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. He soon clashes with Lewis over the latter's more traditional approach to detective work. Steve Toussaint as Chief Superintendent Joseph Moody (2015–present) - He arrives at Oxfordshire Police as the new chief superintendent, replacing Innocent.Angela Griffin as Detective Sergeant Lizzie Maddox (2014–present) - She becomes Hathaway's DS, following his promotion to Detective Inspector.Innocent is frequently at odds with Lewis over his investigation style. When Lewis returned from his overseas secondment Innocent was not convinced that Lewis 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 do become a couple during the seventh season. 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 (2006–present) - Romantic tensions simmer between forensic pathologist Dr. In Series 9, he is the principal lead in criminal investigations with Lizzie Maddox and Lewis, who returns from retirement, working under his direction. Hathaway is forced to confront his past in the ninth season, with father Philip Hathaway and sister Nell. Hathaway was a Detective Sergeant until the eighth season, in which he is promoted to the rank of Detective Inspector following a short break from the police. Prior to joining the police force, Hathaway had originally moved to Oxford to enter a Catholic seminary but left for reasons that are never made completely clear, though there are hints that he may have had doubts about organised religion. Educated at Cambridge, Hathaway is the more erudite of the pair, often knowing the source of various quotes and obscure knowledge frequently cited by those under investigation. This tendency has caused some tension between the two. Laurence Fox as Detective Sergeant (later Detective Inspector) James Hathaway (2006–present) – James Hathaway is a very private person, often hiding his feelings or past from Lewis, even when it is relevant to a murder investigation.He is the father of two children, including daughter Lynn who is married and expecting a baby at one point in the series. He often shows an uncanny intuition in solving murder cases. Kevin Whately as Detective Inspector Robert Lewis (2006–present) - Widowed after his wife was killed in a hit-and-run car accident, Inspector Lewis is a workaholic.

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