My Current Interest

               Also sometimes referred to as Inspector Lewis , I found the show Lewis on PBS one night.   I only saw a piece of one episode, but the storyline intrigued me enough (it was about Lewis’s sergeant) that I decided to give the show a try.                                 Detective Inspector Robert Lewis (Kevin Whately) is returning to England and the police force after being away following the hit and run death of his wife.   He must work with the very deadpan Detective Sergeant James Hathaway (Laurence Fox), as well as near constant references to his former boss, Detective Inspector Endeavour Morse ( Lewis is a spinoff of the show Inspector Morse ).   Working in Oxford, Lewis continuously encounters the educated elite who like to hold over him that they are extremely educated and he is not.   In fact, Lewis does not have much formal education at all, which does not bother him in the least.   The more that people try to hold this over his head, the more Lewis is p

Image provided by Acorn TV.              For the longest time I thought I would never watch the show George Gently .   The only scenes I had ever seen were a gruff man announcing who he was, and another of a dark and grim interview room.   Then I saw an actual full preview of George Gently and I became intrigued.   Deciding to give the show a try, I found exactly what I had in the beginning: a gruff man and a grim interview room.   What I also found was behind all that gruffness, there was a good, caring man, along with a good set of mysteries. Image provided by Acorn TV.    Chief Inspector George Gently’s (Martin Shaw) wife has been killed.   To get out of London, Gently takes a job in the north of England, where he must work with a young sergeant by the name of John Bacchus (Lee Ingleby).   From the very start it is clear the John and Gently do not see eye to eye on how to conduct an investigation.   Nor do they agree much about life in general.   These differences

              Julian Kestrel is back again investing.   Although, this time, I think it’s quite reluctantly.   Julian is asked by Sir Malcolm Falkland, the father of the deceased Alexander Falkland, to look into his son’s murder.   Alexander was a well-loved and highly respected man.   When he was found murdered, it came as a great shock to everyone.   With so many admiring Alexander, no one has any idea as to who could possibly want him dead.                                Despite Julian’s concerns at being hired by Sir Malcolm, who may himself be the culprit, he decides to take the case.   Working in tandem with Peter Vance of the Bow Street Runners, Julian is happy to have another investigative source at his disposal.   Despite this, Julian warns Sir Malcolm, he will still have to pry into every detail of Alexander’s life as well as the lives of those around him.   He may uncover things Sir Malcolm does not like, but in order to find the murderer, Julian tells Sir Malcolm t