The masterpiece theater brought three final films to pbs in order to wrap up the detectives work at oxford. Lewis 105 episodes 19992020 james grout chief superintendent strange 56 episodes 20032020. Later, a religious fanatic is murdered, a housewife is. He is the father of two children, including daughter lynn who is married and has a baby at one point in the series.
The new season 7 of inspector lewis on masterpiece mystery. Lewis started off very promising with the pilot and season 1. Inspector robert lewis and sergeant james hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of oxford throw at them. List of lewis episodes inspector morse wiki fandom. It is five years since morse passed away, and follows the tragic death of his wife in a hitandrun accident. It is a spinoff of the successful inspector morse series, with kevin whately reprising his role as detective inspector robert lewis. Inspector lewis returns to pbs with hathaway intow. The new chief is dubious about lewiss motivation for coming out of retirement. Lewis had now been promoted to detective inspector and was assisted by ds james hathaway, portrayed by laurence fox.
Kevin whately and laurence fox return for a seventh season of the beloved inspector lewis series. During the investigation lewis gets personally involved. The average tomatometer is the sum of all season scores divided by the number of seasons with a tomatometer. Stars kevin whateley and laurence fox are both set to return, despite the fact that the future of the show has seemed somewhat up in the air in recent years, as the drama sort of wrapped up its run back in 20, before returning for a surprise eighth. Now in his seventies, philip hathaway is suffering from alzheimers and does not recognize his son jamessad news series eight this box is the final season of inspector lewis. Partnered with hathaway, played by a spinoff of the popular series inspector. In each episode of season 4 one of the main suspects is played by an actor. It was with season 2 where lewis hit its stride with things generally feeling more settled. For the best experience please update your browser. Inspector lewis counter culture blues tv episode 2009.
Inspector lewis 2006 2015 season 4 episode 2 all dark matter 12 sep. Itv confirms a ninth season of inspector lewis telly. The show airs in the us on pbs under the title inspector lewis as part of the mystery. The sidekick to morse, lewis is a detective sergeant in the thames valley police, and appears in all morse novels. Learn more about inspector lewis, season 2, episode 5 on masterpiece. The complete 33 episode series in the uk is seasons 19, versus seasons 18 in the us. Series 9 on american netflix can be found in our listings below for each season. In the case of lewis, there isnt a mystery fan anywhere that thought it was time when inspector robert robbie lewis retired after seven series. It was broadcast that same year, from 10 october to 14. Inspector lewis, season 2, episode 5 on masterpiece. For instance new episodes or start of a new season. The pilot, series one two dvd, 2010, 8disc set at the best online prices at ebay.
Sep 28, 2014 lewis, struggling to adapt to retired life, jumps at the chance to rejoin the force when superintendent innocent seeks his help. Kevin whately returns as oxford polices inspector lewis in this spin off of the hugely popular british show inspector morse. Newly widowed, he now returns to oxford and soon finds himself in charge of a murder case. The inspector lewis tv show on pbs announces the eighth and final season premieres sunday, august 7, 2016 at 9. Bill young there was no joy in mudville back in the fall of 20 when news came out of the uk that inspector robert robbie lewis and detective sergeant james hathaway were pulling a brett favre and were going to retire after seven series. If the season episode you want isnt available, you may be able to unlock it right now in the usa and start watching.
Kevin whately reprises his character robert robbie lewis, who was morses sergeant in the original series. Change your netflix country with a few simple steps and start watching. A spinoff of inspector morse, detective inspector robbie lewis kevin whately, returns to oxford with a new partner in detective sergeant james hathaway laur. With daniel kaluuya, paul panting, tom kane, perdita weeks. Inspector morse named the greatest british crime drama of all. Series three finds lewis and his trusty sidekick d. In the television adaptation, inspector morse, he is played by kevin whately. Pbs broadcast the original uk seasons as us seasons 12. Kevin whately born 6 february 1951 is an english actor. Laura hobson, likewise reprising her role from inspector morse and from the seventh season, angela griffin as ds lizzie maddox.
There were nine seasons of inspector lewis in the united kingdom, but only eight in the us. Its very odd watching the first ep of morse and comparing lewis in his own show. Because pbs combined the second and third uk series into one season, the final season of inspector lewis will, on pbs, be referred to as season. With kevin whately, laurence fox, clare holman, rebecca front.
What are you watching on netflix thread northeastshooters. With hathaway still reeling from a particularly horrific. Season 3 was a more mixed bag, started disappointing allegory of love though to me it was not a bad. The 10 best british programs of the 2010s on pbs telly visions. Inspector robert lewis and sergeant james hathaway solve the tough cases that. Inspector lewis season eight philip hathaway played by nicholas jones photo 5 returns for the final season of inspector lewis. Following the death in 2000 of his eponymous mentor inspector morse, sergeant lewis was promoted to inspector and took a twoyear sabbatical in the british virgin isles. Thats why the news out of itv yesterday was more than welcome news.
Inspector morse christmas special 2015 by matt cornah. But it is notes that morse made on an earlier case which help lewis solve this following the death in 2000 of his eponymous. It is a spinoff from inspector morse and, like that series, it is set in oxford. Later that year, on 21 november, whately announced on bbc radio oxford that a ninth series would be made, with shooting occurring on 2015 between may and june. The series also stars clare holman as forensic pathologist dr. Kevin whately returns as lewis after working overseas in the virgin islands. Kevin whately returns as inspector lewis for a fifth season of the popular detective series. Di lewis returns to oxford after two years absence and is reluctantly assigned by his new boss, dcs innocent, to the murder of an oxford mathematics student who is shot while participating in a sleep study. The popular mystery series ninth season will be comprised of six episodes, which will retain the onehour format first used in season 7. On 2 november 2015, itv announced that the show would end after its ninth series, following the. Same problems as for grantchester season 2, which you say you fixed. Hathaway has been promoted to inspector after an extended break from the force, and lewis is adjusting to retired life until hes asked to team up with his old colleague.
