After a break in the “Lewis” series, Hathaway was promoted to Inspector and a temporarily retired Lewis was called back as a consultant to work with Hathaway. The growing respect and fondness these very different inspectors share has added much depth and interest to the programs. seasons of “Lewis” have been engaging and absorbing, boosted by skillful writing, acting and direction, and most importantly, by Lewis’ sidekick cum partner, the younger, cooler, cerebral Cambridge graduate, James Hathaway (Laurence Fox). No longer the optimistic faithful subordinate, in this series Lewis is portrayed as a mature, world-weary, old-school but often intuitive professional. We learned that Lewis’ wife was killed in a hit-and-run accident in the interim years between the two shows. Kevin Whately returned to television in 2006 as Inspector Lewis in an eponymous series set five years after Morse’s death. Although “Endeavor” has had its high moments, particularly this season, the late 1960s era does seem stilted at times. Three seasons have been aired and a fourth one is being filmed. And do expect most of the characters to be white intellectuals.Īn uneven third series, “Endeavour” starring Shaun Evans, the prequel to the “Inspector Morse” series, re-visits young Detective Constable Endeavour Morse of the Oxford City Police CID as he hones his deductive powers in the 1960s. Just don’t expect 21st century picture and sound clarity. The original 33 “Morse” episodes were based on novels and short stories by Colin Dexter, the award-winning writer and crossword champion, and can still be found on various PBS channels and other media outlets. “Inspector Morse” first aired on Masterpiece Mystery in 1988 and ended with the death of the Morse character in 2001. Inspector Morse, the reclusive, erudite loner was amusingly counterbalanced by family-man Lewis whose working-class, northern English background was diametrically opposite to Morse’s solitary intellectual life. The very final three-episode season of “Inspector Lewis,” premiering Sunday, Augon PBS’ Masterpiece Mystery, is a sad hail and farewell to the appealing characters and ingenious plot puzzles that began with Oxfordshire’s Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse (John Thaw, 1942-2002) and his then Sergeant Robbie Lewis (Kevin Whately).
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