13, 1985)
4.) We'll Support You Evermore Review (July 15, 1985)
5.) Women's Weekly Article (Nov. 23, 1985)
6.) It Is As If We'd Never Been Away (November 1985)
7.) Morse Is Me Without The Wife (November 1985)
8.) The Mirror/The Look Magazine Interview (Sept.1, 2001)
9.) City's Salute To John Thaw (Sept.4, 2002)
10.) Tribute To TV Favorite Thaw (March 10, 2003)
11.) I'm Too Busy To Be At Home With A Cup Of Tea (Sept.30, 2004)
12.) Now I Want To Make People Laugh (1/11/05)
13.) My Weekend By Sheila Hancock (1987)
14.) Why I Had To Leave By Sheila Hancock (1987)
15.) Christmas Will Always Mean So Much (Dec. 2004)


ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS (PT.16)
1.) Morse: More Sad, More Angry Than You Ever Knew (11/11/04)
2.) I Have Always Been A Runner Up In Life, An Also Ran (4/22/05)
3.) A Platform At The Royal National Theatre With Sheila Hancock In The Olivier Theatre (July 20, 2005)
4.) John Thaw Fraudster Jailed (August 25, 2005)
5.) Corrupt Publisher Gets His Due (BBC Watchdog 9/20/05)
6.) Inspector Morse Jag Up For Sale (10/1/05)
7.) Me And My Motors - An Interview With Sheila Hancock (December 2005)
8.) Peter Mayle About Petanque (2002)
9.) Ridley Scott To Make Film Of Peter Mayle's Novel (7/29/05)
10.) Kevin Whatley On Carrying On Without Morse (September 2005)
11.) Notable John Thaw Quotes


ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS (PT.17)
1.) The Morse Bar - Thank You, Ailish (by Theresa Healy, March 2006)
2.) A Meeting With John Thaw by Kenneth Seymour
3.) Lewis & The Ghost Of Inspector Morse (January 2006)
4.) Why Life's Still A Cabaret For Sheila Hancock (September 23, 2006)
5.) A Review Of Cabaret, by Leila (November 4, 2006)
6.) Morse Series Celebrates 20 Years (January 6, 2007)
7.) Cabaret - A Second Viewing, by Leila (January 26, 2007)
8.) No Return From The Grave For Morse (January 27, 2007)
9.) Inspector Morse And The Strange Case Of The Vanishing Force (February 10, 2007)
10.) Lewis ... And Morse (February 12, 2007)
11.) Memories Of Morse (February 12, 2007)


ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS (PT.18)
1.) Kevin's Memories Of Morse (February 15, 2007)
2.) Lewis Remembers (February 16, 2007)
3.) It Was 20 Years Ago Today (January 6, 2007)
4.) The Beat Goes On (February 17, 2007)
5.) Lewis Mystery Solved (February 17, 2007)
6.) Lewis Left In The Dark By Classic Crimes (February 18, 2007)
7.) TV Cop Digs Up His Hated Northern Roots (February 18, 2007)
8.) Lewis Triumphs For ITV (February 19, 2007)
9.) Police Station Honors TV's Morse (July 23, 2006)
10.) Lewis Back With Three New Investigations (February 18, 2007)
11.) Morse Spinoff Gets Mixed Reaction (February 19, 2007)
12.) Kevin Whately On Life Without Morse (March 2, 2007)
13.) Morse At 20: An ITV Celebration (March 9, 2007)
14.) John Thaw: Morse At 20 (March 9, 2007)


INSPECTOR LEWIS
1.) A Review Of Inspector Lewis (Feb.12, 2008)
2.) Morse Code (Feb.16,2008)
3.) A Class Double Act (Feb23, 2008)
4.) Kevin Whately On His Role As Inspector Lewis
5.) Laurence Fox On His Role As James Hathaway
6.) No More Nice Guy (2/23/08)
7.) Explosion Rocks House (But Its All for Lewis) (8/28/07)
8.) Waiting On Whateley (9/21/07)
9.) Side By Sidekick (9/28/07)
10.) Pounding His Own Beat (3/8/08)
11.) Lewis Feels The Strain Of Heavy Role (2/23/08)
12.) Leap Of Faith For Fox (2/17/08)






Video & Audio Index

Need to find a video or audio clip somewhere on this site? Or look at some of the promotional material for a particular show? As the archives for this site continues to grow, this index will serve to help you find a particular one you're looking for quickly, by showing you, in order, in which section each individual clip appears. Check back often to keep up with the latest additions! (Click on your "back" button to return to the homepage at any time.)

