Product Details

• Actors: Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox, Bill Anderson
• Directors: Chris Burt
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 10
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: PBS (DIRECT)
• DVD Release Date: October 18, 2011
• Run Time: 1800 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0056031NW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,516 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Studio: Pbs Release Date: 10/18/2011

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58 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Full episodes, September 6, 2011

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pinktech (New Hampshire) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Masterpiece Mystery: Complete Inspector Lewis (DVD)

I wrote to PBS. The episodes in this box set will be the full length shows as aired in the UK, not the shorter edited-for-Masterpiece versions. We still might have to deal with annoying Alan; didn't ask about that.

Lewis, Hathaway and Laura, any episode, anytime, what could be better?

11/9/11

All, saw the comments of early purchasers. I am sorry if my 9/6/11 post misled you. The only info I had was what shoppbs (dot) org told me,

"Thank you for supporting PBS. We have recieved your inquiry regarding the Inspector Lewis Series ?UK version? refers to the unedited content. We are letting the customer know that they version they are purchasing is the same as was aired in the UK. It is not the cut-down version that will air in the US."

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Erudition and Earthiness: A Great Mystery Series, November 29, 2011

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FYI (The West) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Masterpiece Mystery: Complete Inspector Lewis (DVD)

Finally, the episodes are complete and uncut. The superb acting and character development of Kevin Whately as Inspector Robert Lewis, and Laurence Fox as his partner, Detective Sargeant James Hathaway, are a treat. Laurence Fox as Hathaway is a great surprise, playing a wryly humorous ex-seminarian with issues of his own. Kevin Whatley as Lewis is perfect as a widowed survivor, in search of the perpetrator of the hit-and-run that left him bereft. Clare Holman as Dr. Hobson adds another rich dimension to the narratives, as does Rebecca Front as the formidable "Mum." The wonderful Dr. Hobson first arrived in the previous series, Inspector Morse, Set Ten, Disk 2, "The Way Through the Woods." The introductions by Alan Cummings are informative and fun. For those of you going through Midsomer Murders: The Early Cases Collection to Midsomer Murders: Set 18 withdrawal, this will more than heal thy wounds. One can't always be a Badger of Badger's Drift, hoping for help from the wry team of Barnaby and Jones. Although Lewis and Hathaway are another duo altogether, and this series lacks the tongue-in-cheek self mocking of Midsomer, "Lewis" is well worth exploring. Of course, it's a treat to meander through Oxford's beautifully filmed spires, cobbled streets, and nearby countryside. The tensions between upper-class academics and regular citizens of Oxfordshire are explored. Lewis may start me on a long-term sandwich and ale streak, as the sustenance looks delicious and some viewers are highly suggestible in terms of gluttony, if not violence. I prefer food. Just wish Lewis could have kept the cat who devours fish & chips. The last excellent mystery, "The Gift of Promise," features the deadpan, super-smart Hathaway advising a gifted child that growing up angry makes finding one's place in the world much more difficult. The whole series balances the relationship between Lewis and Hathaway marvelously, each with his own strengths, no egos running amuck. Enjoy!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars not complete???, December 19, 2011

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blackbird "blackbird" (Anchorage Alaska) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Masterpiece Mystery: Complete Inspector Lewis (DVD)

Well, if I'm within reasonable accuracy, in jolly green England there is a 5th series of 4 more films on dvd but so far, that is, of this moment as I give my keyboard a needed torture on 19 Dec. 2011, this 5th dvd is only available in region 2 and not in Yankee America.

In addition, there is a blu-ray series 4 here in America.

BTW, I have series 1, 2, 3 and the complete Morse so I can say I love these movies. Can't beat'em, ranked at the top with only a few others.