These are not as good as the Inspector Morse mysteries because the main characters, Lewis and Hathaway, are not as compelling as Morse and Lewis. But the mysteries are every bit as good, and in some cases better. So if one is more interested in the plots than the characters, then this is for you. Indeed, the episode "And The Moonbeams Kiss The Sea" has got to be one of the best I have ever seen. The others are good, solid who done its with excellent cinematography.
What forces me to rate this a 4 instead of a 5 is the rather sloppy job done on the sound, which is poorly equalized and not normalized. This makes it difficult to hear the actors talking clearly. If one is used to British English, perhaps there is no problem, but Lewis talks like he has marbles in his mouth, and often mumbles. I would often back up the DVD to catch what he was saying. That is, by the way, the single biggest advantage of getting the DVDs. The ability to back up and carefully listen to the words.
The plots are great, however. I will get series 3 and 4 when they finally get around to releasing them.
Below is a list of what is on the DVDs:
0. Pilot
Lewis returns from overseas, having come to terms with the loss not only of Morse, but also of his wife Val (killed in a hit and run incident).
Series one
1. Whom The Gods Would Destroy
Lewis and Hathaway investigate a murder involving a group called the Sons of the Twice Born named after an epithet of Dionysus relating to his birth, whose activities are shrouded in Greek codes, quotes from Nietzsche and a Dionysian fondness for drugs.
2. Old School Ties
When an ambitious Oxford student is found dead in her hotel room after inviting a reformed computer hacker to speak at the Union, Lewis and Hathaway are called in to investigate. The pair are soon drawn into a case driven by celebrity, ambition and dangerous sexual politics, which strikes alarming chords with Lewis.
3. Expiation
Lewis and Hathaway investigate the alleged suicide of a housewife living in Summertown.
Series two
1. And The Moonbeams Kiss The Sea
Lewis and Hathaway investigate the death of a maintenance engineer found shot in the head in the basement of the Bodleian Library. A search of the dead man's house reveals a stash of valuable volumes and a connection to the local gamblers anonymous group, with further probing exposing a scam involving two Oxford academics.
2. Music To Die For
Lewis and Hathaway are called in to investigate a boxing scam, a close link to Lewis' old boss, Inspector Morse, and a love triangle linked to the Stasi.
3. Life Born Of Fire
Lewis investigates when a devout young Christian desecrates a church by committing suicide on its altar, claiming in a call to the police that it was "murder". Hathaway recognises him as Will McEwan, an old school friend. As the detectives delve deeper, a series of gruesome murders occur, all involving members of "The Garden", a modern Christian club, and Hathaway, who once trained for the priesthood, appears to know a lot more than he is willing to tell his boss.
4. The Great And The Good
Following the rape of a teenage girl, Lewis and Hathaway stumble across the curious private dinner parties of high school computer technician Oswald Cooper, who ends up being brutally murdered and castrated after entertaining several highly respected society figures.
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