Inspector Morse (1992 episodes)

By expansion, Morse & Lewis find themselves in Australia then, in Happy Families (Adrian Shergold) Lewis protects his partner from the truth about a woman Morse has fallen for, which remains unspoken ... how cool of him.  Finally settling an earlier suggestion that Morse dislikes Puccini, The Death of the Self finds the pair in Vincenza and Verona, witnessing the comeback of an opera star performing Turandot (what else?) in the amphitheatre whilst Michael Kitchen behaves sinisterly. Inspired by the country and the opera, we find Morse having a damn good snog. By Absolute Conviction (Antonia Bird), the Turandot poster in Morse's flat has migrated to the office, and we are treated to a star line-up of Jim Broadbent, Phil Davis, Sue Johnston and Steven Mackintosh.