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 Robert 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

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.

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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

DI Lewis: Listen, You grab a table. I'll get them in.
DS Hathaway: Thanks, Sir. Mine is a pint.
DI Lewis: Mine is a pint, sergeant. You are driving.
[Throws car keys at Hathaway who catches easily]
DI Lewis: Orange juice or what?

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Connections

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

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Soundtracks

Hysteria
By Chris Wolstenholme, Dominic Howard and Matt Bellamy
Performance by Muse
Taste Music Ltd/A&E

User Reviews

A worthy successor to Morse

This is the answer to a Morse fan's prayer - a brilliantly directed and witty pilot that resurrects the feel of the Morse series. Lewis' sidekick (Lawrence Fox as DS Hathaway) provides the enigmatic human element that Morse used to supply yet there is never any doubt that Lewis is the key sleuth now. Brief shades of Morse pop up in the story to amuse the fans and the overall plot maintains the 'brand' of cryptic clues. Shakespeare aficionados will quickly pick up the Hamlet allusions, but they will not necessarily help in sussing the killer. "Lewis" is a first class production that promises much for the fans of classic British murder mysteries.