19 January 2007
STAYING AWAKE THROUGH LEWIS
On Wednesday I was at the press screening for the first of three new Lewis episodes, which begin their run on ITV1 mid February. Now, my problem is I’ve always found Morse deeply soporific. I even invested in a box set of the whole lot a year or so back, but failing to get through a single episode while remaining conscious, I ended up flogging it at a loss on ebay. I was poorer in the pocket, but richer in waking hours.
So, Lewis was always going to be a challenge. Nonetheless, I thought it was OK, and managed to keep my attention focussed on the screen for most of the time. I did lose about three minutes halfway through. There’s an explicit Morse reference in there, and indeed a character who I gather was in one of the original films – Professor Gold. “You were with Morse last we met,” she says to the DI. “Shame about that”. All very beautifully shot and performed, just not my bag. It was wasted on me.
Before going into the screening, I nipped to the toilet. Standing at the urinal, I was aware of another chap beside me. As we were both doing our business, he started talking to me. At which point, I realised it was Kevin Whately. He seemed very jolly. Less so at the Q&A afterwards, where he was fairly guarded. He confirmed, though, that there’ll be a Morse reference in each of this year’s Lewis eps. Oh, and they’ll be filming more in the summer.
So, Lewis was always going to be a challenge. Nonetheless, I thought it was OK, and managed to keep my attention focussed on the screen for most of the time. I did lose about three minutes halfway through. There’s an explicit Morse reference in there, and indeed a character who I gather was in one of the original films – Professor Gold. “You were with Morse last we met,” she says to the DI. “Shame about that”. All very beautifully shot and performed, just not my bag. It was wasted on me.
Before going into the screening, I nipped to the toilet. Standing at the urinal, I was aware of another chap beside me. As we were both doing our business, he started talking to me. At which point, I realised it was Kevin Whately. He seemed very jolly. Less so at the Q&A afterwards, where he was fairly guarded. He confirmed, though, that there’ll be a Morse reference in each of this year’s Lewis eps. Oh, and they’ll be filming more in the summer.
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Professor Gold is a new character to the Morse/Lewis universe. She may have met Morse in their fictional world before, but this will be her first appearance on screen...
David Bishop, author
The Complete Inspector Morse
David Bishop, author
The Complete Inspector Morse
In a bizarre twist of casting, Professor Gold is [according to imdb] played by Anna Massey. She has appeared in Morse before, playing the ill-fated Lady Emily Balcombe in the 1992 story Happy Families. Coincidence lovers will note that episode and the new Lewis story in which Professor Gold appears were both written by Daniel Boyle.
Sigh.
You can tell I've got too much time on my hands, can't you?
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Sigh.
You can tell I've got too much time on my hands, can't you?
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