8.745 minSeason 9 • Episode 6
LatestWith his six-month trip to New Zealand with Hobson on the horizon, Lewis is in a race against time to save his career and relationship.
Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.
Acting
Whately's world-weary Lewis meets Fox's prickly, cerebral Hathaway.
Cinematography
Oxford looks impossibly gorgeous even during murder.
Writing
Classically constructed puzzles with actual clues you can spot.
Creator
Colin Dexter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kevin Whately played Lewis for 33 years total, starting with Inspector Morse in 1987—longer than most actors play any single character.
The show pioneered 'comfort crime' television: horrific murders solved by people who genuinely like each other, influencing Broadchurch and beyond.
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