"Lewis" Whom the Gods Would Destroy (2007)

Director:

Marc Jobst

Writers:

Colin Dexter (characters)
Daniel Boyle (screenplay)

TV Series:

"Lewis" (2007)

Original Air Date:

18 February 2007 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

DI Lewis and DS Hathaway investigate the murder of Dean Greely. As the investigation continues, they...

Plot Keywords:

Oxford | Sergeant | Police | Detective | Sequel

Cast

Sasha Behar	...	Catherine Linn
Richard Lintern	...	Sefton Linn
Crispin Redman	...	Dean Greely
Sian Thomas	...	Ingrid Nielson
Adrian Rawlins	...	Harry Bundrick
Richard Dillane	...	Theodore Platt
Kevin Whately	...	DI Robert Lewis
Laurence Fox	...	DS James Hathaway
Clare Holman	...	Dr. Laura Hobson
Rebecca Front	...	Chief Superintendent Innocent
Anna Massey	...	Prof. Margaret Gold
Diana Payan	...	Petra Bundrick
Anna Madeley	...	Anne Sadikov
Ellie Kendrick	...	Megan Linn
Nicola Redmond	...	Tina Daniels

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Filming Locations:

Allanbay Park, Howe Lane, Binfield, Berkshire, England, UK

Company:

Granada Productions

Trivia:

At one point, Professor Gold (Anna Massey) asks Lewis if they have ever met before. She then says that Lewis was working with Morse. Anna Massey played the character of Lady Emily Balcombe in the Morse episode "Inspector Morse: Happy Families (#6.2)" (1992).

Quotes:

[At the reception for the chamber music recital]
Chief Superintendent Innocent: You *do* scrub up well, Inspector.
DI Robert Lewis: Oh, this penguin suit's been to far too many Masonic dinners - the trouser leg keeps rolling up of its own accord.

Top Quality Entertainment

From the start, 'Lewis' was utterly commendable. Whately's performance as the newly promoted inspector is as effortless as it is engaging. This opening episode (written by Inspector Morse episode writer Daniel Boyle) manages to balance the suspenseful intrigue with excellent character portrayals, the one not overshadowing the other. As Hathaway, Fox is marvelous. He's clever, knowledgeable, but he can learn a lot from Lewis's experience.

In an age where mindless trite talent (I use the word with a due sense of caution) shows are all the rage, and celebrity culture dominates British television, 'Lewis' is refreshing, high quality entertainment for those preferring not to be brainwashed by junk television.

A thoroughly deserved: 10/10