Reputation 

DI Robert Lewis teams up with DS James Hathaway to look into the murder of an Oxford mathematics student.

Director:

Bill Anderson

Writers:

Colin Dexter (inspired by the Inspector Morse novels of), Russell Lewis (story)

Stars:

Charlie Cox, Sophie Winkleman, Colin Starkey

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Charlie Cox	...	Danny Griffon
Sophie Winkleman	...	Regan Peverill
Colin Starkey	...	Bernard Beech
Jack Ellis	...	Rex Griffon
Jemma Redgrave	...	Trudi Griffon
Dennis Matsuki	...	Mr. Tanigaki
Flora Spencer-Longhurst	...	Jessica Pollock
Danny Webb	...	Tom Pollock
Laurence Fox	...	DS Hathaway
Kevin Whately	...	DI Lewis
Rosalyn Wright	...	Air Stewardess
Alex Knight	...	DI Knox
Clare Holman	...	Dr. Laura Hobson
Lizzy McInnerny	...	Kate Jekyll
Rebecca Front	...	Ch. Supt. Innocent

Storyline

DI Lewis returns to Oxford after several years absence and is reluctantly assigned by his new boss, DCS Innocent, to the murder of an Oxford mathematics student who was shot while participating in a sleep study. The key-code used to access the sleep lab was assigned to a fellow maths student, Daniel Griffin, but Daniel's math tutor has provided him with an alibi. Daniel is a maladjusted young man who will soon inherit his father's automotive empire. He is disruptive and has no respect for his uncle who now heads the company. The future of the company however rests on an impending deal with Japanese investors who insist that family unity is all important at this time. When two other murders occur, Lewis must decipher a cryptic clue left in an old case file by his former boss, Chief Inspector Morse.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | oxford england | dead body in a car trunk | murder investigation | murder disguised as suicide | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

PBS [United States]

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 July 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Inspector Lewis

Filming Locations:

Ambleside Walk, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Granada Television, WGBH, The Paperback Company Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the main characters is called Regan Peverill. The "Regan" part of her name is a reference to the character Jack Regan that John Thaw (Inspector Morse) played in the TV series The Sweeney (1974).

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Goofs

At the reception for the Japanese delegation, Rex toasts the memory of his brother Johnny who was killed in a car crash two years previously. Later on, Lewis discovers that Morse had investigated Danny Griffon for vandalism to Rex's car after Johnny's accident FIVE years ago.

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Quotes

[Dr Hobson sees Lewis wearing a very garish Caribbean shirt]
Dr. Laura Hobson: Can you turn down the volume on that shirt?

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Connections

Featured in Lewis... Behind the Scenes (2007)

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Soundtracks

Trumpet Concerto in E Flat Major
(2nd Movement Andante)
By Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Performance by Rolf Smedvig with Scottish Chamber Orchestra

User Reviews

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.