Lewis: Series 1 (DVD)

I have been a lifelong Morse fan and cried copiously when he died. I cried even more at Lewis' reaction and how he paid his respects. I thought that this was the end of an excellent series. I was very supprised and aprehensive when I heard that they would be making the Lewis series. I felt at first it was just cashing in, but decided that you can only criticise or comment if you view it first. So I watched this series. I absolutely loved the series. I always liked Lewis anyway and felt that he always had to pay second fiddle to Morse, even when he had to correct some of Morse's mistakes. So it was good to see him step into the spotlight and take ...  Read the complete review

First things first, I am an absolutely evangelical and devoted Morse fan. You just cant beat him, and what is Lewis without Morse? Surely it's strawberries without the cream, a sundae without the cherry, or perhaps more aptly, a crossword without the answers. Nevertheless as a die-hard Morsian, anything with a vague connection to the great man is going to get me salivating, thus it was with mixed feelings that I first watched "Lewis". Of course it doesn't live up to its predecessor, but that was really a given but somewhat surprisingly its actually pretty darn good. This is in no small part down to Kevin Whately, who reprises the eponymous role. ...  Read the complete review

In 1987, the beloved super-sleuth Inspector Morse came onto our screens. John Thaw played the Oxford-educated, introspective and melancholy enigma, whilst Kevin Whately played his slightly naive but upbeat northerner sidekick Sergeant Lewis. In 2000, after 33 fantastic 2 hour episodes where Morse and Lewis deciphered the most complex and intelligently thought out crimes, Morse had a fatal heart attack after having solved a case with which he had personal involvement. After an emotional final scene where he kisses Morse whilst on a mortuary slab, we are left wondering where Lewis is headed in his career as the series ends for good. In 2005, Lewis appeared on ...  Read the complete review