Inspector Wexford man. He has a placid wife, Dora, and two daughters, Sheila and Sylvia. He has a good relationship with Sheila (his favourite) but a difficult relationship with Sylvia (who feels slighted though he has never actually intended to slight her). He also has a strong friendship with DI Mike Burden. The Wexford series of novels are set in "Kingsmarkham", a fictional town in Sussex. Kingsmarkham has been reported as "inspired by Midhurst in West Sussex". Inspector Wexford Chief Inspector Reginald "Reg" Wexford is a recurring character in a series of detective novels by English crime writer Ruth Rendell. He made
Inspector Morse (TV series) Inspector Morse (TV series) 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) produced between 1987 and 2000. Dexter made uncredited cameo appearances in all but three of the episodes. In 2000, the series was ranked 42 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes compiled by the British Film Institute. The series was made by Zenith Productions for Central Independent Television, and first shown in the UK