<P> Every episode involved a new murder investigation and depicted a complete story . Writer Anthony Minghella scripted three , including the first , `` The Dead of Jericho '' ' , which aired on 6 January 1987 featuring Gemma Jones , Patrick Troughton , and James Laurenson . Its other writers included Julian Mitchell ( 10 episodes ) , Daniel Boyle ( five ) , and Alma Cullen ( four ) , and its directors included John Madden ( four episodes ) , Herbert Wise ( three ) , Peter Hammond ( three ) , Adrian Shergold ( three ) , and Danny Boyle ( two ) . </P>
<P> Every episode involved a new murder investigation and depicted a complete story . Writer Anthony Minghella scripted three , including the first , `` The Dead of Jericho '' ' , which aired on 6 January 1987 featuring Gemma Jones , Patrick Troughton , and James Laurenson . Its other writers included Julian Mitchell ( 10 episodes ) , Daniel Boyle ( five ) , and Alma Cullen ( four ) , and its directors included John Madden ( four episodes ) , Herbert Wise ( three ) , Peter Hammond ( three ) , Adrian Shergold ( three ) , and Danny Boyle ( two ) . </P>
when was the first episode of morse aired
when was the first episode of morse aired
6 January 1987
6 January 1987