About the Show

This hit detective series portrays the early years of brooding, gifted Sergeant Endeavour Morse working in 1960s–70s Oxford and has been embraced by critics from the get-go. The Guardian (UK) describes the show as “one of the classiest vehicles in TV crime drama.” Endeavour was created by writer Russell Lewis as a prequel to the long-running Inspector Morse series.

Shaun Evans (Vigil) stars in the title role, portraying Morse’s career start as a detective constable fresh out of Oxford University and later as a detective sergeant, with Roger Allam (Murder in Provence) as his streetwise superior, Fred Thursday. The cast also includes Anton Lesser (Killing Eve, Game of Thrones) as CS Reginald Bright, Sean Rigby (Gunpowder) as detective Jim Strange, James Bradshaw (Close to The Enemy) as Dr Max DeBryn, Abigail Thaw (Miss Scarlet and the Duke) as Dorothea Frazil, Caroline O’Neill (The A Word) as Win Thursday, and Sara Vickers (Guilt, Watchmen) as Joan Thursday.

Stream all nine seasons of Endeavour with PBS Passport. You can stream Morse & The Last Endeavour: A MASTERPIECE Mystery! Special there, too. It’s a look back at the prequel’s nine seasons plus the full history of the Inspector Morse character. Morse and the Last Endeavour features interviews with Shaun Evans, Abigail Thaw, Kevin Whately, and many more.

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