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The finale of the latest series of Endeavour this Sunday marks the 30 th anniversary of Inspector Morse in style with a guest appearance from Sheila Hancock, the widow of Morse star John Thaw, who died in 2002.


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Fri 22 Feb 2002 11.10 EST. John Thaw, the actor best known for his portrayal of the curmudgeonly Inspector Morse, has died aged 60. ITV confirmed last night that Thaw had lost his long battle.


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After John Thaw, best known as television's Inspector Morse, died of cancer on 21 February 2002, Sheila Hancock, who had been married to him for 28 years, wrote in her diary: 'He was my whole.


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The funeral of Inspector Morse star John Thaw, who died last week from cancer aged 60, has taken place. Only his wife, the actress Sheila Hancock and their daughters, Melanie, Abigail and Joanna were present at the private funeral near his Wiltshire house. The family have been overwhelmed by and are deeply grateful for all the love that has.


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Endeavour Morse, ITV's longest-serving detective, celebrated his 30th anniversary last week. Starting with John Thaw's first outing on 6 January 1987 the original Inspector Morse racked up 33.


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SHEILA HANCOCK, legendary British actress who stars in Sky1's A Discovery of Witches, admitted her late husband John Thaw, who was best known for playing Inspector Morse, was an "aggressive.


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ACTOR John Thaw signed a new television contract the day before he died, his widow Sheila Hancock revealed yesterday. By The Newsroom Published 7th Apr 2002, 02:00 GMT Hancock, Thaw's wife.


John Thaw Lost Battle with Cancer at 60 — Inside the 'Inspector Morse' Star's Final Years

Veteran actress Sheila Hancock appears in Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour tonight (Friday February 5) and she is the widow of John Thaw. Fans of the period crime drama will know that the show's original star was John. As Inspector Morse, John became a mega-hit around the world. But now his widow, 87-year-old Sheila, pops up in this episode.


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The fact that Sheila also lost Alec to cancer of the oesophagus, in 1971, didn't make grieving for John any easier. In the months after John's death, Sheila turned to her children - Ellie.


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Birth name John Edward Thaw Height 5′ 7½″ (1.71 m) Mini Bio He was the working class boy from Manchester whose intensity and natural honesty made him British television's most bankable actor. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. His first starring role on TV was as Sgt John Mann in Redcap (1964).


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The Two of Us: My Life with John Thaw ( ISBN 1-58234-417-5) is a 2004 biography written by British actress Sheila Hancock. It is a double biography that focuses on the lives of both Sheila Hancock and her husband John Thaw (also an actor), and tells the story of their lives and their 28-year marriage.


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Sheila wed Inspector Morse actor John Thaw in 1973 and remained married to him until his death in 2002. The couple shared three daughters who all became actresses. Thaw adopted her daughter.


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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 60. His wife, the actress.


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John Thaw, the British television actor known to millions as the crusty, music-loving Chief Inspector Morse of Oxford, died at his home in Wiltshire, England, on Thursday. He was 60. The cause was.


John Thaw Lost Battle with Cancer at 60 — Inside the 'Inspector Morse' Star's Final Years

A nation mourned after actor John Thaw passed away. Now his wife - whose heartbreakingly moving book The Two Of Us about their marriage was a runaway bestseller - shares her wise, funny and deeply.


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Sheila, 88, who was married to Inspector Morse actor John Thaw until his death in 2002, plans to leave a ­considerable chunk of her fortune to a charity she set up in his name. "A huge amount,".

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