该电视剧由约翰·马登、彼德·哈蒙德执导，约翰·肖、凯文·沃特利等主演，于1987年上映。在110分钟的叙事中，《摩斯探长第一季》（又名：莫斯侦探、莫尔思探长）Inspector Morse is a British detective drama television series based on a series of novels by Colin Dexter. It starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis. The series comprises 33 two-hour episodes (100 minutes excluding commercials) — 20 more episodes than there are novels — produced between 1987 and 2000. Dexter made uncredited cameo appearances in all but three of the episodes.