Ahead of his Garsington Opera appearance, the actor reflects on working with John Thaw, Eighties stardom and his Lewis co-star’s politics Claire Allfree is a writer specialising in books and theatre, ...

Kevin Whately had an Inspector Morse reunion as he surprised the cast of the new stage show. Beloved for his iconic role as Sergeant Robbie Lewis in the original Inspector Morse television series, the ...

Now aged 75, Whately continues to work in the entertainment industry. In 2026 he returned to the stage in a new setting, making his opera debut at Garsington Opera, where he performed the spoken role ...

Hartlepool-born actor Lewis Cope stars as Kaden Barrie in Forever Home, Channel 5’s six-part adaptation of Graham Norton’s bestselling novel, filmed in Northumberland.

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A first look at stage and screen star Imelda Staunton in rehearsal for the new Chichester Festival Theatre production of Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim's acclaimed showbiz musical GYPSY is now ...

Kevin Whately (right) starred alongside Laurence Fox in ITV’s Inspector Morse spin-off, Lewis - Robert Day/ITV At 74, Whately is still instantly recognisable from his hit TV shows of the 1980s and ...