Lewis - Series 5

Kevin Whately returns as Detective Inspector Robbie Lewis, ably assisted by his young sidekick, D.S. Hathaway (Laurence Fox), in the fifth series of this hit detective drama full of intriguing murder mystery. Set in the idyllic surroundings of Oxford and its university campus, Whately and Fox are joined by a star studded cast.

The Mind Has Mountains – When a student dies during a controversial clinical trial for a new anti-depressant drug, is it murder or suicide?  As the body count rises, Lewis and Hathaway uncover a web of lies, jealousy, and madness – to which Lewis himself could fall victim…

Wild Justice – In the run-up to an election at Oxford’s prestigious St Gerard’s Hall, the college is shocked by a string of brutal murders.  Someone seems to be picking off the candidates one-by-one…  As Lewis and Hathaway investigate further, they become embroiled in a revenge tragedy which began thirty years ago…

The Gift of Promise – When a local businesswoman is brutally bludgeoned to death, it appears to be a blackmail plot gone wrong.  But as the bodies begin to pile up, Lewis and Hathaway realise there is a decades-old secret at the heart of the case, which they must uncover in order to stop the present-day murders… 

Old, Unhappy, Far-Off Things – Oxford’s last-surviving all-female college is holding a Gaudy to reunite its old girls.  But the evening takes a tragic turn when one of the alumna is found murdered; and Lewis is convinced that the killing is connected to a brutal attack which occurred at the same college 10 years earlier…