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| Robert Lewis | |
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 Kevin Whately as Robbie Lewis in Oxford, August 2015 | |
| First appearance | Last Bus to Woodstock, 1975 novel The Dead of Jericho, 1987 TV |
| Last appearance | What Lies Tangled , 2015 TV |
| Portrayed by | Kevin Whately (television) (1987–2015) Christopher Douglas (BBC Radio) (1985) Robert Glenister (BBC Radio) (1992–96) Lee Ingleby (BBC Radio) (2017) Andrew Bone (stage) |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | Robbie, Rob, Bertie |
| Title | Detective Sergeant (novels, Morse) Detective Inspector (Lewis) |
| Occupation | Police Detective in Thames Valley Police/Oxfordshire Police CID |
| Spouse | Valerie (deceased) |
| Children | Lyn Lewis Patrick Lewis |
| Relatives | Andrew Lewis (cousin - deceased) |
| Nationality | British |
Detective Sergeant/Detective Inspector Robert "Robbie" Lewis is a fictional character in the Inspector Morse crime novels by Colin Dexter. The "sidekick" to Morse, Lewis is a detective sergeant in the Thames Valley Police, and appears in all 13 Morse novels. In the television adaptation, Inspector Morse, he is played by Kevin Whately. Following the conclusion of the series, Whately reprised the role as the lead character in Lewis, in which the character has been promoted to the rank of inspector.