1929年，胸怀音乐救国大志的冼星海告别了故乡和亲人，踏上了巴黎求学之旅。在异国他乡，他饱尝了屈辱与磨难；也享受到了亲情、友情和爱情的甜蜜；更收获了音乐的硕果。 当日寇的铁蹄踏在了中国的土地上时，冼星海毅然离别了热恋中的巴黎女友。回到了祖国，他用满腔热血谱写出一曲曲激昂的音乐去唤醒民众，鼓舞人民的斗志。 在延安，冼星海谱写出了举世闻名的大型音乐作品《黄河大合唱》，成为中华儿女爱国救亡的号角。 冼星海逝世之后，毛泽东同志于悲痛之中亲笔写下挽词：“向人民的音乐家冼星海同志致哀！”
The disappearance of Sir Julius Hanbury - and the theft of several of his erotic paintings - provide a new puzzle for Morse to solve. Assisted by DS Lewis, Morse interviews everyone at Hanbury House and it is in the course of searching the grounds that he finds Sir Julius' body, appropriately enough, in the family mausoleum. The pathologist notes that he was the victim of a frenzied attack but the lack of blood at scene leaves the police to conclude that he murdered elsewhere. Sir Julius was a candidate to become the Master of an Oxford college and was known to have a have had a bitter rivalry with another candidate for the position. When Roger Meadows, a friend of the Hanbury's au pair, is killed in a car accident, Morse concludes that that he too was murdered. Jealousy, revenge and greed all play part in the deaths.
Henry Fallon, who is wheelchair bound and is suffering from a neurological disorder, apparently commits suicide and Morse has mixed feelings working on this case as he was once engaged to the dead man's wife, Susan Fallon. The body was found by his son-in-law Peter Rhodes, a local antiques dealer and the victim's wife was in London. When Fallon's doctor advises Morse that Henry didn't have the physical capability to hold a gun to his head, the police realize they may have a murder on their hands. When the police are told that the business arrangement between Fallon and Rhodes had fallen apart, they also have a suspect. Lewis is concerned that Morse is too close to Mrs. Fallon to be objective but in the end, the perpetrators are identified.
《摩斯探长前传》第一季于2013年4月在英国独立电视台播出，共由《女郎》、《赋格》、《火箭》、《回家》四个故事组成。该剧主人公改编自经典的侦探形象——摩斯探长，而饰演摩斯的Shaun Evans的表演也为这部剧添光不少，他将摩斯的个性表现的非常丰富，有点忧郁，有点张狂，又有点可爱。
