Set in Oxford during the 60s and 70s, against the backdrop of revolutionary social change, Endeavour chronicles the early criminal casebook of a young detective who would grow to be Colin Dexter's immortal Inspector Morse.
Spring 1972 brings with it a new start for Morse, having taken time out to deal with the drink. His return to CID coincides with a gruesome discovery in a college garden. The investigation leads him and Thursday to a celebrated orchestra and when a second tragedy hits, they uncover a web of secrets at the company's core.
Critics Reviews:
- “Each scene they share reminds us of what we'll be missing when Thursday and Morse finally part. But these episodes also close out their time and ours satisfactorily.” – Melanie McFarland (Salon.com)
- “Just as Better Call Saul is, in some ways, more interesting than Breaking Bad, so Endeavour offers more emotional richness than the series that inspired it.” – John Powers (NPR)
- “There’s a traditionally elegant murder case involving the Oxford Concert Orchestra and a gangster-heavy back story, but it’s the relationship between Morse and Thursday that provides the emotional kick — both wanting to speak, neither able to do so.” – Victoria Segal (Times (UK))