Lewis and hathaway are called in to investigate the apparent death by drug overdose of over achieving student and amateur taxidermist talika desai. The very final three episode 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. Now, the mystery series is back for one last and final run. Inspector robert lewis steps out of the shadow of his mentor, the inimitable inspector morse, in this highlyacclaimed series of intricate mysteries. Contentsshow series overview episode list pilot episode season 1 season 2 season 3 season 4 season 5 season 6 season 7 season 8 season 9 season episodes original uk air dates season premiere season finale pilot episode 1 29th january 2006 season 1 3 18th february 2007 4th march 2007 season 2 4 24th february 2008 16th march 2008 season 3 4 22nd march 2009. I knew that the acting, drama and production would be high because they always have been, but these last episodes were outstanding and captured a real sense of the underlying relationship between, not just morse and lewis, but the superintendant as well. Here you fint both the broadcast episodes as the next episodes. The inspector morse sequel series, which in uk is titled lewis, will run for a total of 33 episodes in honor.
Inspecteur lewis lewis est une serie britannique creee par chris burt et kate mckerrell et diffusee du 29 janvier 2006 au 10 novembre 2015 sur itv. May 06, 2016 the inspector lewis tv show on pbs announces the eighth and final season premieres sunday, august 7, 2016 at 9. Professor diana ellerby is leaving oxfords last surviving allwomens college and during a. When morse and hathaway investigate a noise disturbance on a farm, they discover the member of a 60s band, midnight addiction. Inspector lewis, the final season, episode 2 airs sunday, august 14, 2016 at 98c on masterpiece on pbs. Get a glimpse at whats ahead in the inspector lewis series finale in this scene from what lies tangled, airing sunday, august 21, 2016, 98c on. Although the last five episodes were each broadcast a year apart two years before the final episode, when released on dvd, they. The inspector lewis crime mysteries are thick with counter plots leaving plenty of room for digesting many suspects in our thoughts. The following is a list of episodes for the british drama lewis that first aired in 2006. What lies tangled when an eminent mathematician is killed in a bomb attack, lewis and hathaway quickly discover the victim was a.
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. The intrepid star of inspector lewis reflects on becoming an actor, portraying robbie lewis, and the characters of hathaway and hobson. Inspector lewis final season to air on masterpiece this. With the end of inspector morse and the death of its star, john thaw, lewis s adventures had seemed to come to an end. Ratings for lewis have declined from eight million viewers per episode two years ago to about 5. I know its the final lewis episode were going to get, so maybe i should be a little more charitable towards the rather uninspiring detective work in part 2 of what lies tangled with nothing in the way of evidence having emerged from the investigation so far, lewis decides to return to the scene of the latest crime on the offchance of finding something theyve. Inspector morse season 4 episode 02 the sins of the fathers by vica gesi. In the television adaptation, inspector morse, he is played by kevin whately. The sidekick to morse, lewis is a detective sergeant in the thames valley police, and appears in all morse novels. Lewis is a british television detective drama produced for itv. Here you will find all the episodes of the serieslewis. Art mirrors life, as inspector morse is finally defeated by. But instead of kevin whatelys detective inspector announcing his. Which means we must be rather concerned about the health of his creator, colin dexter.
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. Jul 08, 2016 watch a sneak peek of the eighth and final season of the inspector lewis tv show on pbs. I wonder if itv ever imagined this inspector morse spinoff would last seven series. The series centers around robert robbie lewis played by kevin whately, who, in a five year gap after the events of inspector morse, has lost his wife in a hit and run accident. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show inspector lewis on masterpiece anytime, anywhere.
Kevin whately on music, morse and more by masterpiece pbs. So, inspector lewis has left the country, having solved his 33rd and final mystery. Aug 07, 2016 although audiences will no doubt clamor for more, kevin whately is happily saying farewell to inspector robbie lewis, the character he has been playing for almost 30 years on public television. Inspector lewis what lies tangled season 8 episode 3. Love the morse inspector lewis endeavour series in all their incarnations. 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. Hit drama lewis to end in same way predecessor inspector morse bowed out it comes in the last scene of hit itv detective show lewis, when ds james hathaway, played by laurence fox. Change your netflix country with a few simple steps and start watching. Now an inspector, he returns to oxford and finds himself teamed up with younger colleague, det. In the united states, all episodes of lewis were originally shown as inspector lewis on masterpiece mystery. Its a sweet, if somewhat lackluster, conclusion with a hint of promise. Get a glimpse at whats ahead in the inspector lewis series finale in this scene from what lies tangled, airing sunday, august 21, 2016, 98c. Later, a religious fanatic is murdered, a housewife is.
What lies tangled, the final episode, concerns the bombing death of an eminent mathematician. What lies tangled when an eminent mathematician is killed in a bomb attack, lewis and hathaway quickly discover the victim was a notorious philanderer with many. Thankfully, you can still buy and watch past episodes on amazon. Lewis now promoted to position of inspector returns to the city of oxford after. Inspector robert lewis and sergeant james hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of oxford throw at them. Get a glimpse at whats ahead in the inspector lewis series finale in this scene from what lies tangled, airing sunday, august 21. With lewis, especially, this final episode was like saying farewell to a friend. Inspector lewis, the final season, episode 2 airs sunday, august 14, 2016 at 98c on masterpiece. Season 8 starts with inspector lewis being asked to come out of retirement to help detective inspector hathaway with a murder investigation.
