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Colin Dexter (characters)
Daniel Boyle (written by)
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Original Air Date:
13 January 1993 (Season 7, Episode 2)
Plot:
When John Peter Barrie escapes from a maximum security mental institution, the police assign all available resources to finding him... more | add synopsis
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Quite terrifying, and a masterful episode to a brilliant detective series! more (1 total)
Cast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | John Thaw | ... | Chief Inspector Morse |
| Kevin Whately | ... | Detective Sergeant Lewis |
| Keith Allen | ... | John Peter Barrie |
| Harriet Walter | ... | Dr. Esther Martin |
| Patrick O'Connell | ... | Jack Vaizey |
| Anthony Hunt | ... | Young Porter |
| Lloyd McGuire | ... | Clough |
| John Bleasdale | ... | Desk Sergeant |
| Aran Bell | ... | PC Pringle |
| Richard Graham | ... | PC Cobbs |
| James Grout | ... | Chief Superintendent Strange |
| Susan Ellen Flynn | ... | Waitress |
| Patrick Drury | ... | Frank McTeer |
| Peter Atard | ... | Mack Shaw (as Peter Attard) |
| Wayne Norman | ... | Larry Broomfield |
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Christ Church College, St Aldate's, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK more
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[Sergeant Brenner brags about his undercover abilities]
Sergeant Brenner:
I, personally, can be buried in a hole in the ground for up to three days.
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String sextet No. 1, op. 18, Andante more
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My all-time favourite episode has always been Masonic Mysteries, but Day of the Devil is so brilliant, it almost surpasses it in terms of tension, suspense and terror. This time, Morse and Lewis hunt for a psychotic escapist, who challenges them to a cat-and-mouse game that could end in deadly consequences. John Thaw and Kevin Whately are both excellent, but they are out shadowed by an outstanding performance from Keith Allen as John Peter Barrie, a performance that riddles with terror and tension. The scene when he dressed up as the devil was so terrifying, I was beginning to wonder, whether the fright on the supporting characters' faces was actually genuine. The music, script and camera-work are all brilliant. The performances from Harriet Walter, Richard Griffiths, Gilly Coman and James Grout are all impressive, but at the end of the day, it is Allen that walks away with the acting honours. Outstanding! 10/10 Bethany Cox.