Instead, Moody looks to Lewis’ chain-smoking, moody and emotionally buttoned-up deputy, D.I. Even in this month’s final episodes, Lewis is all but ignored by his new chief superintendent, Joe Moody (Steve Toussaint). Lewis became a good detective, but was rarely accorded the respect he deserved. He has two grown children, but for a time, the only thing that dulled the constant pain of loss was his work. After losing his wife in a hit-and-run accident, Lewis lost his way in life for a while. Certainly, the show’s writers have done a superb job developing Lewis as a far more complicated character than he was when he was Morse’s sergeant. He has done that, to perfection, for nearly a decade. Lewis did have to prove himself as a skilled detective in his own right, not merely the sidekick to Morse. The only shoes Whately had to fill were his own, and metaphorically, they were thick-soled cop shoes with worn heels. The difference actually helped Whately when “Lewis” premiered in England (four years after Thaw’s death). Lewis was always a more “fish and chips with a pint” kind of guy. He was a man who loved the finer things in life - superior wine, opera, poetry, art, crossword puzzles and his classic Jaguar.
Morse himself was perhaps a better fit, in this regard. Like virtually every episode of both “Morse” and “Lewis,” the final stories make fertile use of the Oxford University community.
INSPECTOR LEWIS SEASON 8 WHAT LIES TANGLED SERIES
7, the first of three episodes will end the series on PBS, and there is no question that it will be missed. Yes, as we found out when “Lewis” premiered in the U.S.
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