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The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Endeavour Season 8 Episode 1 - Striker
    7.6/10(1195 votes)

    #1 - Striker

    S8:E1

    Opening the series in 1971, a death threat to Oxford Wanderers’ star striker Jack Swift places Endeavour and his team at the heart of the glitz and glamour of 1970s football, exposing the true cost of success and celebrity, and with it, a deep-rooted division that is soon reflected much closer to home.

    Director:Shaun Evans
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  2. Endeavour Season 8 Episode 3 - Terminus
    7.7/10(1298 votes)

    #2 - Terminus

    S8:E3

    It is the winter of 1971 and the team is split up by a snowstorm while investigating the murder of a college don, and Endeavour is stranded at an abandoned hotel where he becomes the subject of a revenge plot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Endeavour Season 4 Episode 2 - Canticle
    7.8/10(1240 votes)

    #3 - Canticle

    S4:E2

    The so called ‘permissive society’ comes under the spotlight as Endeavour is tasked with protecting conservative social activist, Joy Pettybon, after she receives a death threat while visiting Oxford to promote her ‘Keep Britain Decent’ campaign.

    Director:Michael Lennox
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Endeavour Season 7 Episode 2 - Raga
    7.8/10(1101 votes)

    #4 - Raga

    S7:E2

    It's the lead up to 1970's general election and as racial tensions escalate in Oxford, tragedy strikes in an Indian restaurant, testing family loyalties.

    Director:Zam Salim
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  5. Endeavour Season 8 Episode 2 - Scherzo
    7.8/10(1021 votes)

    #5 - Scherzo

    S8:E2

    Morse and the team are called to investigate the murder of a taxi driver found dead in his cab on the outskirts of Oxford, and worry that a recent string of assaults on cab drivers has escalated to murder. As the inquiry unfolds, the detective finds the case hits too close to home and starts to retreat from those close to him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Endeavour Season 5 Episode 2 - Cartouche
    7.9/10(1222 votes)

    #6 - Cartouche

    S5:E2

    Hollywood glamour comes to Oxford as the stars of a new horror movie sequel begin filming in the city. Meanwhile, the unexplained poisoning of a former detective sergeant leads Endeavour and Thursday to a local cinema, which is playing host the film's stars in a special event.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Endeavour Season 6 Episode 2 - Apollo
    7.9/10(1232 votes)

    #7 - Apollo

    S6:E2

    As the highly-anticipated moon landings of Apollo 11 draw near, Endeavour finds himself investigating the death of a promising young astrophysicist and his girlfriend. Their deaths seeming to be a result of a tragic car accident on first inspection, with the clues pointing to foul play, Endeavour enlists the help of an injured Thursday to uncover the truth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Endeavour Season 3 Episode 1 - Ride
    8.0/10(1518 votes)

    #8 - Ride

    S3:E1

    A vanishing bus conductress and a raucous funfair draw DC Endeavour Morse back to duty.

    Director:Sandra Goldbacher
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Endeavour Season 3 Episode 3 - Prey
    8.0/10(1365 votes)

    #9 - Prey

    S3:E3

    A seemingly routine missing persons case takes on a troubling dimension.

    Director:Lawrence Gough
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Endeavour Season 4 Episode 3 - Lazaretto
    8.0/10(1113 votes)

    #10 - Lazaretto

    S4:E3

    Whispers that Cowley General contains a cursed ward - and a seemingly innocuous death - set off a chain of events that lead Endeavour to investigate.

    Director:Börkur Sigthorsson
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Endeavour Season 7 Episode 1 - Oracle
    8.0/10(1267 votes)

    #11 - Oracle

    S7:E1

    Whilst Endeavour sees in 1970 at a Venetian opera, a grisly murder on an Oxford towpath speaks to Thursday's intuition. Back in Oxford, Endeavour meets a kindred spirit.

    Director:Shaun Evans
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  12. Endeavour Season 1 Episode 3 - Rocket
    8.1/10(1535 votes)

    #12 - Rocket

    S1:E3

    When a worker at a missile factory is murdered, Bright wants the case resolved quickly, but Endeavour remains unconvinced that the crime is such an open-and-shut case.

    Director:Craig Viveiros
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Endeavour Season 3 Episode 2 - Arcadia
    8.1/10(1292 votes)

    #13 - Arcadia

    S3:E2

    The shock death of an artist in a house fire leaves Oxford city police baffled.

