ITV Midsomer Murders fans say the same thing as Inspector Morse star makes appearance

Midsomer Murders viewers found themselves thoroughly distracted on Tuesday evening after Kevin Whately popped up in a repeat episode of the ITV series.

The star, renowned for portraying Lewis in both Inspector Morse and the ITV spin-off Lewis, stepped into the shoes of murder suspect Jeremy in the John Barnaby drama.

Within moments of the episode beginning, fans flocked to Twitter to express their excitement over the Inspector Morse crossover.

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@NickStevenson63 wrote: "So... when worlds collide; Inspector Lewis in Midsomer Murders. It was bound to happen sooner or later given the number of strange and bizarre deaths in this otherwise quiet corner of Oxfordshire."

@Suzy_H14 begged: "They can't kill #Lewis #MidsomerMurders," reports the Express.

@ghostheart__ observed: "Lots of Morse/Lewis links in this episode of #MidsomerMurders - firstly Kevin Whately who was obviously Lewis in Morse/Lewis, Jane Bertish who was in Morse episode The Wolvercote Tongue and Alexander Hanson who was in Lewis episode Generation of Vipers."

@dennison_shelly continued: "Fabulous collection of musical theatre actors in tonight's #MidsomerMurders and the universe-bending inclusion of Lewis aka Kevin Whately. Excellent fun.

"Lewis better not get killed off in tonight's #MidsomerMurders that'd just be too weird," @neiltheshaker posted.

@samjcstuff revealed: "My brain is not computing Lewis appearing in #midsomermurders."

Kevin portrayed Robert "Robbie" Lewis in Inspector Morse from 1987 to 2000, and in Lewis from 2006 to 2015.

In a 2023 interview, Midsomer Murders' lead actors Neil Dudgeon and Fiona Dolman graced the This Morning sofa to discuss the show's milestone 50th episode.

The on-screen couple shared a light-hearted conversation with hosts Alison Hammond and Craig Doyle about the enduring appeal of the series.

"So what's the secret to your on-screen success?" Alison inquired, prompting Neil to quip: "Sexual chemistry."

He elaborated: "I think we've just got on very well right from the start, didn't we?".

"We did," Fiona concurred. "Neil was already cast, so I had an audition, and I had to go in and read with him.

"And yeah, I think we clicked right from the beginning."

Reflecting on their long-running partnership, Fiona added: "We've done it for 12 years now which means all that kind of fear that you have as an actor when you join something and you have to pretend you have an intimate relationship with someone that you've never met, that's all just gone now, hasn't it?".

"It is great, I always said we should have had Fiona in the show anyway," Neil, who plays John Barnaby, interjected.

Fans can catch up with Midsomer Murders on the ITV Hub.