First broadcast 11th January 1989.<br /><br />A headless, armless, footless body of a murdered academic is found in Oxford Canal and his investigation leads to petty hatred and jealousy among the local academia.<br /><br /><br />John Thaw - Chief Inspector Morse<br />Kevin Whately - Detective Sergeant Lewis<br />Amanda Hillwood - Dr. Grayling Russell - Pathologist<br />Barry Foster - Sir Alexander Reece<br />Michael Aldridge - Arthur Drysdale<br />Tenniel Evans - Dr. David Kerridge<br />Beatie Edney - Deborah Burns<br />Sian Thomas - Carol Sharp<br />James Grout - Chief Superintendent Strange<br />Lana Morris - Miss Tree<br />Bert Parnaby - Ben<br />Mark Tandy - Mr. Collins<br />Pauline Munro - Dentist<br />Albert Welling - Chris Stoneley<br />Kevin McMonagle - Geoff<br />Michael Percival - Landlord<br />Philip Bloomfield - Sam<br />Jill Johnson - Mrs. Burns<br />Gertan Klauber - German Man<br />Jackie Buchanan - German Woman<br />Susannah Hitching - Girl on Boat<br />Nikki Brooks - Young Woman<br />Nathan Lewis - Young Man<br />Laura Sadler - Sabena<br />Barry Clack - Man walking in street<br />Colin Dexter - Man walking along canal bank in opening scene
