Inspector Lewis: Pilot & Series 1
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Actor: Inspector LewisDirector: Inspector Lewis
Brand: Wgbh Wholesale
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 240 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-09-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: PBS
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- Inspector Robert Lewis is back in Oxford, England, five years after the death of his long-time partner, the legendary Inspector Morse. As he works to rebuild his life following the death of his wife, he has to confront his past and his future. Together with his younger sidekick, the cool, cerebral DS James Hathaway Lewis is bent on proving himself to his dubious new boss. This set contains 4 my
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DVD Review: Great beginning, but needs improvement
Summary: 4 Stars
As a fan of Inspector Morse, I was very eager to watch this new series starring Morse's former partner, and I'm pleased to say that it met my expectations, if not exceeded them. The new Lewis is not quite as we remember him. In the Morse series, it was always Morse himself that we loved, but it was Lewis we liked and identified with, for his boldness, his sense of humor, and his strong sense of right and wrong. The new Lewis is older and world-weary, carrying the burden of his wife's hit-and-run death, a thing that has made him more cynical and blurred the lines of his ethics somewhat. All of this makes him interesting, of course, and Kevin Whately does a magnificent job of portraying this new Lewis while still giving us glimpses of the old Lewis we know and love - it all feels very genuine. During the pilot there were even times that I teared up just watching him, because he seemed so sad.
The pilot was probably the best episode of the four that are included in this set, although each of them has merits that set it apart. I very much liked the "clue" left behind by Morse in the pilot - you could almost feel his presence.
The fourth episode, Expiation, was actually a bit of a quandary for me. The story itself was extremely flimsy - even laughable - to the extent that I wondered how it could have gotten past whatever quality controls are in place. But in some ways it was the best, as it was, in my opinion, the first really good episode for Hathaway, and the first time the Lewis/Hathaway dynamic really began to gel. Hathaway has the potential to be a great character, but so far the series has been very Lewis-centric, which is great for those of us who have known and loved him since the late 80's, but if the show is going to be successful on its own, rather than clinging to the coat-tails of Inspector Morse, then Hathaway needs to develop as much of an identity in the series as Lewis had in the original. Happily, episode four left me satisfied that this will happen.
I felt that this series, as much as I enjoyed it, wouldn't necessarily have anything to set it apart from the sea of other British detective/murder mystery series if the viewer wasn't already familiar with Lewis. Morse was superb in every way - and Lewis has the potential to be, but it needs to find a greatness of its own. Its best bet for doing so is to delve deeper into the characters of Lewis and Hathaway and solidify their unique partnership. I think it's heading in that direction, and I can't wait to see series 2!
Kevin Whately (of course) and Laurence Fox are both outstanding, and Morse fans will be very pleased to see the return of Clare Holman as pathologist Dr. Hobson. The series is beautifully filmed, and the original music by Morse composer Barrington Pheloung is fantastic. Unfortunately the DVDs are a bit grainy, and the region 1 DVDs are edited down to 90 minutes (booo!!!!).
Overall, a great start to a very promising series that has left me wanting more. Recommended.
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