After the death of his wife, Inspector Lewis (Kevin Whately) takes a job in an out of the way place. He returns to Oxford in "Inspector Lewis" and is immediately thrown into a murder case along with a newcomer, DS Hathaway (Laurence Fox) when a young girl is murdered during a sleep lab. Surveillance tapes point to a young man, Danny Griffon (Charlie Cox) whose password was used to enter the lab. The story then unfolds along the lines of "Hamlet," with Danny as the Dane, mourning the death of his father and believing that his mother and uncle are sleeping together. More murders follow. Meanwhile, Lewis is shocked to find out that the new commander wants him to take a job elsewhere and assign someone else in Oxford.
Like many plots from the Morse series, this plot is complicated, and one needs to pay attention. It's great to have ties to Inspector Morse, who is mentioned in the episode. I saw other episodes in this series before seeing this, so it was interesting to see some background on what happened to Lewis.
It's not Morse, but nothing is. "Inspector Lewis," however, is a very good show and well worth watching for the performances and stories.
Like many plots from the Morse series, this plot is complicated, and one needs to pay attention. It's great to have ties to Inspector Morse, who is mentioned in the episode. I saw other episodes in this series before seeing this, so it was interesting to see some background on what happened to Lewis.
It's not Morse, but nothing is. "Inspector Lewis," however, is a very good show and well worth watching for the performances and stories.