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| - Lewis is a British television detective drama produced for ITV. A spin-off from Inspector Morse, like that series it is set in Oxford. Kevin Whately reprises his characterRobert "Robbie" Lewis, who was Morse's sergeant in the original series. Lewis has now been promoted to detective inspector and is assisted by DS James Hathaway, portrayed by Laurence Fox, who is also promoted to Inspector in the eighth series airing in 2014. Following the broadcast of a pilot in 2006, a first series of three episodes was broadcast in February and March 2007. A second series of four episodes was broadcast in early 2008. A third series of four episodes was broadcast on ITV from March to April 2009. A fourth series was broadcast from 2 May 2010, a fifth series from 3 April 2011, and a sixth series from 16 May 2012, each again of four episodes. The seventh series was broadcast from 7 January to 11 February 2013, and consisted of three two-part stories. PBS broadcast the series as Inspector Lewis in the United States and Canada, as part of its Masterpiece Mystery series.[1] In May 2012, after the show was renewed for a seventh series, Fox said it would be its last as both he and Whately wished to move on to other things[2][3] On 10 February 2014, it was officially announced that the show would be returning for an eighth series of three two-part episodes with shooting starting in March 2014.[4]
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