In Endeavour, his character is not married and is usually single. Last season, Endeavour Morse had a romantic dalliance with photographer Claudine played by Claire Ganaye , though they eventually ended things. He is played by Roger Allam.
Several sources state that it resulted from an accident at the age of 15 when he tripped over a kerb and broke his foot rushing to catch a bus to school. Their romance appears to have ended when Morse was sent to jail at the end of series 2, though they remain friends after his release.
But Joan, traumatised, then fled Oxford. Fred was bereft — and Endeavour, still unable to voice his crush on her, was heartbroken. Some even speculated that he had a wooden leg below the knee, or that he had contracted polio as a child. In , Thaw married Sally Alexander, but they divorced four years later. He married actress Sheila Hancock in and remained with her until his death in Thaw had two daughters: Abigail Thaw from his first marriage, and Joanna Thaw from his second.
He also adopted Sheila Hancock's daughter Melanie from her first marriage. Abigail has entered the acting profession. In her autobiography, The Two of Us: My Life with John Thaw , Hancock, who also starred alongside him in an episode of Kavanagh QC , revealed the extent of Thaw's alcoholism that had started in the late s and caused problems in their marriage and the gaps in Thaw's career in the early s and later s. Thaw was eventually able to get his alcoholism under control a year before his death.
Thaw had a noticeable peculiarity of gait, his right leg showing evidence of "dorsiflexor paralysis" or foot drop, for which there have been several explanations. I don't recall if Colin Dexter ever refers to Morse limping in any of the books, but if he does, he might have well have mentioned this only after John Thaw started playing the role on television.
Colin Dexter admits to giving Morse and Lewis some of John Thaw's and Kevin Whateley's attributes because he was so impressed by their performances.
In the pre-TV Morse books, for instance, Sgt Lewis is about the same age as Morse, whereas in the later novels there is quite definitely a significant age gap between them.
In the first book, there's a scene in which Morse suggests that Lewis will be more insightful when he has a bit more experience, and Lewis's silent rejoinder is that he already has 4 or 5 years on Morse in that regard.
Not conclusive on the question of relative age, but not suggestive of the age difference we see in the television series, which I find a very enjoyable aspect of the show. Simon Brudenell, Canterbury England Having just watched Endeavour, the new Morse TV prequel, it seems the limp definitely belongs to Thaw as young Morse sprints around the set with ease and sure footedness. The actual truth of the matter is that John had a very thaw foot.
John must have had it as a kid but was cured but left him with a slight limp, as Regan would say 'end of'. Very clever The docor tells him after being shot that he will walk with a slight limp in later life.
One of many clever referrals in the series to John Thaw's role of the senior Morse. Another memorable one is John's daughter Abigail Newspaper Editor Dorothea Frazil in Endeavour telling the young Morse that perhaps they had met in another life - a reference to her own father's role. As a Morse fan, it's quite fun to try and spot the nods to the older Morse's life and career.
After that he had a drop foot and walked exactly as John Thaw. Nerves were damaged and not much feeling in the foot. Marianne, Copenhagen Denmark John Thaw had dropfoot caused by a back problem. In the pre-TV Morse books, for instance, Sgt Lewis is about the same age as Morse, whereas in the later novels there is quite definitely a significant age gap between them. The actual truth of the matter is that John had a very thaw foot. John Thaw was a name that almost everyone knew back in the day in the 60s to the late 90s.
Very clever The docor tells him after being shot that he will walk with a slight limp in later life. John Thaw, who died from cancer this week at the age of 60, landed his first paid role on a stall at Smithfield Market as a teenager.
Why do I know, because I suffer with the same or at least similar condition. Not conclusive on the question of relative age, but not suggestive of the age difference we see in the television series, which I find a very enjoyable aspect of the show.
Just watched the last of series one of Endeavour. Thaw had a noticeable peculiarity of gait, his right leg showing evidence of "dorsiflexor paralysis" or foot drop, for which there have been several explanations.
Thaw came from a working class background, having been born in Gorton, Manchester, to parents John and Dorothy nee Ablott. The acting world is coming to terms with the loss of John Thaw after the Inspector Morse star lost his battle with cancer.
In the first book, there's a scene in which Morse suggests that Lewis will be more insightful when he has a bit more experience, and Lewis's silent rejoinder is that he already has 4 or 5 years on Morse in that regard.
If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with, If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with, This page was last edited on 11 January , at A boyhood injury After that he had a drop foot and walked exactly as John Thaw.
I think you got the wrong cowpoke. Wink wink. Some even speculated that he had a wooden leg below the knee, or that he had contracted polio as a child. John Thaw's death from throat cancer in February left his daughter Abigail so devastated she left acting to try to cope with her grief. Please take a moment to review my edit. But in the.
I have submitted this correction to IMDB and it has not been accepted, so either I am flat wrong, or someone wanted to hide the disability. I've just read my first 3 Morse novels and am interested in the characters' changing over time in the books. John Thaw, the actor whose portrayal of the irascible television detective in Inspector Morse secured his place in the nation's affections, died last night at the age of My father was operated from a discus prolaps in his back.
Via Wiki. Perhaps it could be re-written? That's not fine acting at all - it's all filmed in a mirror. The year-old died at his home, surrounded by his family He did … I have been watching a number of Morse episodes on ITV3 and came to the WP article to find out about Thaw's right leg. Another memorable one is John's daughter Abigail Newspaper Editor Dorothea Frazil in Endeavour telling the young Morse that perhaps they had met in another life - a reference to her own father's role.
Does anyone know the reason for his right leg's mobility issue? Although the foot does not hurt him it does drag a little when he gets tired.
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