It’s unlikely, sure but it's not like it hasn’t happened already, after all. Though Season 9 (or Season 8 if you’re counting in US time – remember we smushed a couple seasons into one here a while back) is reportedly the final final season of Lewis, you’re forgiven if you can’t keep yourself from wondering whether Whately and Fox might not be back for another run ( again) at some point. Just keep an eye out, is all I'm saying.) It’s a pledge period for many local stations, so the Lewis airdates may end up shifting for some folks. Here in the US, we’ll be airing both halves of each story together on Sunday nights from August 7 to August 21. (Here’s your standard reminder, however, to check your local listings when August rolls around. There it aired over six weeks – with each two-part mystery split in half. ITV first confirmed a ninth season of Lewis way back in the spring of 2015, and the series’ final episodes aired in the UK last Fall. "I feel incredibly fortunate to have shared a decade of fantastic worldwide success with Laurence and with the most brilliant crew, cast and production team anyone could wish for, and all that time with the loyal support of so many fans and of our backers ITV and WGBH Boston,” Whately said in a statement. So, it looks like there’s kind of a lot going on.Ĭheck out the brand new Masterpiece promo for Lewis: The Final Season below: With forensic pathologist Laura Hobson ( Clare Holman) contemplating early retirement, and the new boss piling on the pressure, will Lewis finally decide to call time on his policing career? Meanwhile, after years of avoiding the thorny issue of family ties, Hathaway is forced to confront his past when his father is moved into a care home, suffering from dementia. The arrival of a new Chief Superintendent heralds a fresh dawn for Oxfordshire Police, although the high flyer soon clashes with Lewis over the latter’s more traditional approach to detective work. Stars Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox have returned for three two-part mysteries entitled “One for Sorrow,” “Magnum Opus,” and “What Lies Tangled”. Now, the mystery series is back for one last and final run. (Sort of.) Inspector Lewis, which premiered in 2006, has had something of a tumultuous history in recent years, as the drama sort of wrapped up its run back in 2013, before returning for a surprise eighth season in 2014. The mystery series, itself a sequel to the equally popular Inspector Morse, will come to an end after ten years on-air. Get ready, America, it’s time to say goodbye to Inspector Lewis once again. Hanging on to John Thaw’s shirttails would have been just as popular,” he said.One last time: Laurence Fox as DI Hathaway and Kevin Whately as DI Lewis (Photo: Courtesy of (C) ITV Studios/MASTERPIECE) I’ll bet there are about 100 actors in Britain who could have played my part if they had been lucky enough to get it. I think he took on far too much, and I don’t want to go the same way.”Īs for the global appeal of Inspector Lewis, Whately attributed it to "great scripts, good characters-that goes down well all over the world.”Įver modest, he denied the quality of his acting might also be responsible for the series’ popularity. Having hit 65, I don’t want to work myself to death, which I think is what John Thaw did. He said he would like to “pick and choose more. Whately, who is happily now spending time with a new granddaughter, gardening, and working on charity activities for disabled children and Alzheimer’s disease, said he would start "pestering" his agent again “from Christmas onwards” about new work. We worked on it ten years and think that’s enough,” he said. Laurence and I have decided we don’t want to do it.
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