
He soon clashes with Lewis over the latter's more traditional approach to detective work.Ĭolin Dexter, the author of the Inspector Morse novels, makes a very brief cameo appearance in several episodes, including one as a porter at Wadham College.

Steve Toussaint as Chief Superintendent Joseph Moody (2015): He arrives at Oxfordshire Police as the new chief superintendent, replacing Innocent.Angela Griffin as Detective Sergeant Elizabeth "Lizzie" Maddox (2014–2015): She becomes Hathaway's DS, following his promotion to detective inspector.
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In Series 9, it is revealed that she has gone to work for Suffolk Constabulary. Innocent is frequently at odds with Lewis over his investigation style. When Lewis returned from his overseas secondment, Innocent was not convinced that he would be of value, but he proved himself to her on his first case. Rebecca Front as Chief Superintendent Jean Innocent (2006–2014): She is the senior officer supervising Lewis and Hathaway.She and Lewis become a couple during the seventh (US sixth) season. In the episode "Your Sudden Death Question" Lewis has to cancel arrangements they had made for an operatic weekend away together (with separate rooms). At the end of the episode "Counter Culture Blues", there is a hint that Hathaway senses a relationship forming between her and Lewis, as he detaches himself from them as they go for a drink together. Hobson is single and childless, and like Lewis and Hathaway, is dedicated to her job to a point that it interrupts many of her personal plans. Laura Hobson: Romantic tensions simmer between forensic pathologist Dr. Laurence Fox as Detective Sergeant (later Detective Inspector) James Hathaway: James Hathaway is a very private person, often hiding his feelings or past from Lewis, even when it is relevant to a murder investigation, although early in the first season he mentioned that he studied to be a priest before deciding to become a police officer.He is the father of two children, including daughter Lynn who is married and has a baby at one point in the series. He often shows an uncanny intuition in solving murder cases.


The series also stars Clare Holman as forensic pathologist Dr. Lewis has now been promoted to detective inspector and is assisted by DS James Hathaway, portrayed by Laurence Fox, who was promoted to inspector before the seventh series. Kevin Whately reprises his character Robert "Robbie" Lewis, who was Morse's sergeant in the original series. It is a spin-off from Inspector Morse and, like that series, it is set in Oxford. Lewis is a British television detective drama produced for ITV, first airing in 2006 ( pilot) then 2007 (series 1).
