Inspector Morse guest stars
617 actors have guest-starred in Inspector Morse across 28 episodes and 7 seasons. The most-credited is Colin Dexter, College porter showing Morse and Lewis to John Brewster, Doctor (Final Scene), Man at Opera in 19 episodes. 22 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Dexter | College porter showing Morse and Lewis to John Brewster, Doctor (Final Scene), Man at Opera | 19 |
| James Grout | Chief Superintendent Strange | 17 |
| Peter Woodthorpe | Dr. Max DeBryn | 7 |
| Liz Kettle | WPC, Policewoman | 5 |
| Amanda Hillwood | Doctor Grayling Russell | 4 |
| Maureen Bennett | Val Lewis, Wife | 4 |
| David Baukham | Desk Sergeant | 3 |
| Andrew Bradford | Night Hawk 3, Trevor Radford | 2 |
| John Bleasdale | Constable, Desk Sergeant | 2 |
| Mark Draper | Angry Policeman, Constable | 2 |
| Michael Goldie | Jimmy, Tramp | 2 |
| Norman Jones | Chief Inspector/Superintendent Bell | 2 |
| Philip Voss | Coroner | 2 |
| Richard Hampton | Coroner | 2 |
| Richard Huw | Detective Constable Dearden | 2 |
| Trevor Martin | Alan Sowden, Porter | 2 |
| Adam Maxwell | Policeman | 1 |
| Adam Morris | Constable Morris | 1 |
| Adam Tomlinson | Clarets' Batsman | 1 |
| Adie Allen | Barbara Redpath | 1 |
| Adrian Dunbar | John Marriat | 1 |
| Al Ashton | Detective | 1 |
| Alan Barker | Plain Clothes Officer | 1 |
| Alan David | Sir Watkin Davies | 1 |
| Alan Rowe | Alistair Haines | 1 |
Inspector Morse guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 69 | Peter Woodthorpe, Norman Jones, Philip Voss, Adam Morris, Andrew Read, Angela Barlow, Angela Morant, Annie Lambert, Anthony Smee, Arthur Cox, Barbara Flynn, Bev Willis and 57 more |
| Season 2 | 87 | Peter Woodthorpe, Colin Dexter, Liz Kettle, Amanda Burton, Amanda Dickinson, Amanda Wenban, Anna Calder-Marshall, Anne Havard, Anthony Bate, Auriol Goldingham, Avis Bunnage, Basienka Blake and 75 more |
| Season 3 | 84 | Amanda Hillwood, Colin Dexter, Adam Tomlinson, Alan Barker, Albert Welling, Andrew Paul, Andrew Wilde, Ann Bryson, Barry Foster, Beatie Edney, Bernard Lloyd, Bert Parnaby and 72 more |
| Season 4 | 78 | Colin Dexter, James Grout, Richard Huw, Al Ashton, Alex Jennings, Andrew Bradford, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Bernard Brown, Betty Marsden, Carolyn Choa, Catherine Terris, Celestine Randall and 66 more |
| Season 5 | 102 | James Grout, Colin Dexter, Maureen Bennett, Adie Allen, Alan Starkey, Andreas Markos, Andrew Kazamia, Andy Mulligan, Ann Bell, Anna Patrick, Arbel Jones, Badi Uzzaman and 90 more |
| Season 6 | 120 | Colin Dexter, James Grout, David Baukham, Richard Hampton, Adrian Dunbar, Alan Rowe, Alexander John, Allan Mitchell, Alun Armstrong, Andrew Ray, Anita Wright, Anna Chancellor and 108 more |
| Season 7 | 99 | James Grout, Colin Dexter, Adam Maxwell, Alan David, Allan Corduner, Andrew Bradford, Anthony Hunt, Antony Carrick, Aran Bell, Beverley Klein, Bill McCabe, Billy Hartman and 87 more |
Guest stars you know from somewhere else
The hardest-working character actors in this show's guest cast, ranked by how many other shows in this catalogue they have also guest-starred in. Not the most famous names, the most prolific ones.
| Actor | In Inspector Morse | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Huw | Detective Constable Dearden | 8 |
| Harriet Walter | Dr. Esther Martin | 8 |
| Jonathan Coy | Harry Balcombe | 8 |
| Robert Pugh | Harris | 8 |
| Ronald Pickup | Ian Matthews | 7 |
| Simon Callow | Theodore Kemp | 7 |
| Allan Corduner | Gentile Bellocchio | 6 |
| Anna Chancellor | Sally Smith | 6 |
| Dominic Keating | Murray Stone | 6 |
| James Greene | Defence Counsel | 6 |
| Martin Jarvis | Randall Rees | 6 |
| Penny Downie | Wendy Hazlitt | 6 |
| Richard Durden | Alan Richards | 6 |
| Rupert Holliday-Evans | David | 6 |
| Stephen Holland | Young Husband - TV Interview | 6 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Dexter | College porter showing Morse and Lewis to John Brewster, Doctor (Final Scene), Man at Opera | 19 |
| Liz Kettle | WPC, Policewoman | 5 |
| Maureen Bennett | Val Lewis, Wife | 4 |
| Andrew Bradford | Night Hawk 3, Trevor Radford | 2 |
| John Bleasdale | Constable, Desk Sergeant | 2 |
| Mark Draper | Angry Policeman, Constable | 2 |
| Michael Goldie | Jimmy, Tramp | 2 |
| Trevor Martin | Alan Sowden, Porter | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Inspector Morse and Midsomer Murders — 119 shared actors
- Inspector Morse and Agatha Christie Poirot — 76 shared actors
- Lewis — 37 shared actors
- Doctor Who — 27 shared actors
- Silent Witness — 24 shared actors
- The Crown — 24 shared actors
- Death in Paradise — 23 shared actors
- Father Brown — 23 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.