A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series lewis. Lewis and hathaway investigate a grisly murderand learn this may not be the last. Now an inspector, he returns to oxford and finds himself teamed up with younger colleague, det sgt james hathaway and with a. A spinoff of the popular series inspector morse, a special twohour drama picked up five years after the series ended. Aug 07, 2016 whately said inspector morse ran for 33 episodes and that inspector lewis will run for the same number of episodes. Lewis to end in way inspector morse bowed out mirror online. The investigation implicates a senior university fig. Nov 03, 2015 ratings for lewis have declined from eight million viewers per episode two years ago to about 5.
The very final threeepisode season of inspector lewis, premiering sunday, august 7, 2016 on pbs masterpiece mystery, is a sad hail and farewell to the appealing characters and ingenious plot puzzles that began with oxfordshires detective chief inspector endeavour morse john thaw, 19422002 and his then sergeant robbie lewis kevin whately. Watch a sneak peek of the eighth and final season of the inspector lewis tv show on pbs. Jul 12, 2016 inspector lewis, which premiered in 2006, has had something of a tumultuous history in recent years, as the drama sort of wrapped up its run back in 20, before returning for a surprise eighth season in 2014. David drury, matthew evans and nick laughland masterpiece mystery. Kevin whately returned as lewis after working overseas in the virgin islands.
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. Whately said inspector morse ran for 33 episodes and that inspector lewis will run for the same number of episodes. Later, a religious fanatic is murdered, a housewife is. 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 duchess of cambridge talks to phillip and holly about new photography project with the national portrait gallery. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of inspector lewis on masterpiece with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. Both novelist and detective are aficionados of philosophy, literature, music and the archers. In the pilot episode, lewis returns to oxford from a twoyear stint training police in the british virgin islands, following the death of his wife valerie in a hitandrun accident. Lewis still must work partly in the shadow of the nowfiveyearsdead inspector morse, who some time prior to his death had worked a case involving one of the murder suspects as a juvenile. With charlie cox, sophie winkleman, colin starkey, jack ellis. Feb 23, 2002 john thaw, the british television actor known to millions as the crusty, musicloving chief inspector morse of oxford, died at his home in wiltshire, england, on thursday. Jan 31, 20 the episode features a replica of morses last scenes in 2000, when lewis kevin whately nursed an orange juice as his boss, played by john thaw, broke the news he was quitting. Di robert lewis teams up with ds james hathaway to look into the murder of an oxford mathematics student. Lewis is a british television detective drama produced for itv.
With simon wilson, lia williams, mark powley, tom brooke. Episode directed by writer original air date viewers in millions 1 reputation bill anderson. Inspector lewis on masterpiece cast and characters tv guide. With kevin whately, laurence fox, clare holman, rebecca front. In the last episodes, running on pbs, a new chief superintendent wants to cut costs, and inspector lewis is always in the position of proving himself. In the us, the final season, starring kevin whately and laurence fox. The episode features a replica of morses last scenes in 2000, when lewis kevin whately nursed an orange juice as his boss, played by john thaw, broke the news he was quitting. Kevin whately returns in his role as police detective robert lewis in the anxiously anticipated spinoff to the hugely popular inspector morse series.
Inspector morses former assistant becomes a detective inspector in his own right. But it is notes that morse made on an earlier case which help lewis solve this following the death in 2000 of his eponymous. With the end of inspector morse and the death of its star, john thaw, lewis s adventures had seemed to come to an end. Laurence fox as hathaway and kevin whately as lewis. Just a few days ago we watched intelligent design, the last episode in this collection.
Kevin whately reprises his character robert robbie lewis, who was morses sergeant in the original series. Inspector lewis, the final season, episode 2 airs sunday, august 14, 2016 at 98c on masterpiece on pbs. John thaw, the british television actor known to millions as the crusty, musicloving chief inspector morse of oxford, died at his home in wiltshire, england, on. Adrenochrome lewis whom the gods would destroy series 1 episode 1 by st.
