List of Lewis episodes

The following is a list of episodes for the British drama Lewis that first aired in 2006. As of 14 November 2014, 30 episodes have aired.

Overview

Series Episodes Series premiere Series finale DVD release date Ave. UK viewers (millions)
Region 2 Region 4 Region 1
1 4[1] 18 February 2007 4 March 2007 12 March 2007[2] 31 March 2008[3] 5 August 2008[4] 9.02
2 4 24 February 2008 16 March 2008 7 April 2008[5] 18 May 2009[6] 5 August 2008[4] 8.57
3 4 22 March 2009 12 April 2009 13 April 2009[7] 10 March 2010[8] 13 October 2009[9] 7.04
4 4 2 May 2010 30 May 2010 31 May 2010[10] TBA 12 October 2010[11] 7.83
5 4 3 April 2011 24 April 2011 25 April 2011 TBA 13 September 2011[12] 6.95
6 4 16 May 2012 6 June 2012 11 June 2012 TBA 24 July 2012[13] 6.63
7 3 7 Jan 2013 11 Feb 2013 18 Feb 2013[14] TBA 25 June 2013[15] 7.94
8 3 10 Oct 2014 14 Nov 2014 17 Nov 2014 TBA 25 Nov 2014[16] 5.53

Pilot: 2006

# Episode Directed by Writer Original air date Viewers
(in millions)[17]
1"Reputation"Bill AndersonRussell Lewis (Story), Stephen Churchett (Screenplay)29 January 200611.31
DI Lewis returns to Oxford after two 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 Griffon, but Daniel's maths 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 rests however 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.

Series 1: 2007

# Episode Directed by Writer Original air date Viewers
(in millions)[18]
2"Whom the Gods Would Destroy"Marc JobstDaniel Boyle18 February 20078.11
DI Lewis and DS Hathaway investigate the murder of Dean Greely. As the investigation continues, they discover that Greely and three other men had formed a club during their Oxford student days, the Sons of the Twice Born. Today, the men have little contact with one another and initially deny that their club existed. When a second member of the foursome is murdered, it becomes apparent that they have a secret, from 30 years ago, and that someone is out for revenge.
3"Old School Ties"Sarah HardingAlan Plater25 February 20077.81
DI Lewis is less than pleased when he and DS Hathaway are assigned to protect Nicky Turnbull, a former criminal turned successful author. Turnbull had actually cheated two Oxford colleges in his computer scam and had received death threats. Turnbull is everything Lewis dislikes but he grits his teeth and does the job. Turnbull is in Oxford to make a speech at the request of the Oxford Union but things take a serious turn when Jo Gilchrist, a student and a member of Turnbull's reception committee, is found strangled. Gilchrist wrote for a student newspaper and was about to expose a professor's exam scam. When Turnbull is shot in the courtyard of his hotel, Lewis realizes that the man's wife was his first girlfriend. He also learns that they were on the verge of getting a divorce.
4"Expiation"Dan ReedGuy Andrews4 March 20078.85
Lewis and Hathaway investigate a murder in Summertown when an Oxford housewife is found hanged in her home. The detectives unearth a far darker murder case than the initial suicide verdict suggests.

Series 2: 2008

# Episode Directed by Writer Original air date Viewers
(in millions)[19]
5"And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea"Dan ReedAlan Plater24 February 20088.90
The murders of Reg Chapman, a maintenance worker at the Bodleian Library and gambling addict, and Nell Buckley, a popular Art student, seem unrelated. Police learn that Chapman stole historic books from the library so that Nell and another student could have Philip, a brilliant, autistic young painter, use blank pages to innocently forge letters by the poet Shelley for the international collectors' market. When both victims, for different reasons, threatened to expose the mastermind behind the scam, they were killed.
6"Music to Die For"Bill AndersonDusty Hughes2 March 20088.50
Whilst investigating the murder of R.G. Cole, an elder gay lecturer who was strangled at a friend's house, Lewis finds links to bare-knuckle fighting, Wagnerian opera, East Berlin, the Stasi and his old mentor Morse.
7"Life Born of Fire"Richard SpenceTom MacRae9 March 20088.19

