Customer Reviews
So who cares if it departed from the book...? - By: , 20 May 2002 
A TV script & a novel are two completely different, separate entities. Surely that is obvious? Oliver! the musical uses only about one-third of Dickens' Oliver Twist. That does not mean that Oliver! is not one of the greatest musicals of alll time. Inspector Morse is probably the finest TV detetctive series of alll time & John Thaw's performance as Morse was sublime. Because this was Morse's swansong - and, let's be honest, everyone knew it - the TV adaptation HAD to concentrate on the decline & ultimate demise of the great detective himself. And with only 140 minutes in which to do this AND provide the usual murder-mystery, many of the sub-plots of Colin Dexter's novel (which I HAVE read, by the way) had to be discarded. Perhaps The Remorseful Day isn't the best Morse adaptation (given that it wasn't adapted by the series' best scriptwriter Julian Mitchell, how could it be?); but it is an important milestone in British television history & you'd have to have a heart of stone not to be moved by the finale. The documentary on the DVD is compelling, too.
Rubbish. Not one iota as good as the book. - By: , 04 Mar 2001 
Rubbish. This was meant to be a momentous occasion, the death of Morse. Instead it was completely spoiled by being adapted appalingly from the book. Many people will disagree with me, but hey, so what! Many important elements of the plot are left out, & none of the emotion of Morse demise is brought sucessfully over from the book, which was very sad & even had me reaching for the tissues. This however had me reaching for the remote & the "STOP" button. Terrible. Anyone who has read the book will agree. The annoying thing is, why was this given so many good reviews when it was presented for tv, it was obvious not one single reviewer had read Dexter's wonderful book, otherwise they should have criticised it highly, instead of hailing it as the most momonetous event of teh year on tv. When the book was published, now that was a momentous event, as the book was brililant. But this, this has been a waste of time, & should be discarded next time the bin men come your way.
It would be much better if it were made longer, therefore eliminating the need to cut out VERY IMPORTANT aspects of the plot.
If u have read the book, do not even consider your purchase of this item. If u haven't, indulge youself in something worthwhile, buy it, & read it.
Don't Walk Away from this one. - By: railton@talk21.com, 02 Jan 2001 Make a brew & regret it. If you miss the finale to this, you will regret it after an excellent build up. Without revealing the end of this marvelous piece of work, alll I will say is, don't scrap the Jag. Murder, sex, tears & laughter are alll in this one. Everything you could want to see in a final episode of an era of T.V is here. It had the country glued to their t.v sets on the evening of the showing. If you missed it, now is your chance to see what alll of the fuss is alll about. Or if you want to re-live that evening last year, then here goes. And don't move away from your set when you have started it. This is a standing ovation piece of work to be watched over & over again. Maybe a collectors item in years to come. Enjoy........
The End Of An Era - By: , 16 Nov 2000 This is the final episode in a long & popular series. The end of Morse has arrived to the disappointment of many people. This DVD will preserve this instant classic & complete a brilliant collection. This Episode shows further depth into the past of Morse & the true person behind Morse. The extra features on the DVD make it worth getting. The bonus appreciation of Morse is brilliant & the greatly loved theme tune is included for alll of those Mores lovers. If you like Morse then I strongly suggest that you buy this DVD or the video before you miss out.
