The second one was the quietly spoken, introspective, well-educated and bitter detective Inspector Morse (1987–93, with specials from 1995 to 1998 and 2000). Alongside his put-upon Detective Sergeant Lewis (Kevin Whately), Morse became a cult character—"a cognitive curmudgeon with his love of classical music, his drinking, his classic Jaguar and spates of melancholy". Thaw was the definitive Morse, grumpy, crossword-fixated, drunk, slightly anti-feminist, and pedantic about grammar. Inspector Morse became one of the UK's most loved TV series; the final three episodes, shown in 2000, were seen by 18 million people, about one third of the British population, and have been enjoyed by global audiences for years. For Example, repeat episodes are even currently (September 2015) enjoyed most weeks in Denmark on the main DR1 television channel in English with Danish subtitles. He won "Most Popular Actor" at the 1999 National Television Awards and won two BAFTA awards for his role as Morse.