John Thaw may have played some of the grumpiest and most belligerent detectives on British television, but off the screen he was a shy, reserved man who hated violence and craved only privacy.

The acting world was today coming to terms with the loss of John Thaw after the Inspector Morse star lost his battle with cancer. The 60-year-old, whose roles made him a "national treasure", died ...

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Kavanagh QC: The End of Law - John Thaw stars in this final story as the brilliant barrister.A career-defining opportunity to become a judge distracts Kavanagh from his latest case involving the ...