See a scene from the series finale of inspector lewis, airing aug. Lewis airs its final episode but have we really seen the. Now an inspector, he returns to oxford and finds himself teamed up with younger colleague, det. The opening pair of episodes in this valedictory season of lewis still clocked over eight million viewers, though the numbers have subsided a bit since. May 06, 2016 the inspector lewis tv show on pbs announces the eighth and final season premieres sunday, august 7, 2016 at 9. When a body discovered in a wooded area is found already embalmed, the logical conclusion is that a murder victim must have been cremated in his place. Aug 08, 2016 the very final threeepisode season of inspector lewis, premiering sunday, august 7, 2016 on pbs masterpiece mystery, is a sad hail and farewell to the appealing characters and ingenious plot puzzles that began with oxfordshires detective chief inspector endeavour morse john thaw, 19422002 and his then sergeant robbie lewis kevin whately. Lewis airs its final episode but have we really seen the last of hathaway. An ailing morse involves himself in a year old cold murder case of a nymphomaniac is when persons of interest connected with it turn up dead. It is a spinoff from inspector morse and, like that series, it is set in oxford. May 05, 2020 a guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series lewis. The following is a list of episodes for the british drama lewis that first aired in 2006.
Lewis series and episode guides tv from radiotimes. Near the end of the television series, lewis moves on in his career and takes a promotion. Laurence and his wife billie piper are moving with their kids to america to break the film industry advertisement. Episode 2 scene 1m 35s lewis and hathaway investigate a grisly murderand learn this may not be the last. The last episode of lewis airs on itv1 on february 11 at 9pm. Lewis has now been promoted to detective inspector and is assisted by ds james hathaway, portrayed by laurence fox, who was promoted to. The inspector lewis tv show on pbs announces the eighth and final season premieres sunday, august 7, 2016 at 9. Inspector lewis final season to air on masterpiece this summer. Now, the mystery series is back for one last and final run. Inspector morse the remorseful day tv episode 2000 imdb. This is a list of episodes of the british television crime drama inspector morse, starring john thaw and kevin whately, for which eight series were broadcast between 1987 and 2000, totalling thirtythree episodes. With emma croft, eva sayer, james wilby, julia joyce. Art mirrors life, as inspector morse is finally defeated by.
So, inspector lewis has left the country, having solved his 33 rd and final mystery. Morse was so important to me, i didnt want to go beyond that number. Ratings for lewis have declined from eight million viewers per episode two years ago to about 5. Season 8 starts with inspector lewis being asked to come out of retirement to help detective inspector hathaway with a murder investigation. Aug 05, 2016 in the last episodes, running on pbs, a new chief superintendent wants to cut costs, and inspector lewis is always in the position of proving himself. Although the last five episodes were each broadcast a year apart two years before the final episode, when released on dvd, they were billed as series eight. Introduced in inspector morses first episode the dead of jericho, whatelys robbie lewis was the geordie sidekick of the late john thaws erudite and perpetually cranky inspector. Art mirrors life, as inspector morse is finally defeated. Inspector robert lewis and sergeant james hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of. I wonder if itv ever imagined this inspector morse spinoff would last seven series. In truth, lewis has been past its best ever since robbie was pressganged out of retirement last year. Inspector lewis what lies tangled season 8 episode 3 pbs. Inspector robert lewis and sergeant james hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of oxford throw at them.
Inspector lewis what lies tangled season 8 episode 3. Inspector lewis tv series 20062015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With john thaw, kevin whately, meg davies, eddie webber. In the episode the dead of jericho, lewis tells morse its also my birthday.
Bookman and i have our tea and watch at least one episode of lewis we own this collection plus the season 7 bluray or endeavour we own every episode on bluray or inspector morse we watch it online. Inspector lewis, which premiered in 2006, has had something of a tumultuous history in recent years, as the drama sort of wrapped up its run back in 20, before returning for a surprise eighth season in 2014. When an oxford housewife is found hanged in her home, lewis and hathaway unearth a far darker murder case than the initial suicide verdict suggests. Newly widowed, he now returns to oxford and soon finds himself in charge of a murder case. Five years after his friend and mentors death, robert now promoted to position of inspector returns to the city of oxford after working on the british virgin islands. Lewis is back after the death of his longtime police partner morse. Kevin whately returns as oxford polices inspector lewis in this spin off of the hugely popular british show inspector morse. Theres been an air of goingthroughthemotions about these valedictory episodes, the intellectual heft of early inspector morse reduced to a veneer of often inconsequential clevercleverness.