Kevin Whately has hinted he could be retiring from his role in Lewis.
The actor has starred for 27 years as Robert 'Robbie' Lewis, first taking on the role in original series Inspector Morse before becoming the star of his own spin-off.
Kevin WhatelySpeaking about the new series he said to The Sun: "There might be more Lewis after this series but there won't be a lot more.
"Not with Lewis himself. Who knows what the others will do but I think I'm coming to the end of the road.
"There may be on more series, possibly, we'll see."
Kevin has taken a break from the show in the past but admits he wouldn't want to watch the show if he wasn't in it, and missed working when he did go on a break.
"From what people tell me, I think 'Lewis' is successful because it's familiar.
"Viewers are quite happy with certain people in the corner of their rooms because they've been there for years.
"But the appetite for detective shows just staggers me -it's bottomless.
"Detective shows are not my favourite. I almost certainly wouldn't watch 'Lewis' if I wasn't in it."