A student called Will McEwan shoots himself in the head in St. Mark's church, after pointing the pistol at Reverend Francis King, who is found tortuously murdered by a hot poker thrust into his head the next day. The link between both is The Garden, a pious society offering 'Christian answers to youngsters' contemporary questions'; its emblem a Phoenix, to which both Will's suicide note 'On the road from Gethsemane to Calvary, I lost my way.' and a message on King's door 'Life born of fire' refer.

Lewis's partner, Detective Sergeant James Hathaway, was a friend and classmate of Will's at both school and Cambridge. Will's father Henry McEwan apparently repudiates Will upon discovering of his son's homosexuality after his death. Will's mother believed he was going steady with a nice girl. Lewis keeps searching through these circles, discovering more secrets and deceit. More blood is to be spilled, and the meaning of names proves crucial.
8"The Great and the Good"Stuart OrmePaul Rutman16 March 20088.70
Following a squash injury, Robbie ends up in casualty where he meets the Donnelly family, whose school-girl daughter Beatrice was drugged and awakened in a field, discovering that she had been raped. Evidence points to Oswald Cooper, who worked at her school and whose prescription drug matches the doping agent. However he has an alibi, a dinner party he hosted for three former student friends, now all eminent men. The next day he is found garrotted and castrated. Forensic evidence backs the view that Cooper raped Beatrice and the alibi is proved to be false. A friend of Cooper's who is blackmailing the three guests is also garroted. It is clear that Cooper serviced his former friends by organizing scams and deceptions for them however the solution reveals that Cooper's murderer was protecting and preserving a far more personal secret.

Series 3: 2009

# Episode Directed by Writer Original air date Viewers
(in millions)[20]
9"Allegory of Love"Bill AndersonDavid Pirie (Story), Stephen Churchett (Screenplay)22 March 20097.54
Lewis and Hathaway discover that the bizarre murder of a Czech barmaid with an antique Persian mirror parallels a similar killing found in a newly published fantasy novel, by the young Oxford author Dorian Crane. The life of another young woman is threatened, leading Lewis to suspect that the murdered girl was a victim of mistaken identity. The investigation becomes even more complex when Crane is murdered with a sword at a university function. Part of Series 2 in the U.S.
10"The Quality of Mercy"Bille EltringhamAlan Plater29 March 20097.19
A preview performance of a student production of The Merchant of Venice is cut short when the actor playing Shylock is stabbed to death with a prop knife. Lewis and Hathaway are working their way through a lengthy list of suspects when a second actor is killed. Meanwhile, Hathaway makes a shocking discovery. Part of Series 2 in the U.S.
11"The Point of Vanishing"Maurice PhillipsPaul Rutman5 April 20096.83
Lewis and Hathaway investigate the murder of a man found beaten and drowned in his bath. The deceased is identified as a religious fanatic who once attempted to murder a celebrated atheist, Tom Rattenbury, instead crippling Rattenbury's daughter. Investigations reveal that the deceased is another man entirely, the two having chosen to swap identities. Part of Series 2 in the U.S.
12"Counter Culture Blues"Bill AndersonNick Dear (Story), Guy Andrews (Screenplay)12 April 20096.61
Lewis, called out to deal with a noise complaint, is shocked to meet a rock star, the lead singer of Midnight Addiction, Esme Ford, whom he had once admired, and who was believed to have drowned. The body of a teenage boy, who has been repeatedly run over by a vehicle, points to a connection with members of the band.

