Is a brutal murder the result of a blackmail plot gone wrong, or something more sinister?

The Gift of Promise Inspector Lewis

Premiered October 09, 2011
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The Gift of Promise

During an investigation of a brutal bludgeoning, what seems to be a blackmail plot gone wrong turns into a case much more dark and sinister. Co-starring Cherie Lunghi ("Secret Diary of a Call Girl").

About the Program

Inspector Lewis

Kevin Whately stars as Inspector Lewis, the former working-class foil to the erudite Detective Inspector Morse. Together with his cool, cerebral partner James Hathaway (Laurence Fox), Lewis tackles murder and mayhem in the seemingly-perfect academic haven of Oxford. The duo struggles with procedural dilemmas and existential questions about their futures–on the force and in their personal lives.

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