Product Details

• Actors: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Colin Dexter, James Grout, Peter Woodthorpe
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Bfs Entertainment
• VHS Release Date: November 11, 1998
• Run Time: 102 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302719429
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #337,092 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love and Lust, June 20, 2007

By 

William J. Thor (Vero Beach) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Inspector Morse: Last Bus to Woodstock [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This episode revolves around three women. The first owns a home and is the land lady of the other two. Number one is an office manager, having an affair with one of the married executives with whom she works. Number two is a nurse who is having an affair with a professor at one of Oxford's colleges. The third is a student at Oxford and is being "chatted up" by one of the English Literature instructors. These are three separate stories and at no time intertwine; a fourth girl is picked up, hitchhiking in the rain, on the Woodstock Road, by one of the previously mentioned men. Shortly thereafter she is dead. Given these facts, this is one difficult investigation for Morse. There is none of the frequent surprises or twists to further complicate the investigation; Morse has enough on his hands. Max the pathologist plays his largest part in any of his appearances. A solid four star effort.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Morse episode, June 12, 2009

By 

KJC (California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inspector Morse: Last Bus to Woodstock (DVD)

I have been a Morse lover since its debut on PBS Mystery! I have to say
this episode is the one I have returned to many times. The opening shot is so striking and gothic you know you are locked in for the ride. As Morse & Lewis wend their way through the dead girl's life, each fascinating and unlikely acquaintance leads to the next. To say too much
more would be spoiling it - but the conclusion is amazing! There are
absolutely top shelf British actors in this episode, including a very
young Holly Aird (Waking the Dead). I recommend this to all you Morse
fans who have not enjoyed it yet.

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite Morse episodes, November 25, 2011

By 

Z Hayes (TX, USA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)    (TOP 50 REVIEWER)   

This review is from: Inspector Morse: Last Bus to Woodstock (DVD)

In Last Bus to Woodstock, DCI Morse (John Thaw) and DS Lewis (Kevin Whately) investigate the mysterious death of a young girl, Sylvia Cain, who was working as a secretary at an insurance company. The investigation gets more complicated when Morse discovers that the deceased hitchhiked the night of her death; that her body was found by a young man who was actually waiting for her at a nearby pub that very night; and that an envelope addressed to another woman was found in Sylvia's possession, containing a letter written in code.

This is a well-plotted story with many fascinating clues and details that enable viewers to puzzle out the mystery alongside Morse and Lewis. With the help of an astute old woman who happened to be one of the last people to see Sylvia alive that night, Morse and Lewis piece together what happened to Sylvia Cain, with an incredibly amazing conclusion that is also altogether plausible. I am an ardent fan of the Insp. Morse series, where the stories convincingly portray the baser emotions that propel people to commit unimaginable acts against others.