Kevin Whately returns for the really, truly final season of a role he has played since 1987, first with the late John Thaw in Inspector Morse. As Lewis and Hathaway (Lawrence Fox) tackle the usual complex crimes in the academic haven of Oxford, a new Chief Superintendent, Joseph Moody (Steve Toussaint), clashes with Lewis over his more traditional policing methods; Laura Hobson (Clare Holman) contemplates early retirement; and Hathaway confronts his past. With Angela Griffin as DS Lizzie Maddox. 3 feature-length mysteries, 4 ½ hrs, 2 DVDs, SDH.