Try as he might, Kevin Whately can’t escape from Inspector Robert Lewis. The actor has – on and off – been trying to give up the role for nearly 20 years. He first decided to leave the Lewis character ...

Kevin Whately is in a fan favourite actor on ITV - and was recently awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours list. The popular actor describes himself a self-confessed "leftie", and during an appearance ...

Kevin Whately will bid farewell to his character Lewis, standing by his pledge not out-do Inspector Morse. The actor first played officer Robbie Lewis in 1987, opposite the late John Thaw in the hit ...

Kevin Whately has hinted that Lewis may not run for many more series. The Inspector Morse spinoff returns for its eighth series on ITV later this month, with Whately's title character now retired.

Kevin Whately, famous for playing working-class characters, in fact has a surprisingly affluent family history. Kevin begins his journey in his home town of Newcastle where he investigates the career ...

A NORTH-EAST actor addressed 1,500 volunteers at the site of open-air spectacular Kynren after joining the cast himself. Kevin Whately has been brought on board to voice the character of Old Arthur in ...

15:23, Tue, Dec 31, 2024 Updated: 15:24, Tue, Dec 31, 2024 Inspector Morse star Kevin Whately wasn't impressed with some of his family history following an appearance on the BBC genealogy show Who Do ...

Self confessed "leftie" Kevin Whately got a shock when he discovered he came from a long line of "capitalists" during an appearance on the BBC geneaology show Who Do You Think you Are in 2009. The ...

At the Bank of England, there was another tantalising discovery. Kevin learned that Mary Thompson was the descendant of a Major Robert Thompson. He was allegedly one of four rich Puritan brothers who ...

ITV star Kevin Whately was recently honoured with an OBE in the New Year Honours list. The popular actor, who identifies as a "leftie", made a surprising discovery about his lineage during an ...

Kevin Whately, a beloved actor on ITV and recent recipient of an OBE in the New Year Honours list, has described himself as a "leftie". However, during his 2009 appearance on the BBC's Who Do You ...