My local PBS just rebroadcast the 1997 Rebecca, and I noticed that a secondary WGBH station is playing it tonight (9/21/17) at 9 with 2AM repeats on the main WGBH; so check your local listings!
Anyway, I didn’t realize before all the little nods to Rebecca in the Inspector Lewis episode Life Born of Fire. The reappearance of Rebecca is probably because it stars Game of Thrones actors (Charles Dance, Diana Rigg) but of course, there is also Emilia Fox looking just like Girl Hathaway. (I am still mad that Laurence’s cousin Emilia Fox didn’t play Nell Hathaway in series 9. It would have been too perfect!) And Emilia Fox’s mom Joanna David also played the 2nd Mrs. de Winter in a previous version; Joanna David played Morse’s ex-fiancée Susan. So there’s already a lot of fun Morse-verse connections before even considering Life Born of Fire.
Life Born of Fire co-stars Rachael Sterling as Zoe Kenneth, who burns down the house just like Mrs. Danvers, who was played by Sterling’s mom, Diana Rigg. And just for fun, here is Robbie Lewis’ Charles Dance impression, rescuing Hathaway from the fire. =)
‘Tis better to give than to receive, and Robbie Lewis is an expert. Looking for a get-well-soon gift? Why not a baggie of kiwifruit? Need a gift to thank your hard-working and lonely sergeant whose husband has left for an extended work mission in Canada? Look no farther than your local taxidermist- it’s Tony the Tabby! And what to offer a new mum? A dodo onesie so the little one can learn about extinct species. And bonus- this gift doubles as an “I’m sorry I was such a tosser” peace-offering to your girlfriend. No need to thank him, Lizzie and Laura. Robbie Lewis is just that awesome.
We must get to the bottom of this: Kevin Whately in a slip over his suit. WHAT IS HAPPENING!?! Thanks to @muffinzelda for alerting me to the really weird series “Who Shot Simon Cowell?” It also includes Girl Hathaway aka Emilia Fox, cousin of our beloved Lawrence Fox aka James Hathaway. Also - WHAT!?! - Kev plays a crooked cop? We really must see this bizarreness ITV
As@tinysassysparklycucumber said, I happened upon a teaser for the “Who Shot Simon Cowell?” sketches on Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night takeaway. Kevin Whately and Emilia Fox investigate Cowell’s murder, spoofing their roles on Lewis and Silent Witness. It’s available on YouTube, but only the first and last episode are unblocked for the US. Somewhere in between, Robbie Lewis is wearing lingerie over his suit. I CANNOT UNSEE THIS. I NEED CONTEXT! This screen cap comes from a preview, but we can’t actually see the full sketches in the US. This is driving me to madness! Can someone help us Yankees out?
