Demons of the past

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Episode of the series Lewis - The Oxford Crime
title Demons of the past
Original title Whom The Gods Would Destroy
Country of production United Kingdom
original language English
length 93 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
classification Season 1, Episode 2
2nd episode in total ( list )
First broadcast February 18, 2007 on ITV
German-language
first broadcast		 February 8, 2009 on ZDF
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Director Marc Jobst
script Daniel Boyle,
Colin Dexter
production Chris Burt
music Barrington Pheloung
camera Chris O'Dell
occupation
Guest appearance (s)
chronology

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The murder plot

Demons of the Past (original title: Whom The Gods Would Destroy ) is after the pilot episode the second episode of the first season of the crime series Lewis - The Oxford Crime . The episode was first broadcast on February 18, 2007 and shown for the first time in German on February 8, 2009 .

action

The painter Dean Greely is found murdered near his houseboat. Lewis investigates and comes across a group called "The Sons of the Twice Born ". As students, they had dedicated themselves to the intoxicatingly vital Dionysian , as a practical implementation of Nietzsche's ideas . Greely was a member of this clique, which is said to have been a heavy drug user. With the help of Prof. Gold, whom Lewis had already visited during his time at Inspector Morse, a list can be deciphered: the meaningless sequences of Greek letters are telephone numbers. This is how the other members of the group become known: University professor Linn, the noble Platt and the bicycle seller Bundrick. Platt in particular shows great contempt for weakness, compassion, in keeping with Nietzsche's spirit.

During the investigation, Linn behaves particularly conspicuously, who is also shot shortly afterwards. Now Lewis and Hathaway focus the investigation on Platt, as Bundrick is said to have loved Linn, according to Gold. They also track down the prostitute Tina Daniels, who has made threatening phone calls to Linn and Bundrick under the name “Fury” in the past few days and works as a domestic help for the Platts. They find out that it is a campaign of revenge by Daniels and Theodore Platts wife Anne Sadikov. Because the "sons of the twice-born" once wanted to get the perfect drug adrenochrome , which comes from the human adrenal gland . Platt murdered a prostitute, Tina's best friend and Anne's mother to get adrenochrome. Bundrick regretted the act and Linn fled. But Platt enjoyed the drug to the fullest. So Tina and Anne manipulated the group within and got them to kill each other.

Before Lewis and Hathaway even arrive, Anne's dogs tear up Platt. At the end of the episode, Anne's mother's body is recovered.

synchronization

role actor Voice actor
Robert Lewis Kevin Whately Till Hagen
James Hathaway Laurence Fox Markus Pfeiffer
Dr. Laura Hobson Clare Holman Claudia Kleiber
Jean Innocent Rebecca Front Sabine Arnhold
Prof. Margaret Gold Anna Massey Luise Lunow
Anne Sadikov Anna Madeley Nana Spier
Tina Daniels Nicola Redmond Isabella Grothe
Theodore Platt Richard Dillane Torsten Michaelis
Sefton Linn Richard Lintern Peter Flechtner
Harry Bundrick Adrian Rawlins Stefan Gossler
Petra Bundrick Diana Payan Evelyn Meyka

criticism

"Interesting types, picturesque scenery."

- TV movie

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Certificate of Release for Demons of the Past . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2009 (PDF; test number: 117 102 DVD).
  2. ↑ tvspielfilm.de