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Masterpiece Mystery!: Endeavour Season 4 Following the dramatic finale of Season 3, Oxford's finest are picking up the pieces of their personal and professional lives. DC Endeavour Morse (Shaun Evans) awaits the result of his Sergeant's Exam, while DI Fred Thursday (Roger Allam) and his wife Win struggle to cope with their children flying the nest; Sam gone to the Army and the traumatized Joan, gone off to who knows where? But there are even greater challenges still to face.
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 5.12 ounces
- Item model number : MS61701
- Media Format : NTSC, Widescreen
- Run time : 8 hours
- Release date : September 5, 2017
- Actors : Shaun Evans, Roger Allam
- Dubbed: : English
- Subtitles: : English
- Studio : PBS
- ASIN : B06Y5NXHYJ
- Number of discs : 2
- Best Sellers Rank: #78,992 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #4,020 in Mystery & Thrillers (Movies & TV)
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- Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2013The fact that hundreds of viewers rank "Endeavor" at the highest level (via Amazon) only hints at the quality of "Endeavor." As a devoted fan of "Inspector Morse" and "Lewis" I can assure you that "Endeavor" is worthy of your time. Currently running (advancing to the second season) "Endeavor" reveals Morse's early days as a compassionate "copper" fresh out of the signal corps (deciphering covert code ~ beyond morse, ironically) during WWII. This thought-provoking show (set in the 1960's) features character-driven writing, amazing plots and vivid art direction. It also flashes back to that threshold era when the "hard boiled copper days" began to subside under the emergence of sophisticated DNA tracking and psychological profiling. Sean Evans as young Morse breaks your heart with his soulful performance. Roger Allam is riveting as his fatherly, caring mentor DI Fred Thursday (the solid man we learned about in Colin Dexter's novels). You may remember Allam in 1997 as the ambitious academic Denis Cornford in "Death is Now My Neighbour" from the "Inspector Morse" series. Two "Endeavor" episodes, for me, stand out: "Fugue" and "Home." In "Fugue" Morse's passion for opera helps him decode a serial killer's taunting puzzles. A touching scene between Morse and Thursday underscores why, years later, DCI Morse stayed true to the beauty of classical music and opera. We understand just how much young Morse needed the tender embrace of a loving family. "Home" takes us back to Morse's roots where we see into the hungry heart of a young man yearning for fatherly understanding and guidance. This episode is rich with gangsters, Playboy era nightclub atmospheres and dark alley politics blurring the line between criminals and coppers. DI Thursday's haunting past and the lengths a father will go to protect his family contrast with Morse's stark boyhood. We also see how the friendship developed between young Morse and beat cop Strange. Strange would later become Morse's blustery boss. A "superior" who, although seemingly filled with scold and scoff, deeply respected Morse's mind and would eventually mourn his death like no other (aside from Lewis). "Endeavor" grabs us by the heart and throat, only to stay embedded within our own psyches long after the credits roll.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2013Having watched the Morse series from the beginning, and relishing the spin-off of Lewis, I was delighted to see the Endeavour series. Morse was always a fascinating character, and it was wonderful to see the early days of his life and career in this Masterpiece Mystery series. The late John Thaw was brilliant in the role, and I wondered how another actor would do stepping into his shoes. Shaun Evans more than met my expectations as the young Endeavour Morse. His performance is reminiscent of Thaw's Morse, but he has made it his very own. Evans is able to convey so much with just his facial expressions, and he aptly demonstrates the intelligence, temperament, aesthetics, and social awkwardness of Morse. This show and the first season series are so well written and acted that I wondered how it got on tv. Most of today's programming is insipid, crass, and void of any creativity. Endeavour is a marvelous oasis in this wasteland, and proves that quality television still exists somewhere. Roger Allam is wonderful as Morse's mentor, Fred Thursday, and it was great to see John Thaw's daughter, Abigail, as the newspaper editor. It's also fun trying to spot Morse author, Colin Dexter, in the Morse, Lewis, and now, Endeavour series.
I was moved to tears by two scenes. One is when Endeavour first encounters the Abigail Thaw character. She asks if they have met before as he looks familiar, but he tells her that he doesn't think so. She replies, "Well, maybe in another life." The other scene is when Thursday asks Endeavour where he thinks he'll be in 20 years. We see Endeavour looking in the rear view mirror and watch his face morph into that of John Thaw as the Morse music theme begins. Really moving. I think John Thaw would be very pleased with this endeavour.
Note: Season 2 with 4 more episodes has been ordered due to the great audience response to this program.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2018This is a movie about young Inspector Morse. In many ways I prefer Endeavour to the older Inspector Morse.
This is a prequel to the series titled the same thing. Obviously Inspector Morse was made first but in timeline this comes first.
One of the things I liked was that there were many nods to the original Inspector Morse shows. One of the characters is the daughter of John Thaw. You see Endeavour looking at the car that you see Inspector Morse drive later in his life; for example. You also see the beginnings of the series by the same name. You meet some of the characters in Endeavour etc.
