I saw the premier of series 7 for Lewis. I liked it.

Hathaway and Maddox

I was a little bummed out when Lewis retired at the end of last season. I thought I would have to rely on Endeavour to fulfil my Oxford mystery quota. I never followed up to find out if Series 7 was greenlit or not, thinking it was cancelled. I had a pleasant surprise when Roku sent me an email saying that Series 7 started on PBS.

I’ve liked Lewis from the start. The dynamic between he and Hathaway is great. Lewis, the common-man inspector in the hoity-toity Oxford, is a fish out of water. He often relies on his educated, yet not naive, Hathaway to fill in the gaps of this knowledge. It’s a partnership that worked well. However, now that Lewis has moved into retirement, and Hathaway is the Inspector with a new sidekick. I won’t be giving anything away by saying that Lewis is still in the show as a consultant to the department. Maybe it’s just a transition period. I don’t think Lewis can stay on the show if they are going to have a new partner for Hathaway, but I guess we’ll see how it pans out.

The episode was good. Hathaway and Lewis were in fine form. The writers need to find the new partner’s character soon.

Update 2014-10-18: I saw the second episode of this season and it was very good. I almost felt sorry for the murderer; he was cuckolded twice. But he did murder three people. It was a crazy episode. It also seems that Lewis is staying on the show. I’m glad. More Lewis and Hathaway is always a good thing.