Theres been an air of goingthroughthemotions about these valedictory episodes, the intellectual heft of early inspector morse reduced to a veneer of. The oxford setting is so beautiful, it must be one of england greatest cities. If the season episode you want isnt available, you may be able to unlock it right now in the usa and start watching. Theyre looking for a body in a well, and a body they find, rather newer than expected. Inspector lewis counter culture blues tv episode 2009 imdb. When two other murders occur, lewis must decipher a cryptic clue left in an old case file by his former boss, chief inspector morse. Stars kevin whately and laurence fox have returned for three twopart mysteries entitled one for sorrow, magnum opus, and what lies. Lewis to end in way inspector morse bowed out mirror online. Lewis reveals in the first ever episode, that his birthday is around the th20th june. So, inspector lewis has left the country, having solved his 33 rd and final mystery.
Lewis series and episode guides tv from radiotimes. This is a lovely series, a good tribute to morse which it follows from. Kevin whately, who plays inspector robbie lewis, and laurence fox, who plays ds james hathaway, had decided to retire from the. Episode 2 scene lewis and hathaway investigate a grisly murderand learn this may not be the last. The first episode was rather strange, a lot of time concerned lewis carrolls the hunting of the snark, which in the end was irrelevant. Inspector lewis, the final season, episode 2 airs sunday, august 14. We have our first corpse in what lies tangled, the thistimewemeanit final episode of inspector lewis.
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. Watch inspector lewis on masterpiece episodes online season. List of lewis episodes inspector morse wiki fandom. The eighth and final season of inspector lewis begins tonight on pbs masterpiece mystery. In fact, the group is about to enjoy a renaissance.
You can also check out inspector lewis s official website and imdb page. Lewis is back after the death of his longtime police partner morse. 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. 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. Inspector lewis final season to air on masterpiece this summer. Lewis airs its final episode but have we really seen the last of. I would have missed thathow so in keeping with his character, after all, its a perfectly good shirt. Detective sergeantdetective inspector robert robbie lewis is a fictional character in the inspector morse crime novels by colin dexter. Inspector lewis kevin whately becomes tied up in a case that brings back his youth in counter culture blues, from the third season of inspector lewis.
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. The episode features a replica of morses last scenes in 2000, when lewis kevin whately nursed an orange juice as his boss, played by. 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. 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. When a bomb is discovered at the home of the victims brother, also a mathematician, the case moves in another direction. 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. 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. Lewis team must delve into the worlds of social media, drugs, taxidermy, alternative art and the homeless east european community. In a recent telephone interview, whately said he became involved with inspector morse after colleagues urged him to portray inspector lewis. In truth, lewis has been past its best ever since robbie was pressganged out of retirement last year. In the us, the final season, starring kevin whately and laurence fox. A very appropriate description for the inspector lewis series.
In the episode the dead of jericho, lewis tells morse its also my birthday. Inspector lewis what lies tangled season 8 episode 3 pbs. It is a spinoff from inspector morse and, like that series, it is set in oxford. With john thaw, kevin whately, meg davies, eddie webber. Itv detective show lewis ends by mimicking the last scene of inspector morse. Lewis and hathaway investigate a grisly murderand learn this may not be the last. When an eminent mathematician is killed in a bomb attack, lewis and hathaway quickly discover the victim was a notorious philanderer with many enemies. Kevin whately talks about the final series of lewis lorraine duration. Get a glimpse at whats ahead in the inspector lewis series finale in this scene from what lies tangled, airing sunday, august 21, 2016, 98c on masterpiece mystery. The last episode of lewis airs on itv1 on february 11 at 9pm.
A spinoff of the popular series inspector morse, a special twohour drama picked up five years after the series ended. Watch on pbs masterpiece with prime video channels. 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. Oct 07, 2015 the first episode of inspector lewis s ninth series, appropriately, begins at an archaeological dig. The inspector lewis tv show on pbs announces the eighth and final season premieres sunday, august 7, 2016 at 9.
Final lewis episode brings one of itvs bestloved and most enduring dramas to a close. Spinoff of the series inspector morse follows former sergeant robert robbie lewis, who has been promoted to detective inspector. Kevin whately the english patient stars as inspector lewis, the former workingclass foil to the erudite detective inspector morse. Perhaps not coincidentally, this lewis is a lot more argumentative than he used to be. Lewis airs its final episode but have we really seen the. The door has been left open for lewis to return to oxford again and for hathaway and maddox to continue as the next generation under the morse lewis endeavour banner. Lewis 20062015 is a spinoff series of inspector morse. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series lewis.
Nov 15, 2000 after the filming of the final morse episode, the remorseful day, the burgundy jaguar 2. Thanks to his promotion from sergeant to inspector. They say imitation is the best form of flattery, and so fans of itvs detective show lewis will appreciate the final nod to its predecessor inspector morse. In final season of inspector lewis, solving mysteries. Taron egerton in inspector lewis the ramblin boy 1080 by tracy. These were the last 5 episodes of the marvellous inspector morse series. See a scene from the series finale of inspector lewis, airing aug. Inspector morses former assistant becomes a detective inspector in his own right. Series 9 on american netflix can be found in our listings below for each season. Itvs quiz opened with 9 million viewers, making it the biggest drama on tv this year. In the us, the series, which airs on pbs under the masterpiece. Oxfords last allfemale college is holding a reunion party to say goodbye to one of its most.
Kevin whately returned as lewis after working overseas in the virgin islands. Episode 2 scene 1m 35s lewis and hathaway investigate a grisly murderand learn this may not be the last. Kevin whately reprises his character robert robbie lewis, who was morses sergeant in the original series. This is a dark, thick marmalade with a strong taste of bitter oranges. The final episode of itv detective series lewis replicates the last.
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