Lewis and Hathaway investigate when an ambitious Oxford student is found dead in her hotel room after inviting a reformed computer hacker to speak at the Union.

Contains violence, moderate language and some sexual references.

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When a middle-aged Oxford graduate is found murdered, Lewis and Hathaway launch an investigation.

Whom the Gods Would Destroy

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1. Whom the Gods Would Destroy

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Old School Ties

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2. Old School Ties

When an Oxford housewife is found hanged in her home, Lewis and Hathaway unearth a far darker case than the initial suicide verdict suggests.

Expiation

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3. Expiation

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When a man is found dead at the Bodleian Library, Lewis investigates a link between the death and an intruder on a local professor's property.

And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea

Lewis - Series 2 - Episode 1

1. And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea

Lewis and Hathaway investigate a link between the murder of a professor of German history and the recent winner of a local underground boxing bout.

Music to Die For

Lewis - Series 2 - Episode 2

2. Music to Die For

When an old friend of Hathaway's commits suicide, Lewis investigates a link between his death and a religious group whose members are being targeted by a killer.

Life Born of Fire

Lewis - Series 2 - Episode 3

3. Life Born of Fire

A rape case appears to be solved when the chief suspect is murdered. But nothing is what it seems - soon Lewis & Hathaway find the upper echelons of Oxford society closing ranks.

The Great and the Good

Lewis - Series 2 - Episode 4

4. The Great and the Good

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Lewis investigates the murder of a beautiful young Eastern European woman whose death comes straight from the pages of a popular fantasy novel.

Allegory of Love

Lewis - Series 3 - Episode 1

1. Allegory of Love

When Lewis and Hathaway are called in to investigate the murder of a rising Oxford theatre star, they focus their suspicions on his acting colleagues.

The Quality of Mercy

Lewis - Series 3 - Episode 2

2. The Quality of Mercy

Religious fanatic Steven Mullan is murdered, so Lewis investigates celebrity atheist Tom Rattenbury and his family, who had been attacked by Mullan.

The Point of Vanishing

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3. The Point of Vanishing

Joanna Lumley guest stars when Lewis and Hathaway investigate a murder in town, and forensic evidence leads them to suspect there is a connection with an old rock band.

Counter Culture Blues

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4. Counter Culture Blues

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After a body is found on an Oxford tour bus, Lewis and Hathaway are led to Crevecoeur Hall, a sprawling Oxford estate where Hathaway spent much of his childhood.

The Dead of Winter

Lewis - Series 4 - Episode 1

1. The Dead of Winter

When the master of a college is found dead at the foot of the observatory stairs, suspicion falls on all of the staff - from senior tutors right down to the scouts.

Dark Matter

Lewis - Series 4 - Episode 2

2. Dark Matter

Alan Davies guest stars as quiz show champion Marcus Richards. On a bank holiday weekend, Lewis and Hathaway are called in when someone is found floating dead in a fountain.

Your Sudden Death Question

Lewis - Series 4 - Episode 3

3. Your Sudden Death Question

Lewis and Hathaway investigate the murder of a university friend of pathologist Laura Hobson. As more deaths occur, they realise that Laura's past may hold the key.

Falling Darkness

Lewis - Series 4 - Episode 4

4. Falling Darkness

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A reunion at Oxford's last all-female college ends in tragedy when one of the alumnae is killed. Is it connected to an attack there ten years before?

Old Unhappy Far Off Things

Lewis - Series 5 - Episode 1

1. Old Unhappy Far Off Things

Lewis investigates when a visiting female bishop is poisoned. Then two more deaths occur, both mirroring macabre murders from Jacobean revenge tragedy.

Wild Justice

Lewis - Series 5 - Episode 2

2. Wild Justice

When a student dies during a clinical trial for a new drug, Lewis uncovers a web of lies, jealousy and madness - to which he himself could fall victim.

The Mind Has Mountains

Lewis - Series 5 - Episode 3

3. The Mind Has Mountains

When a businesswoman is bludgeoned to death, it looks like a case of blackmail gone wrong. But there is a decades-old secret at the heart of the case.

The Gift of Promise

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4. The Gift of Promise

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Celia Imrie guest stars when a botanist accidentally digs up the body of the recently buried Murray Hawes, Lewis and Hathaway are set upon a seemingly impossible quest.

The Soul of Genius

Lewis - Series 6 - Episode 1

1. The Soul of Genius

A professor is found dead after her dating video is leaked online, and Lewis and Hathaway are drawn into a world of virtual bullying and real life murder.

Generation of Vipers

Lewis - Series 6 - Episode 2

2. Generation of Vipers

When a babysitter is found dead, Lewis and Hathaway are drawn into diverse new worlds including squats, swinging suburbia, primate labs and fetish photography.

Fearful Symmetry

Lewis - Series 6 - Episode 3

3. Fearful Symmetry

Lewis and Hathaway investigate when a controversial American academic is murdered after speaking at Oxford's Department of Criminology.

The Indelible Stain

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4. The Indelible Stain

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When psychologist Reuben Beatty is murdered while moonlighting as a psychic, Lewis and Hathaway struggle to unpick his baffling double life.

Down Among the Fearful

Lewis - Series 7 - Episode 1

1. Down Among the Fearful

Detective Jack Cornish goes missing and a recently embalmed body is discovered next to an isolated farm track - could there be a link?

The Ramblin' Boy

Lewis - Series 7 - Episode 2

2. The Ramblin' Boy

As Lewis and Hobson embark on a relationship, a former Oxford don is murdered on the night of his release from prison - crushed to death by a Jaguar Mark Two.

Intelligent Design

Lewis - Series 7 - Episode 3

3. Intelligent Design

Series 7

Chief Superintendant Innocent asks Lewis to come out of retirement to help newly promoted DI Hathaway with his first murder investigation.

Entry Wounds

Lewis - Series 8 - Episode 1

1. Entry Wounds

When a classics scholar is stabbed to death and dumped in the Oxford Canal, Lewis, Hathaway and Maddox find themselves sorely tested by a bizarre case.

The Lions of Nemea

Lewis - Series 8 - Episode 2

2. The Lions of Nemea

A case from 13 years earlier comes back to haunt Lewis when the forensic evidence used against a serial killer is called into question.

Beyond Good and Evil

Lewis - Series 8 - Episode 3

3. Beyond Good and Evil

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Faced with the seemingly impossible task of identifying the remains of a body, Lewis has also got to contend with his new boss.

One for Sorrow

Lewis - Series 9 - Episode 1

1. One for Sorrow

Crime drama series. When a college dean is found dead, an alchemic image is discovered by the body, denoting the first of four stages of a process called The Magnum Opus. The team realise that there are three more murders to follow.

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2. Magnum Opus

Detective drama series. When an idyllic Oxford summer's day is shattered by a parcel bomb, Lewis and Hathaway are called in to investigate.

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