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Kevin Whately plays Inspector Lewis in ITV1’s top-rated drama. The much-loved Oxford policeman is partnered by Laurence Fox as his young colleague DS James Hathaway, whose understanding with the Inspector deepens with every case, while memories of Lewis’s wife’s sudden death continue to haunt him. Clare Holman plays pathologist Dr Laura Hobson and Rebecca Front is Lewis’s boss, Chief Supt Jean Innocent.

Kevin Whately remains proud of his drama: “Everywhere I go, people talk about the production values of Lewis. Punters notice it, they’re not stupid - they know when things are shot in close-up against a brick wall. I love the space in Oxford and the use of the city. It makes a huge difference, because, when it comes down to it, a lot of these cop shows are inevitably very similar. It makes such a difference to ours, having those locations and production values. We are still exploring the Hathaway relationship with Lewis - they’re developing that gradually as we did with Morse and Lewis. It still keeps me interested and we have a lot of fun doing it. I think the characters can develop more.”

Laurence Fox has now been playing the theology student turned police sergeant for four years. “I feel I’ve got to know him more and I’m fonder of him.” Whoever writes his scripts, Hathaway remains a smart presence on the streets of Oxford. “I’d love to loll around in jeans and a t-shirt, but we’re at work; we have to wear the old suit, don’t we? I haven’t really met that many CID people, but imagine it’s a sort of unofficial uniform. But I make sure it’s a nice suit and tie. I want Hathaway to look quite dapper; I’ve decided he’s privately wealthy, and he’s a policeman out of conscience.”

Lewis was a spin-off from Inspector Morse and has now run for three series and 12 episodes. Colin Dexter, the creator of Morse, still has a consultant’s role on Lewis. The pilot episode aired on 29th January 2006.

ITV’s Lewis starring Kevin Whatley and Laurence Fox

DI Robbie Lewis and DS James Hathaway investigate murder in Oxford

Starring Kevin Whatley and Laurence Fox

Photograph shows Kevin Whatley and Laurence Fox in character as DI Lewis and DS Hathaway.