Lewis (TV series)

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Lewis
Genre Drama
Running time 112 minutes
Starring Kevin Whately
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original channel ITV
Original run 29 January 2006
No. of episodes 1
IMDb profile

Lewis (known as Inspector Lewis in the US) is a British television drama made as a spin-off from Inspector Morse. Kevin Whately reprised his character Robbie Lewis, who had been Morse's sidekick in the original series. The drama was written by Stephen Churchett, with Morse creator Colin Dexter in a consultant's role.

[edit] Cast

DI Lewis Kevin Whately
DS Hathaway Laurence Fox
Ch Supt Innocent Rebecca Front
Dr Laura Hobson Clare Holman
Danny Griffon Charlie Cox
Trudi Griffon Jemma Redgrave
Rex Griffon Jack Ellis
Tom Pollock Danny Webb
Jessica Pollock Flora Spencer-Longhurst
Regan Peverill Sophie Winkleman
Ivor Denniston Michael Maloney

[edit] Reception

The show attracted 11 million viewers when it was first broadcast on ITV1. As a result, ITV have announced three new episodes, again starring Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox, Clare Holman and Rebecca Front.[1]

[edit] DVD release

It was released on Region 1 DVD on September 12, 2006, renamed Inspector Lewis,[2] after first being aired on PBS on July 30, 2006.[3] The title was also changed for the opening titles. It will be released in the UK on 8 January 2007.[4]

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