Endeavour Endeavour or endeavor may refer to: People Fictional characters * Endeavour Morse, central character of the ''Inspector Morse'' novels by Colin Dexter * Endeavor, the hero name for the character Enji Todoroki from the anime series ''My Hero A ...

'' is a British television detective drama series created by

Russell Lewis Russell Lewis (born 11 September 1963) is an English television writer and former actor. He is the writer of the '' Inspector Morse'' prequel ''Endeavour'' (2012–present), and the first two series of '' Grace'' (2021-2022). Career Lewis w ...

and co-produced by

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and

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in association with

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. It was first broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom on 2 January 2012 and on

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in the United States on 1 July 2012, as part of the ''

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'' anthology. Eight series have been broadcast, with the latest completed on 26 September 2021. Series 9 is scheduled to air in 2023 and shall be the final series. An ''Endeavour'' episode may comprise some of the following cast members:

Shaun Evans Shaun Francis Evans (born 6 March 1980) is an English actor and director. He is best known for playing a young Endeavour Morse in the ITV drama series ''Endeavour''. Early life Shaun Francis Evans was born on 6 March 1980 into an Irish famil ...

(DC/DS Endeavour Morse),

Roger Allam Roger William Allam (born 26 October 1953) is a British actor, who has performed on stage, in film, on television and radio. He played Inspector Javert in the original London production of the stage musical ''Les Misérables'', First Officer ...

(DCI Fred Thursday), James Bradshaw (Dr Max DeBryn),

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(CS Reginald Bright),

Sean Rigby Sean Rigby (born 15 August 1989) is an English stage and television actor. Early life Rigby is from Preston, Lancashire in England. He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2012.Jack Laskey Jack Laskey is an English actor best known for his theatre work and his role as DS Jakes in the ITV drama series '' Endeavour''. He is the third son of Michael Laskey, a poet. Laskey trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Televi ...

(DS Peter Jakes), Caroline O’Neill (Win Thursday),

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(Sam Thursday),

Sara Vickers Sara Louise Vickers (born 1985) is a Scottish theatre, television and film actress best known for playing Joan Thursday in the British television detective drama series ''Endeavour''. Early life and education Vickers was born in 1985, in Strat ...

(Joan Thursday),

Abigail Thaw Abigail J. Thaw (born 1 October 1965) is an English actress. Early life Abigail Thaw was born in London to actor John Thaw and his first wife, Sally Alexander, an academic/feminist activist who taught modern history at Goldsmiths College. Her ...

(Dorothea Frazil),

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(WPC Shirley Trewlove), Lewis Peek (DC George Fancy), Simon Harrison (DI Ronnie Box) and Richard Riddell (DS Alan Jago). On 23 May 2022, ITV and Mammoth Screen announced that ''Endeavour'' would end after nine series, bringing the total number of episodes to 36, including the pilot episode.

Series overview

Episodes

Pilot (2012)

Series 1 (2013)

Series 2 (2014)

Series 3 (2016)

Series 4 (2017)

Series 5 (2018)

Series 6 (2019)

Series 7 (2020)

Series 7 took place in 1970, with Russell Lewis writing the episodes. In the US, Series 7 aired Sundays August 9–23, 2020 (9:00 pm) on PBS as Masterpiece Theater.

Series 8 (2021)

Series 8 was broadcast from 12 September 2021 and took place in 1971, with Russell Lewis writing and Shaun Evans, Ian Aryeh and Kate Saxon directing the episodes.

Series 9 (2023)

Series 9 is scheduled to air in early 2023, with the final three episodes set in 1972. It will be the final series to air, by agreement of

PBS Masterpiece ''Masterpiece'' (formerly known as ''Masterpiece Theatre'') is a drama anthology television series produced by WGBH Boston. It premiered on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) on January 10, 1971. The series has presented numerous acclaimed Briti ...

, ITV and the cast. This was posted to the Endeavour Twitter account on May 23, 2022. Russell Lewis will write the final three episodes. Shaun Evans, Nirpal Bhorgal and Kate Saxon will direct the final three episodes. The story comes to its logical end in Series 9, in telling how Inspector Morse developed into the character of the Morse series, across 72 hours of television episodes in ten years. Filming was underway in Oxford on 22 May 2022. The announcement of the final season was made a week or so before Season 8 began airing in the US on June 19, 2022.

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Endeavour Episodes Lists of British crime television series episodes Lists of British drama television series episodes Inspector Morse ITV-related lists