Inspector Lewis: Series 3

Morse overshadowed ------------ just!
I own the entire Morse series and, over the years, have watched every episode many times over. I have watched the series, with the greatest pleasure and admiration. John Thaw, as Morse, is superb and the entire series is most expertly produced. The all round excellence puts the Morse series in a class of its own - NEARLY!

Lewis has superseded the legend and this finely acted and superbly produced series MUST, NOW, TAKE PRIDE OF PLACE!

Lewis's transformation - from being subordinate as a Sergeant, to being in charge as an Inspector - has been accomplished with great skill and acting ability. The story lines and the outstanding photography carry the 'Detective genre' a few steps forward - even from Morse.

Lewis is a pre-eminent series - with both Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox showing outstanding acting ability. If you enjoyed Morse - and who didn't? - you cam purchase Lewis with the utmost confidence.

Fantastic series
I just ordered series 3. I have 1 & 2 and just watched the 3rd on PBS. Absolutely fantastic acting and so intelligently written. Since I was a total fan of Morse and bought all of that series, I must purchase all series of Lewis that I can get my hands on. PLEASE, AMAZON, keep them coming!

Improved Pacing and Growing Rapport between Detectives Make This a Strong Season.
"Inspector Lewis Series 3" comprises one episode from the UK Series 3 and four episodes from the UK Series 4, for a total of five 90-minute episodes. If Hathaway's haircut didn't make "Counterculture Blues" obviously from an earlier season, its inferior pacing would. The filmmakers find just the right pace for these mysteries in the UK Series 4, which makes this the best season yet. The intricacy of the plots holds the audience's attention, rather than seeming overdone. I can't say that the writers have mastered endings yet, but, in the cases that they go off the rails toward the end, they are quite enjoyable until that point. We get a taste of Hathaway's mysterious past in "The Dead of Winter" and of Dr. Hobson's in "Falling Darkness". We get a little history in "The Dead of Winter" and "Dark Matter", which is unusual in that it revolves around one of Oxford's science departments, rather than the usual humanities for which the university is famous. Subtitles are available in English...

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