The Worst Episodes of Endeavour

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7.6/10(1355 votes)
#1 - Terminus
S8:E39/26/2021
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.
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7.6/10(1244 votes)
#2 - Striker
S8:E19/12/2021
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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Director:Shaun Evans
Writer:Russell Lewis
7.8/10(1303 votes)
#3 - Canticle
S4:E21/15/2017
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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Director:Michael Lennox
Writer:Unknown
7.8/10(1151 votes)
#4 - Raga
S7:E22/16/2020
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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Director:Zam Salim
Writer:Russell Lewis
7.8/10(1062 votes)
#5 - Scherzo
S8:E29/19/2021
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:Ian Aryeh
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Ian Aryeh
Writer:Unknown
7.9/10(1284 votes)
#6 - Apollo
S6:E22/17/2019
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.
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7.9/10(1273 votes)
#7 - Cartouche
S5:E22/11/2018
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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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(1582 votes)
#8 - Ride
S3:E11/3/2016
A vanishing bus conductress and a raucous funfair draw DC Endeavour Morse back to duty.
Director:Sandra Goldbacher
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Sandra Goldbacher
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(1428 votes)
#9 - Prey
S3:E31/17/2016
A seemingly routine missing persons case takes on a troubling dimension.
Director:Lawrence Gough
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Lawrence Gough
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(1319 votes)
#10 - Oracle
S7:E12/9/2020
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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Director:Shaun Evans
Writer:Russell Lewis
8.0/10(1167 votes)
#11 - Lazaretto
S4:E31/22/2017
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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Director:Börkur Sigthorsson
Writer:Unknown
8.1/10(1607 votes)
#12 - Rocket
S1:E34/28/2013
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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Director:Craig Viveiros
Writer:Unknown
8.1/10(1349 votes)
#13 - Arcadia
S3:E21/10/2016
The shock death of an artist in a house fire leaves Oxford city police baffled.
Director:Bryn Higgins
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Bryn Higgins
Writer:Unknown
8.1/10(1249 votes)
#14 - Confection
S6:E32/24/2019
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:Leanne Welham
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Leanne Welham
Writer:Unknown
8.1/10(1219 votes)
#15 - Colours
S5:E42/25/2018
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:Robert Quinn
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Robert Quinn
Writer:Unknown
8.1/10(1069 votes)
#16 - Prelude
S9:E12/26/2023
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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Director:Shaun Evans
Writer:Russell Lewis
8.2/10(1902 votes)
#17 - Girl
S1:E14/14/2013
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:Russell Lewis, Colin Dexter
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Director:Edward Bazalgette
Writers:Russell Lewis, Colin Dexter
8.2/10(1405 votes)
#18 - Muse
S5:E12/4/2018
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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Writer:Unknown
8.2/10(1335 votes)
#19 - Game
S4:E11/8/2017
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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Director:Ashley Pearce
Writer:Unknown
8.3/10(1369 votes)
#20 - Zenana
S7:E32/23/2020
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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Director:Kate Saxon
Writer:Russell Lewis
8.3/10(1517 votes)
#21 - Trove
S2:E13/30/2014
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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Director:Kristoffer Nyholm
Writer:Unknown
8.4/10(1230 votes)
#22 - Passenger
S5:E32/18/2018
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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8.4/10(1252 votes)
#23 - Harvest
S4:E41/29/2017
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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Director:Jim Loach
Writer:Unknown
8.4/10(1253 votes)
#24 - Quartet
S5:E53/4/2018
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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8.4/10(1568 votes)
#25 - Home
S1:E45/5/2013
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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Director:Colm McCarthy
Writer:Unknown