Since we were having difficulty finding the Inspector Lewis Masterpiece Mysteries on Roku, I decided to check out the pilot and first three episodes from our library. One of the difficulties with that is that sometimes they're not in good shape and we miss portions. Overall, we were able to get the gist of what was going on.
This series was inspired by the Inspector Morse novels by Colin Dexter and we were a big fan of the Inspector Morse series. Inspector Lewis is an entirely different type of policeman than Morse and is portrayed by Kevin Whately. His younger Detective Sergeant James Hathaway is played by Laurence Fox and they're a good match. The series is set in Oxford as was the Inspector Morse series.
The series pilot brings Lewis home from a two year assignment in the British Virgin Islands where he went after his wife was killed by a hit and run driver. He immediately has a murder to solve on his arrival home.
The next episode, "Whom The Gods Would Destroy," unearths secrets from the past. "Old School Ties" involves Oxford Students, a convicted computer hacker turned best-selling author whose wife went to school with Lewis and is an "old flame." The last on this DVD is "Expiation" when a suicide turns out to be a murder and Lewis has to delve into why this North Oxford housewife was murdered.
These are good mysteries but a little grim at times -- just like Morse! pazt
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