Kevin Whately's guest appearances

Kevin Whately

MASTERPIECE Studio

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1991-1996

Patricia Hodge

Jeremy Piven

Isaiah Berlin

Alan Alda

Jancis Robinson

Julian Fellowes

Elizabeth McGovern

Lynda La Plante

Oliver Sacks

Paul Smith

Phil Redmond

Elvis Costello

Elizabeth Jennings

David Oyelowo

Benedict Cumberbatch

OwlTail

Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Three of the Ninth Season of Inspector Lewis. Though this is not the first time that we've said "goodbye" to Inspector Lewis, actor Kevin Whately insists that, this time, the beloved character is leaving the screen for good. But before we say our final farewells, Kevin Whately joins us to look back on his incredible 30 year career as Robbie Lewis -- the once "second banana" turned leading detective and star.

Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Three of the Ninth Season of Inspector Lewis. Though this is not the first time that we've said "goodbye" to Inspector Lewis, actor Kevin Whately insists that, this time, the beloved character is leaving the screen for good. But before we say our final farewells, Kevin Whately joins us to look back on his incredible 30 year career as Robbie Lewis -- the once "second banana" turned leading detective and star.

Is This the End of Lewis? Kevin Whately Speaks

The castaway on Desert Island Discs this week is the actor Kevin Whately. Having appeared increasingly prominently in three of the most successful series in recent TV history - Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Inspector Morse and Peak Practice - he's currently 'hot property' in the casting world.He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his boyhood in a remote part of Cumbria, his bold but inspired decision to chuck in accountancy in favour of the stage and his time busking at Oxford Circus to pay his way through drama school.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Symphony No 1 by Jean SibeliusBook: The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman RushdieLuxury: Northumbrian pipes

The castaway on Desert Island Discs this week is the actor Kevin Whately. Having appeared increasingly prominently in three of the most successful series in recent TV history - Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Inspector Morse and Peak Practice - he's currently 'hot property' in the casting world. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his boyhood in a remote part of Cumbria, his bold but inspired decision to chuck in accountancy in favour of the stage and his time busking at Oxford Circus to pay his way through drama school. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Symphony No 1 by Jean Sibelius Book: The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie Luxury: Northumbrian pipes