Series 4: 2010

# Episode Directed by Writer Original air date Viewers
(in millions)[21]
13"The Dead of Winter"Bill AndersonRussell Lewis2 May 20108.70
With Hathaway still reeling from a particularly horrific investigation, the team investigates a murder discovered on a tour bus where none of the passengers can remember the victim. The investigation leads Lewis and Hathaway to an estate, Crevecoeur Hall, the ancestral home of the wealthy Mortmaignes where Hathaway grew up, and the detectives are soon investigating a second murder. The house and gardens of historic Rousham House were used for location filming. Part of Series 3 in the U.S.
14"Dark Matter"Bille EltringhamStephen Churchett9 May 20108.23
Lewis and Hathaway investigate the killing in suspicious circumstances of Professor Andrew Crompton, amateur astronomer and Master of Gresham College. Crompton was found dead at the university observatory after making a strange confession to a priest. His widow suspected that he had been having an affair, but Lewis and Hathaway discover that the dead man had a curious obsession. Part of Series 3 in the U.S.
15"Your Sudden Death Question"Dan ReedAlan Plater16 May 20107.29
The body of a philandering primary school teacher is found floating in a fountain during a quiz weekend, an event which is hosted at Chaucer College over the Bank Holiday. Suspicion initially falls on two competitors with whom the dead man had been flirting, but then one of them dies in a similar way. Lewis soon finds that the first victim was involved in a secret government operation, and that several of the other quiz participants are connected to it too. Part of Series 3 in the U.S.
16"Falling Darkness"Nicholas RentonRussell Lewis30 May 20107.10
Stem cell researcher Ligeia Willard is murdered with a stake through her heart on Hallowe'en; Dr Laura Hobson reveals that the victim was a university friend of hers. More murders occur connected to Laura's past, and Lewis wonders whether the pathologist is holding something back. A medium, who claims to have foreseen the death, conducts a séance, but Lewis and Hathaway rely on more conventional methods to solve the murder. Part of Series 3 in the U.S.

Series 5: 2011

# Episode Directed by Writer Original air date Viewers
(in millions; Includes ITV HD and ITV1+1)
17"Old, Unhappy, Far Off Things"Nicholas RentonRussell Lewis3 April 20117.38
A reunion at an all-female college ends in a murder. Professor Diana Ellerby is leaving Oxford's last surviving all-women's college and during a reunion with old students, Poppy Toynton is murdered. Lewis and Hathaway's investigation leads them to a connected 10 year old attack on the sister of one of the other old students in which she was attacked during a party at the college and left in a coma. That case has haunted Lewis and, during the investigation, he reaches out to his former DS, Ali McLennan for assistance. As the current murder investigation continues secrets, blackmail and more bodies are uncovered. Part of Series 4 in the U.S.
18"Wild Justice"Hettie MacdonaldStephen Churchett10 April 20116.69
A bishop visiting St Gerard's College is found dead after drinking poisoned wine; Lewis and Hathaway suspect that she has been killed because of her progressive views. When another two killings occur, both mirroring macabre murders from a Jacobean revenge tragedy, it appears the murderer is targeting candidates for the post of vice-regent of the college. However, after learning that one of the suspects harbors a dark secret, Lewis and Hathaway realise the motive is much more twisted and that the murderer is avenging perceived slights from over twenty years before. Part of Series 4 in the U.S.
19"The Mind Has Mountains"Charles PalmerPatrick Harbinson17 April 20117.12
A student dies during a residential clinical trial for a new anti-depressant. An investigation by Lewis and Hathaway is hampered by the college's professor of psychiatry, but the pair eventually establish that the trialists are acting under the malign influence of the drug. Part of Series 4 in the U.S.
20"The Gift of Promise"Metin HüseyinDusty Hughes & Stephen Churchett24 April 20116.62
Lewis and Hathaway investigate the murder of a businesswoman who had apparently been blackmailing the father of her protégé. The memoirs of a former head of MI5 provide Lewis with a vital clue, one which furthers the investigation that has ties with old romantic passions and the Irish Republican Army. Part of Series 4 in the U.S.

