Kevin Whately pays tribute to Morse creator Colin Dexter

Inspector Morse star Kevin Whately loved to work alongside the show’s late creator Colin Dexter, even though he was a terrible actor.
Author Dexter passed away at his home in Oxford, England on Tuesday (21Mar17), and The English Patient actor was among many fans who paid tribute to the writer.
Whately, who played Inspector Morse’s sidekick Sgt. Lewis in the long-running show, told the BBC Dexter was always “warm and friendly” when he visited the set, often to appear in a scene.
“We all adored him and he had this wonderful inquiring mind and amazing alpha brain that Morse had of course,” the actor said.
Whately revealed Dexter loved making cameo appearances in the drama series inspired by his books and short stories, but he wasn’t great in front of the camera.
“He liked being well known actually, so appearing in films appealed to him. Early on we used to give him the odd line but he was such a terrible actor that after that he just appeared. He would walk through a shot or be seen just through behind it.
“But he was lovely to have on set… He would pick holes in the plots and make sure they were watertight before we would shoot them.”
Whately also starred in the long-running Morse spin-off Inspector Lewis.