1.) Video Clip of John discussing his childhood - 3 minutes - The Early Years
2.) Video Clip of the opening credits from "Thick As Thieves" - The Early Years
3.) Video Clip of the Sweeney's opening credits - 40 seconds - The Sweeney
4.) Video Clip of the theatrical trailer for "Business As Usual" - 1:38 - The Sweeney
5.) Video Clip of John being surprised on "This Is Your Life" - 3:30 - The Sweeney
6.) Video Clip (part 2) of John on "This Is Your Life" - 1:45 - The Sweeney
7.) Video Clip of the theatrical trailer for "The Grass Is Singing" - 49 seconds - The Sweeney
8.) Video Clip of the opening credits and the first scene from an episode of "Mitch" - The Sweeney
9.)Video Clip of a television promotional commecial for "Mitch" - The Sweeney
10.) Promotional material on "Home To Roost" - PDF Format - The Sweeney
11.) Promotional material on "Inspector Morse" - PDF Format - Inspector Morse
12.) Video Clip from "Driven To Distraction" - 3 minutes - Inspector Morse
13.) Audio clip of John Thaw as "Jonathan Small" in "The Sign Of Four" (Sherlock Holmes Granada-TV series) - 20 minutes - A Year In Provence
14.) Audio Interview with Peter Mayle discussing "A Year In Provence" (9 minutes) - A Year In Provence
15.) Audio Interview with Peter Mayle discussing his book "Encore Provence" (9 minutes) - A Year In Provence
16.) Promotional material on "Kavanagh Q.C." - PDF Format - Kavanagh Q.C.
17.) Promotional material on "The Remorseful Day" - PDF Format - Inspector Morse Returns
18.) Video Clip from "The Remorseful Day" - 1:45 - Inspector Morse Returns
19.) Video Clip from "Goodnight Mr. Tom - 1:30 - Films & Movies
20.) Promotional material on "The Waiting Time" - PDF Format - Films & Movies
21.) Audio interview with Sarah Lancashire & John Thaw on BBC2 regarding "The Glass" - 3 minutes - Films & Movies
22.) Promotional material in PDF format on "Glass" - Films & Movies
23.) Video of John winning the Radio Times Award - 1:45 -
Films & Movies
24.) Video clip of John reacting to be awarded a BAFTA fellowship - 10 seconds - Films & Movies
25.) Promotional material on "Buried Treasure" - PDF Format - Films & Movies
26.) Audio clip of Ted Childs on John's passing - 3:10 - Remorseful Day
27.) Audio clip of Torin Douglas on John's passing - 2:45 - Remorseful Day
28.) Audio clip of Colin Dexter on John's passing - 20 seconds - Remorseful Day
29.) Video news story from RTE Ireland covering John's career - 1:30 - Remorseful Day
30.) Audio obituary of John from Radio Ireland - 4 minutes - Remorseful Day
31.) Video clip of Morse's Jaguar MkII - 13 seconds - Remorseful Day
32.) Video interview with Colin Dexter on writing "The Remorseful Day" - 21:26 - Articles & Interviews (Pt.1)
33.) Audio Parody of Morse & Lewis - 10 seconds - The Puzzle Page
34.) Video Clip 1 of Kevin Whately in Peak Practice - 55 seconds - Articles & Interviews (Pt.7)
35.) Video Clip 2 of Kevin Whately in Peak Practice - 48 seconds - Articles & Interviews (Pt.7)
36.) Video Clip of Interview With Sheila Hancock on 10/19/04 - 4:26 - Articles & Interviews (Pt.12)
37.) Audio Interview With Sheila Hancock (January 2005) - 14:30 - Articles & Interviews (Pt.14)
38.) Video Clip #1 from Inspector Lewis Pilot (Feb.2007) - 30 seconds - Articles & Interviews (Pt.18)
39.) Video Clip #2 from Inspector Lewis Pilot (Feb.2007) - 20 seconds - Articles & Interviews (Pt.18)
40.) Video Clip #3 from Inspector Lewis Pilot (Feb.2007) - 20 seconds - Articles & Interviews (Pt.18)
41.) Video Clip#1 from Inspector Lewis "Whom The Gods Destroy" (Feb.2007) - 20 seconds Articles & Interviews (Pt.18)
42.) Video Clip#2 from Inspector Lewis "Whom The Gods Destroy" (Feb.2007) - 20 seconds Articles & Interviews (Pt.18)




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