Series 6: 2012

# Episode Directed by Writer Original air date Viewers
(in millions; Includes ITV HD and ITV1+1)
21"The Soul of Genius"Brian KellyRachel Bennette16 May 20126.94
A botanist accidentally unearths the corpse of a recently buried professor who was fixated upon solving a seemingly impossible riddle by Lewis Carroll. The victim had a long-standing rivalry with his brother - giving Lewis and Hathaway an obvious suspect - but the case is hindered by the mind games of two students who seem intent on causing trouble in their quest to gain admittance to a mysterious club. Part of Series 5 in the U.S.
22"Generation of Vipers"David O'NeillPatrick Harbinson23 May 20126.47
A professor feels humiliated when her internet dating video is leaked onto a website and watched by her students. The next morning she is found dead, the victim of what appears to be a straightforward suicide. However, Lewis is not convinced and digs deeper, identifying several suspects including the site's founder. But as he and Hathaway get closer to the truth amid a rising death toll, they find their personal and professional lives dredged up online for all to see. Part of Series 5 in the U.S.
23"Fearful Symmetry"Nicholas RentonRussell Lewis30 May 20126.46
The murder of a babysitter throws up a number of questions for Lewis and Hathaway - was she the intended target or was the killer aiming for her employers? Was the crime calculated or opportunistic? And why was she elaborately tied up after being murdered? Soon after the first death, a friend of the dead woman is brutally killed, which brings up a slough of new questions. As the detectives dig for clues, they are led into a world of suburban swinging and fetish photography, far removed from the Oxford they know. Part of Series 5 in the U.S.
24"The Indelible Stain"Tim FywellSimon Block6 June 20126.64
When a visiting American academic delivers a controversial speech, many audience members are worried that his ideas could be used to target ethnic minorities. Thus when he is found hanged the next morning and Dr Hobson quickly discounts suicide, Lewis and Hathaway realise they have many suspects - from the local anti-racism activist who was first in voicing her disgust at the professor's beliefs to the women who had bombarded him with threatening e-mails. But then another body turns up and the detectives find themselves pursuing even more leads. Part of Series 5 in the U.S.

Series 7: 2013

This series consists of three stories, each divided into two parts in the UK.[22] In Australia and the United States, the stories were not divided, rather each shown as an entire piece.

# Episode Directed by Writer Original air date Viewers
(in millions; Includes ITV1 HD and ITV1+1 later ITV HD and ITV +1)
25"Down Among the Fearful"Brian KellySimon Block & Catherine Tregenna7 January 2013
14 January 2013		8.21
8.09
The death of psychologist Reuben Beatty throws up a number of questions when he is found murdered in the offices of psychic Randolph James. It soon becomes clear that the two were one and the same: Beatty was moonlighting as a clairvoyant. Lewis struggles to unravel his baffling double life whilst contending with Oxford's sinister psychic community. Part of Series 6 in the U.S. Shown in one piece on 16 June 2013.
26"The Ramblin' Boy"Dan ReedLucy Gannon21 January 2013
28 January 2013		7.67
8.21
Chief Superintendent Jack Cornish - an old acquaintance of Robbie's - goes missing and a recently embalmed body is discovered near an isolated farm track: could there be a link? As Hathaway goes on sabbatical in Kosovo, Lewis takes the awkward, young but bright DC Gray under his wing to investigate the case. Part of Series 6 in the U.S. Shown in one piece on 23 June 2013.
27"Intelligent Design"Tim FywellStephen Churchett (Story), Helen Jenkins (Screenplay)4 February 2013
11 February 2013		7.58
7.90
After seven years of ducking the question, Lewis and Hobson are embarking on a relationship, though the detective has a new puzzle to solve. An elderly don, Richard Seager, is struck by a car on the night of his release from prison; before dying, however, he mysteriously scratches the number '500' into the paintwork. Lewis must contend with Seager's wife, convinced that the sister of her husband's victim is the guilty party. Part of Series 6 in the U.S. Shown in one piece on 30 June 2013.

