It was broadcast that same year, from 10 October to 14 November. Later that year, on 21 November, Whately announced on BBC Radio Oxford that a ninth series would be made, with shooting occurring on 2015 between May and June. This was also confirmed by Griffin on BBC Radio 2, and then by Fox in March 2015 during an interview with the Evening Standard. On 8 April 2015, ITV officially commissioned a ninth series of Lewis. On 30 September 2014, Whately revealed in an interview with the Radio Times, that the ninth series would be his last, having felt that he had played the character long enough for the past 30 years. His decision to leave, along with Fox's, was officially announced by ITV on 2 November 2015, with the network revealing the ninth series of Lewis would be its last. Locations The majority of the series is filmed in and around Oxford. Some scenes are also filmed at Brunel University and parts of Ealing. Overseas broadcasting PBS broadcast the series as Inspector Lewis in the United States and Canada, as part of its Masterpiece Mystery series. In the United States, all episodes of Lewis were originally shown as Inspector Lewis on Masterpiece Mystery! on PBS, except for the pilot, which was shown on the earlier series Mystery! in 2006. The numbering of the episodes on PBS is slightly different from those on ITV. Series 1 was broadcast as Season 1 in 2008. However, all of series 2 and episodes 1–3 of series 3 were broadcast as Season 2 in 2009. Episode 4 of series 3 and all of series 4 were broadcast as Season 3 in 2010. Series 5, 6, 7 and 8 were shown as Seasons 4, 5, 6 and 7 in 2011–2014. Series 9 was broadcast as "Season 8" in August 2016. Episodes There were 33 episodes produced and screened, identical in quantity with the preceding Morse series. Ratings Notes References External links Lewis at ITV 2006 British television series debuts 2015 British television series endings 2000s British drama television series 2010s British drama television series 2000s British crime drama television series 2010s British crime drama television series British crime drama television series British detective television series English-language television shows Inspector Morse ITV television dramas Television shows based on British novels Television shows set in Oxford British television spin-offs Television series by ITV Studios