Inspector Lewis and his colleague, Detective Sergeant Hathaway investigate Oxford's murders.
The quality, the vibe, the storytelling, the music, all of the wonderful aspects we all loved in The Inspector Morse series, carried forward in The Lewis series, it was a natural progression, it was only a shame that Hathaway didn't continue when Robbie retired, but that's a whole other matter.
The consistency from start to finish is incredible, it doesn't matter where in the series you look, there is quality throughout, my standout episodes have always been Whom the Gods Would Destroy and Old unhappy far off things, but there isn't a single below par episode.
It's beautifully produced, Oxford looks amazing, the music is fabulous the whole way through.
The acting is spot on, Whately and Fox are superb throughout, there are many notable performances, Juliet Stephenson and Cheryl Campbell stand out for me.
It was a real shame that they messed about with the format of the show, it used to go out on Sunday evenings, that was perfect, when they split it up midweek it just didn't work.
9/10.
The quality, the vibe, the storytelling, the music, all of the wonderful aspects we all loved in The Inspector Morse series, carried forward in The Lewis series, it was a natural progression, it was only a shame that Hathaway didn't continue when Robbie retired, but that's a whole other matter.
The consistency from start to finish is incredible, it doesn't matter where in the series you look, there is quality throughout, my standout episodes have always been Whom the Gods Would Destroy and Old unhappy far off things, but there isn't a single below par episode.
It's beautifully produced, Oxford looks amazing, the music is fabulous the whole way through.
The acting is spot on, Whately and Fox are superb throughout, there are many notable performances, Juliet Stephenson and Cheryl Campbell stand out for me.
It was a real shame that they messed about with the format of the show, it used to go out on Sunday evenings, that was perfect, when they split it up midweek it just didn't work.
9/10.