Faced with the seemingly impossible task of identifying the remains of a body discovered in a well, lewis has also got to contend with new boss chief superintendent moody. Just finished hinterland, very good detective series set in wales and yes, its in english. Detective inspector lewis and detective sergeant james hathaway are coming back. Inspector morse has been named the greatest british crime drama of all time in a poll conducted by radio times, nearly two decades after it finished its original run on itv. A spinoff of the popular series inspector morse, a special twohour drama picked up five years after the series ended. On 2 november 2015, itv announced that the show would end after its ninth series, following the decision made by kevin whately and laurence fox to retire from their roles in the series. Lewis is a british television detective drama produced for itv. On 10 february 2014, an official announcement was made that the show was to return, with all four original main cast members coming back to do another series. Following the death in 2000 of his eponymous mentor inspector morse, sergeant lewis was promoted to inspector and took a twoyear sabbatical in the british virg. A former religious fanatic who deliberately tried to kill an outspoken atheist in a car crash but only succeeded in. Lewis investigates the murder of student richard scott. Inspector robert lewis and sergeant james hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants. The following is a list of episodes for the british drama lewis that first aired in 2006. Following the conclusion of the series, whately reprised the.
The new decade is just around the corner, and the next round of what could be the roaring 20s is set to begin. Summary of masterpiece mystery inspector lewis seasons 18 dvd. New series of inspector morse spinoff lewis to be its last popular crime drama lewis is set to come to an end after nearly 10 years on the air, it has been confirmed today. Inspector robert lewis and sergeant james hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of. The lead singer of a 60s rock band who is believed to have committed suicide 35 years earlier suddenly materializes and wants to reorganize the group. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Season 9 opens as, faced with the seemingly impossible task of identifying the remains of a body discovered in a well, lewis has also got to contend with new boss chief superintendent moody. Inspector morse season 4 episode 04 masonic mysteries. Following the broadcast of a pilot in 2006, a first series of three episodes was broadcast in february and march 2007. Season 8 starts with inspector lewis being asked to come out of retirement to help detective inspector hathaway with a murder investigation. She and lewis become a couple during the seventh us sixth season.
Inspector lewis, series iii 5 new episodes beginning sunday, august 29th at 9pm et coming this fall the premiere of a brandnew sherlock starring benedict cumberbatch, and a. Inspector robert lewis kevin whately and his partner, the enigmatic detective sergeant james hathaway laurence fox, return to the idyllic oxford countryside and colleges in five new thrillers, forcing the pair to revisit the past and to reconsider the future. Aug 31, 2016 inspector lewis the final season premieres friday, september 9 with one for sorrow followed by magnum opus on friday, september 16 and what lies tangled, the final episode in the long running series, on friday, september 23, all shown at 8 p. As viewers look forward to the future, which promises anglophiles everything from a new king to a new batch of british programming, were looking back at the last ten years of british tv that aired on pbs. Sep 30, 2014 inspector lewis returns to pbs with hathaway intow on.
Inspector lewis season 3, episode 2 uk season 4, episode 1 there is another suspicious death at crevecoeur hall. With lewis back on the team, will they be able to solve the mystery. The official north american complete inspector lewis box was released in october 2016. Inspector lewis wont return for more episodes, but. Lewis and hathaway are called in to investigate the apparent death by drug overdose of over achieving student and amateur taxidermist talika desai. He was killed just before premiering the merchant of venice. He often shows an uncanny intuition in solving murder cases. Widowed after his wife was killed in a hitandrun car collision, inspector lewis is a workaholic.
Detective sergeantdetective inspector robert robbie lewis is a fictional character in the inspector morse crime novels by colin dexter. Robert lewis 51 episodes 20062018 rebecca front jean innocent 51 episodes 20062018 laurence fox james hathaway 51 episodes 20062018. With hathaway still reeling from a particularly horrific investigation, the team investigates a murder discovered on a tour bus where none of the passengers can remember the victim. Kevin whately as detective inspector robert lewis 20062015. Inspector morse is a detective drama based on colin dexters series of chief inspector morse novels. Lewis and hathaway are called in to investigate the apparent death by drug overdose of over. John thaw chief inspector morse 105 episodes 19992020 kevin whately det. The series starred john thaw as chief inspector morse and kevin whately as sergeant lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.
In four new episodes, lewis and his young partner ds hathaway laurence fox, masterpiece classic a room with a view continue solving cases in the seemingly perfect academic haven. Inspector robert lewis and his partner, the enigmatic detective sergeant james hathaway, return to the idyllic oxford. It is now continuing in its own series, with lewis and hathaway investigating in morses old stomping ground of oxford. Series 8 dvd, 2016 at the best online prices at ebay. Inspector lewis is surprised to learn that sergeant hathaway is no stranger to crevecoeur hall or the mortmaigne family 2015. This was also confirmed by griffin on bbc radio 2,and then by fox in march 2015 during an interview with the evening standard. The eighth series consisted of three twopart episodes,masterpiece mystery inspector lewis with shooting beginning in march 2014.
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