S6.E1

The Soul of Genius

Episode aired Jun 8, 2012
TV-PG
1h 29m

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Laurence Fox and Kevin Whately in Inspector Lewis (2006)

A scholar obsessed with Lewis Carroll's poem "The Hunting of the Snark" is found buried in the botanical gardens frequented by the author during his life.A scholar obsessed with Lewis Carroll's poem "The Hunting of the Snark" is found buried in the botanical gardens frequented by the author during his life.A scholar obsessed with Lewis Carroll's poem "The Hunting of the Snark" is found buried in the botanical gardens frequented by the author during his life.

Director
- Brian Kelly
Writers
- Colin Dexter
- Rachel Bennette
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8.0/10

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Director
- Brian Kelly
Writers
- Colin Dexter
- Rachel Bennette
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
When Lewis and Hathaway discuss possible ways of manipulating someone to commit a murder, Hathaway quotes Henry II: "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?" Allegedly said to move knights to murder Thomas Becket.

Goofs
Hathaway repeatedly misquotes the Hunting of the Snark. He says that if/when you find the snark, you "softly and suddenly vanish away." According to CS Lewis' poem, this is actually the fate of anyone who, while searching for a snark, finds a boojum instead. Hathaway is portrayed as highly intellectual and this error is therefore out of character.

Quotes
DI Robert Lewis: Did you just bow to her?
DS James Hathaway: Yeah, I think I did.

Connections
References Pulp Fiction (1994)

Soundtracks
Inspector Lewis Main Theme
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Written by Barrington Pheloung

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6/10

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The body of a murdered man is found buried in the Botanical Garden. He had and obsession with Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark", a lead which takes Lewis and Hathaway to his brother, a priest at the University, and the Wednesday Club, a mysterious club for geniuses.

Interesting enough but, like many Lewis (and Morse) episodes, too complex for its own good and the revelation comes out of the blue. Pacing is well off as a result.

The Lewis Carroll did make for an interesting intellectual ramble though, like many Lewis episodes, just gives Hathaway a chance to show what a know-it-all he is.