Lewis (TV series)

Lewis
Cover of the DVD of the first series
Also known asInspector Lewis
GenreCrime drama
Created byColin Dexter
Developed byChris Burt
Stephen Churchett
StarringKevin Whately
Laurence Fox
Rebecca Front
Clare Holman
Angela Griffin
Steve Toussaint
ComposerBarrington Pheloung
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series9
No. of episodes33 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersMichele Buck
Damien Timmer
Ted Childs (series 1 only)
ProducerChris Burt
Production locationsOxford, England
Running time93 minutes (pilot – series 3)
89 minutes (series 4–6)
45 minutes (series 7–9)
Original release
NetworkITV
Release29 January 2006 (2006-01-29) –
10 November 2015 (2015-11-10)
Related
Inspector Morse
Endeavour
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Lewis is a British television detective drama produced for ITV, first airing in 2006 (pilot) then 2007 (series 1). It is a spin-off from Inspector Morse and, like that series, it is set in Oxford. Kevin Whately reprises his character Robert "Robbie" Lewis, who was Morse's sergeant in the original series. Lewis has now been promoted to detective inspector and is assisted by DS James Hathaway, portrayed by Laurence Fox, who was promoted to inspector before the eighth series. The series also stars Clare Holman as forensic pathologist Dr. Laura Hobson, likewise reprising her role from Inspector Morse; and, from the eighth season, Angela Griffin as DS Lizzie Maddox.

On 2 November 2015, ITV announced that the show would end after its ninth series, following the decision made by Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox to retire from their roles in the series. Whately announced that the show had gone on long enough, with his character having done many stories between Morse and Lewis after he took on the role 30 years earlier.[1]

  1. ^ "Lewis to End after Ninth Series". BBC News. Retrieved 3 November 2015.