Chief Superintendent Strange series "Lewis", in the timeline of which, he appears to have retired. Chief Superintendent Strange Detective Chief Superintendent Strange is a fictional character in the television series "Inspector Morse", played by James Grout. The character also appears, as a Police Constable, in the prequel series "Endeavour", portrayed by Sean Rigby. Although Strange does not appear in every episode of "Inspector Morse", he is present in the whole series (of 33 2-hour TV films) from beginning to end. The intervening episodes from which he is "absent" are few in number. It is never revealed (in the original series) what Strange's first
Gypsy cop Gypsy cop In law enforcement in the United States, the phrase gypsy cop is slang for a police officer who frequently transfers between police departments, often because of misconduct or poor job performance. The term comes from the Romani people (popularly known as "Gypsies"), who are stereotypically said to always be travelling and thus never get to settle down in a local community, just like how a gypsy cop never gets to stay at any given police department for long. The phrase entered public parlance after the infamous Tulia drug stings, where itinerant lawman Tom Coleman allegedly set up innocent