Lewis (2006) (TV)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Bill Anderson

Writers:

Colin Dexter (characters)
Russell Lewis (story)

Release Date:

29 January 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

DI Lewis returns to Oxford after several years absence and is reluctantly assigned by his new boss, DCS Innocent...

Plot Keywords:

Oxford | Murder | Math Problem | Car Accident | Jealousy

Cast

Kevin Whately	...	DI Robert Lewis
Laurence Fox	...	DS James Hathaway
Clare Holman	...	Dr. Laura Hobson
Rebecca Front	...	Chief Supt. Jean Innocent
Charlie Cox	...	Danny Griffon
Jack Ellis	...	Rex Griffon
Michael Maloney	...	Ivor Denniston
Lizzy McInnerny	...	Kate Jekyll
Danny Webb	...	Tom Pollock
Jemma Redgrave	...	Trudi Griffon
Marc Elliott	...	Hal Bose (as Marc Elliot)
Michael Hobbs	...	Club Secretary
Alex Knight	...	DI Knox
Dennis Matsuki	...	Mr. Tanigaki
Janet Maw	...	Secretary

Also Known As:

Inspector Lewis (UK) (working title) (USA)

Runtime:

120 min | USA:94 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo | Dolby

Filming Locations:

Ambleside Walk, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK

Company:

Granada Television

Trivia:

It was intended that Chief Supt Strange played by James Grout would appear, either as the superintendent or at least in a transitional scene in a nursing home after his retirement, but Grout was too ill to work so the character of Strange was written out and Supt Innocent was created instead.

Quotes:

DS Hathaway: Has Oxford changed much since you've been away?
DI Lewis: No. It changed before I went.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from "Inspector Morse" (1987)

Soundtrack:

Hysteria

The welcome return of a much missed character.

A welcome return for Morse's old sidekick, Robbie Lewis. Lewis, played by Kevin Whately, returns from an overseas secondment and steps straight into the case of a female student shot in a sleep investigation unit. The killer used the key-code of a mathematics student (Danny Griffon, played by Charlie Cox)to enter the unit so he rightly becomes the prime suspect. Unfortunately for Lewis and his temporary sergeant James 'God botherer' Hathaway (Laurence Fox), Danny appears to have a cast iron alibi, or does he? I'm not going to give anymore away, as there are many people, in the US and elsewhere who have not yet been privileged to see this subtle and highly polished production. Let's hope Kevin Whately agrees to do more episodes. It was well worth the wait.