Endeavour is struggling with fitting in, learning how the police dept. politics work and fighting to be heard over people who think they know everything. He is on the brink of quitting because why be there when he's not sure he really wants to be a police officer anyways and no one listens to him. Eventually he realizes that what he offers to the police dept. is a good set of eyes and a reasoning ability that many others don't have.
I loved this show.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2023If you’re a fan of the superb Endeavour prequel series, this prologue episode… movie?… is a must have. Here we see Endeavour Morse meet his mentor and friend, Fred Thursday, as well as future colleague/boss Jim Strange and local reporter Dorothea Frasil, played by Abigail Thaw as a touching nod to her late father, John Thaw, who played the original Inspector Morse. This is an excellent episode that even stands alone but if you’re a fan of the show this episode is not to be missed.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2024Love this series on PBS, always wanted to see the original pilot episode. It was a more than fair price to purchase it to watch.
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- TrollReviewed in Germany on January 9, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Super
Super
- James FrenchReviewed in Canada on September 15, 2013
5.0 out of 5 stars A fine Endeavour.
Being a great fan of the Inspector Lewis and Morse series I had a lot of initial reservations about watching this. However I am glad I bought it and will watch it again and again - it was brilliant! Perfect casting, excellent acting and an outstanding plot line.
As a former police officer in England - and a Detective Constable at around the same time as Endeavour - I expected to be disappointed but instead was quickly drawn in and was totally absorbed from start to finish. All the later hallmarks of Morse - his beer drinking, red Jaguar, and unfortunate emotional attachments for example are gently introduced and the last moments of this DVD contain a very fine touch - linking Endeavour to his destiny as "Morse". I can't recommend this highly enough.
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BastideReviewed in France on September 1, 2014
5.0 out of 5 stars MORSE
Je me suis aperçue qu'il était en langue anglaise uniquement, quel dommage
J'avais eu l'occasion de le voir à la télévision en Français.
Sinon, l'arrivée de Morse jeune débutant dans la profession est très bien orchestrée -
l'acteur y est parfait ainsi que son supérieur -
L'histoire est bien menée avec une atmosphère bien particulière- éclairage, etc....
Fil d'Ariane en utilisant le rétroviseur ainsi que les premières notes de musique de la série
Morse,mondialement connue et reconnue, à la fin du film sans oublier la voiture forment le lien
j'espère qu'une suite sera donnée, comme le fut pour Morse adulte.
Recommandée pour adulte et jeune adulte -
Plaisant à voir pour tous ceux qui apprécient les enquêtes policières.
Cordialement votre.
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arantza rementeriaReviewed in Spain on April 12, 2013
4.0 out of 5 stars La precuela de Morse
Me ha gustado poder recuperar al Inspector Morse a través de este dvd. Es el episodio piloto de lo que será una miniserie de cuatro episodios y se va desvelando, de manera interesante, aquellos detalles de la vida y personalidad de Endeavour que luego se convertirán en antecedentes de la personalidad madura del personaje. Está tan bien hecho como la serie original y, además, algunos actores coinciden, al igual que los de la serie Lewis, que también aparecen, aunque en otros papeles distintos.
- Billy J. HobbsReviewed in the United Kingdom on June 19, 2012
5.0 out of 5 stars "Endeavour"--let the series begin!
Fans of the Inspector Morse series can be heartened. "Endeavour" is the pilot for the upcoming British series that goes back in time to reveal a young Morse working on his first real police case, giving us one more opportunity to get to know one of our favorite English detectives.
Basically it's the same folks who've given us the Morse series and later the very successful (and very well done ) Sergeant Lewis series--and no complaints. In this pilot, sometimes a bit rough at the edges and certainly evolves into a bit of a melodramatic ending, a young Shawn Evans gives us great background--and understanding--of the inimitable Morse. It's a good biographical study--but only enough to give us a better knowledge of what makes Morse tick.
In this initial episode, a young (15-year-old) girl turns up missing and soon after turns up very dead. Young Morse is assigned to the case and, well, the story goes from there, with the usual Colin Dexterian-like twists, turns, reversals, and surprises. What is not surprising, of course, is that Morse is on the scene. We know what to expect.
For Morse fans, it's great having him back and the screenwriters have made certain that just enough of "the old stuff" is included to make the episode realistic and worth watching. It provides us to better know the later, older Morse--and it's exciting to catch the allusions to the later Morse episodes.
After this pilot, of course, the younger Morse will "come of age" and his character will step outside the obvious references to the older Morse and will stand on his own. Young Morse gets caught up with the crosswords, he's introduced to that red Jag, he takes his first pint, he reveals his love of opera, he comes through full of integrity, but not yet full of himself and his abilities. And he's got a great mentor, Fred Thursday, and even Colin Dexter makes his trademark cameo appearance (watch for it--it's brief!). Barrington Pheloung, a by word with Morse episodes, is there to set the music.
We can now look forward to the series episodes.
The Brits certainly know how to make a mystery series.