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Lewis is a British television detective drama produced for ITV, first airing in 2006 then 2007 (series 1). It is a spin-off from Inspector Morse and, like that series, it is set in Oxford . Kevin Whately reprises his character Robert "Robbie" Lewis , who was Morse's sergeant in the original series.
Lewis, episode "Intelligent Design" Series 7 episodes 5/6: Carlyle College: Lewis, episode "The Soul of Genius" Exeter: Chaucer College: Lewis: Based on Merton College. Named after Geoffrey Chaucer, whose son Thomas also managed the affairs of Henry Beaufort, Oxford's Chancellor. Courtenay College: Inspector Morse T: Based on Oriel.
DI Lewis returns to Oxford after two years' secondment to the British Virgin Islands, where he was sent to recover from his wife's death. He is reluctantly assigned by his new boss, DCS Innocent, to the murder of an Oxford mathematics student who is shot while participating in a sleep study.
Front entrance of the Randolph Hotel View of the hotel from the east, with the Martyrs' Memorial on the left and Beaumont Street on the right.. The Randolph Hotel, also known as The Randolph Hotel by Graduate Hotels, is a 5 star hotel in Oxford, England, on the south side of Beaumont Street, at the corner with Magdalen Street, opposite the Ashmolean Museum and close to the Oxford Playhouse.
Produced by Quinn Martin and based in part on concepts from the 1959 Warner Bros. theatrical film The FBI Story, the series was based on actual FBI cases, with fictitious main characters carrying the stories. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. played Inspector Lewis Erskine, a widower whose wife had been killed in an ambush meant for him.
Lewis is a sergeant on the staff of the Thames Valley Police in Oxford, England, and in Inspector Morse is assistant to the eponymous Detective Chief Inspector Morse. Although Lewis's given name is Robert (Robbie), he is rarely referred to as anything but "Sergeant Lewis" or "Lewis". In the novels Lewis is Welsh; in the TV series he is Geordie.
Endeavour is the third of the Inspector Morse series, following the original Inspector Morse (1987–2000) and its spin-off, Lewis (2006–2015). Nine series were made, set from 1965 to 1972. After a pilot episode broadcast in 2012, set in 1965, the first series was broadcast in 2013, also set in 1965.
Kevin Whately (born 6 February 1951) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Neville "Nev" Hope in the comedy drama Auf Wiedersehen, Pet; Robert "Robbie" Lewis in the British crime drama Inspector Morse (1987–2000) and Lewis (2006–2015); and Jack Kerruish in the drama series Peak Practice (1993–1995), although he has appeared in numerous other roles.