    Director:Bryn Higgins
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Endeavour Season 5 Episode 4 - Colours
    8.1/10(1166 votes)

    #14 - Colours

    S5:E4

    A photo-shoot on an army base turns sinister when one of the models is found dead. But the investigation is complicated when Sam Thursday is revealed to be involved.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Endeavour Season 6 Episode 3 - Confection
    8.1/10(1196 votes)

    #15 - Confection

    S6:E3

    The murder of a chocolate factory owner during a local hunt leads Endeavour to the sleepy village of Chigton Green. When he learns of a vicious campaign of gossip and rumour, it seems likely that two murders are connected. One of the targets, a beautiful, single mother, captures Endeavour's attention, giving him food for thought about the future.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Endeavour Season 1 Episode 1 - Girl
    8.2/10(1814 votes)

    #16 - Girl

    S1:E1

    The sudden death of a secretarial student and the shooting of a doctor appear unconnected despite Morse's theories. Chief Superintendent Bright, the new commanding officer of the Oxford City Police, unimpressed with Morse's zeal, protests to Thursday that the bagman's position is a Detective Sergeant's job and the young constable is too inexperienced. Following the shooting of a vicar, Morse is reduced to general duties for dismissing a beautiful, but mentally unstable girl as a suspect and must continue his investigations alone despite warnings of possible dismissal from his superiors.

    Director:Edward Bazalgette
    Writers:Colin Dexter, Russell Lewis

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  17. Endeavour Season 4 Episode 1 - Game
    8.2/10(1275 votes)

    #17 - Game

    S4:E1

    As Endeavour and Thursday deal with the heartbreak of Joan's departure, a death at East Cowley Slipper Baths hurls Oxford's Finest into their darkest adventure.

    Director:Ashley Pearce
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Endeavour Season 5 Episode 1 - Muse
    8.2/10(1347 votes)

    #18 - Muse

    S5:E1

    The newly promoted Detective Sergeant Morse investigates when a famous international thief tries to steal a Faberge egg from an auction. The case leads to the gruesome murders of an academic and a gangster, and Morse is convinced the deaths are the work of the same man. As he struggles with his new responsibilities, he finds himself forced to mentor a younger partner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Endeavour Season 9 Episode 1 - Prelude
    8.2/10(1006 votes)

    #19 - Prelude

    S9:E1

    Endeavour's return to duty at Castle Gate with a newfound sobriety coincides with a gruesome discovery in a college garden linked to an Oxford orchestra.

    Director:Shaun Evans
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  20. Endeavour Season 2 Episode 1 - Trove
    8.3/10(1441 votes)

    #20 - Trove

    S2:E1

    A baffling suicide, an anguished father searching for his missing daughter and the robbery of medieval treasures strain the talents of DC Endeavour Morse.

    Director:Kristoffer Nyholm
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Endeavour Season 7 Episode 3 - Zenana
    8.3/10(1313 votes)

    #21 - Zenana

    S7:E3

    Endeavour uncovers a potential link between a series of peculiar accidents leading him to an all-women Oxford college determined to eschew co-education.

    Director:Kate Saxon
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  22. Endeavour Season 1 Episode 4 - Home
    8.4/10(1494 votes)

    #22 - Home

    S1:E4

    A hit and run accident claims the life of an eminent Classics Professor forcing Endeavour and Thursday to each face their past. Not every story has a happy ending.

    Director:Colm McCarthy
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Endeavour Season 4 Episode 4 - Harvest
    8.4/10(1194 votes)

    #23 - Harvest

    S4:E4

    When a body is found in Bramford Mere, a marshland outside of Oxford, everyone assumes they are the remains of Dr Matthew Laxman, an Oxford botanist who mysteriously disappeared near the site five years earlier.

    Director:Jim Loach
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Endeavour Season 5 Episode 3 - Passenger
    8.4/10(1173 votes)

    #24 - Passenger

    S5:E3

    The railway takes centre stage as Endeavour investigates the disappearance of a local woman - with initial fears linking it to the unsolved murder of a teenager, killed several years earlier.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Endeavour Season 5 Episode 5 - Quartet
    8.4/10(1200 votes)

    #25 - Quartet

    S5:E5

    An assassination attempt at an international sporting event opens a new case for Endeavour and Thursday, but their investigation is quickly brought to an unexpected end.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Striker" is the worst rated episode of "Endeavour". It scored 7.6/10 based on 1195 votes. Directed by Shaun Evans and written by Russell Lewis, it aired on 9/12/2021. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Terminus".