Series 8: 2014

This series again consists of three stories, each divided into two parts in the UK. In the United States, the stories were not divided, rather each shown as an entire piece.

# Episode Directed by Writer UK air date Viewers
(in millions; Includes ITV+1)
28"Entry Wounds"Nicholas RentonHelen Jenkins10 October 2014
17 October 2014		6.47
5.80
Faced with a crime that bridges the worlds of neurosurgery, blood sports and animal rights, Hathaway works his first case as a Detective Inspector with the help of his new partner, DS (Detective Sergeant) Lizzie Maddox. Lewis, struggling to adapt to retired life, jumps at the chance to rejoin the force when Chief Superintendent Innocent seeks his help. Part of Series 7 in the U.S. Shown in one piece on 5 October 2014.[23]
29"The Lions of Nemea"Nicholas LaughlandTahsin Guner (Idea), Noel Farragher & Nick Hicks-Beach (Screenplay)24 October 2014
31 October 2014		5.38
5.60
After a difficult start, Lewis and Hathaway seem to have settled back into their former relationship. But together with the new DS, Lizzie Maddox, they find themselves put to the test as they investigate the brutal murder of an American classics student. The deeper they delve, the more suspects and murky motives come to light. Part of Series 7 in the U.S. Shown in one piece on 12 October 2014.[23]
30"Beyond Good and Evil"David DruryNoel Farragher7 November 2014
14 November 2014		5.14
4.80
Thirteen years after Lewis' first successful arrest as a Detective Inspector, the forensics have been called into question and the case reopened for appeal. Lewis fears the worst, but nothing can prepare him for the resumption of the original murders with the original weapon. Did he arrest an innocent man? With Lewis’ reputation in jeopardy, Hathaway and Maddox race to catch the killer. Part of Series 7 in the U.S. Shown in one piece on 19 October 2014.[23]

References

  1. ↑ Three and the pilot episode, included on the series one DVD.
  2. ↑ "Lewis (2006) (DVD)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Lewis - Series 1 (2 Disc Set) (798464)". ezydvd.com.au. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Inspector Lewis Series 1 (2006)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "Lewis - Series Two (DVD) (2007)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Lewis - Series 2". JB Hi-Fi Online. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Lewis: Series Three (DVD) (2009)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  8. ↑ "Lewis - Series 3". JB Hi-Fi Online. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  9. ↑ "Inspector Lewis: Series 2". Amazon.com. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  10. ↑ "Lewis - Series Four (DVD) (2010)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  11. ↑ "Inspector Lewis: Series 3". Amazon.com. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  12. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Masterpiece-Mystery-Inspector-Original-Edition/dp/B0056031OQ/ref=pd_sim_mov_3
  13. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Masterpiece-Mystery-Inspector-Lewis-Series/dp/B007T40GOK/ref=pd_bxgy_mov_text_y
  14. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lewis-7-DVD-Kevin-Whately/dp/B008369F22/
  15. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C12ZISE/ref=s9_psimh_gw_p
  16. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Masterpiece-Mystery-Inspector-Lewis-7/dp/B00MK1RCVM/ref=pd_cp_mov_2
  17. ↑ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes: ITV1 w/e 29 Jan 2006". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  18. ↑ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes: ITV1 w/e 18 Feb 2007–4 Mar 2007". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  19. ↑ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes: ITV1 w/e 24 Feb 2008–16 Mar 2008". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  20. ↑ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes: ITV1 w/e 22 Mar 2009–12 Apr 2009". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  21. ↑ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes: ITV1 w/e 2 May 2010–30 May 2010". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  22. ↑ Radio times feature http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-12-13/lewis-to-return-to-itv-in-january-with-a-change-to-its-format Retrieved 26 December 2012
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 "Inspector Lewis, Season 7". WGBH-TV. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

External links