Depending on when the series screens, that probably means those of us in the US are looking at a 2015 airdate, but anything’s certainly possible! (Just look at Sherlock and the new seasons of Call the Midwife and Mr. The new season will be comprised of six hour-long installments – that’s two episodes up from the show’s last outing – and will begin shooting next month, with an eye toward a late 2014 transmission in the UK. “Together with Laurence, he has forged a formidable partnership and we’re delighted to have them back.” “Viewers have a great deal of respect for Inspector Lewis and a huge loyalty to Kevin Whately,” said ITV drama boss Steve November. And the attempt to shake things up a bit between the show’s leading duo should also be quite interesting to watch.
So, the news that Lewis, in fact, will continue is a bit of welcome – if rather surprising – news. (And the show itself basically recreated the ending of Morse for its finale after all!) The original assumption that Lewis would wrap things up at the end of last year seemed pretty logical, particularly given that star Whatley has been quite vocal about wanting to do other things after twenty years of playing Lewis, first on Inspector Morse and then its spinoff series. The official press release promises this shift will result in “a new dynamic for our detectives, but one they’ll have to come to terms with quickly if they are to achieve results.” But when Hathaway has some issues finding a partner with whom he can have the same chemistry as he had with Lewis, the retired former Inspector will be brought out of retirement to be his sidekick. The twist is that this time around, we’ll learn that after an extended break from the police force, Hathaway has been promoted to Inspector. ITV announced that an eighth series of Lewis has been officially commissioned, and stars Kevin Whatley and Laurence Fox will both be back! Furthermore, the new episodes will flip the dynamic between the famous duo around quite a bit. 5.Lewis and Hathaway will be back! (Photo: Courtesy of (C) ITV for MASTERPIECE)Good news for mystery fans! Despite the fact that many assumed last year’s seventh season of hit series Inspector Lewis would be the show’s swan song – it turns out that’s not actually true. 21 return of ‘Miss Marple,’ starring Julia McKenzie, and a seventh season of ‘Inspector Lewis’ with Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox, starting Oct. – The ‘Masterpiece Mystery!’ showcase, which includes the Sept. – ‘Makers,’ a six-documentary look at groundbreaking American women in the arenas of war, space, business, politics, Hollywood and comedy. helping people identify unknown ancestors. – Season two of ‘Finding Your Roots,’ with Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. – ‘How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson,’ about the people responsible for remarkable ideas that shaped modern life, including what we eat and where we live. 17, starring Eric Owens and soprano Laquita Mitchell. Other PBS fall highlights:- A production of ‘Porgy and Bess’ from the San Francisco Opera on Oct.
PBS and its stations are supported by a combination of funding that includes private donations and other sources, along with federal funding administered by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that provides about 15 percent of local station budgets. Good news for mystery fans Despite the fact that many assumed last year’s seventh season of hit series Inspector Lewis would be the show’s swan song it turns out that’s not actually true. PBS’ announcement preceded commercial network presentations of fall schedules to Madison Avenue next week. 9 and 16.Īrts programming will remain the focus of PBS’ Friday night schedule, with two series, ‘Live from Lincoln Center’ and ‘Austin City Limits,’ marking their 40th anniversaries.Ī March performance by Emma Thompson and Bryn Terfel in ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,’ in concert with the New York Philharmonic, will open the ‘Lincoln Center’ season on Sept. He’ll be joined by Christopher Walken, Winona Ryder, Helena Bonham Carter and Ralph Fiennes in the shows airing Nov. 2.īill Nighy will return as British spy Johnny Worricker, seen in 2011’s ‘Page Eight,’ in two new stories. James’ sequel to Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and starring Matthew Rhys (‘The Americans’) and Anna Maxwell Martin.
But there’s a full slate of fall alternatives.Īmong them is ‘Death Comes to Pemberley,’ based on novelist P.D. 7 among all broadcast and cable channels, won’t have drama ratings champ ‘Downton Abbey’ back on until January. PBS, whose average household rating for the season to date puts it at No. The ‘American Experience’ film will examine what compelled English men and women to voyage to a new land in 1620. The Burns family itself will be well-represented on public TV’s schedule, with brother Ric Burns’ ‘The Pilgrims,’ airing Nov.