The Worst Episodes of Endeavour
Every episode of Endeavour ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Endeavour!
The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Endeavour" is "Striker", rated 7.6/10 from 1104 user votes. It was directed by Shaun Evans and written by Russell Lewis. "Striker" aired on 9/12/2021 and is rated 0.1 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Terminus".
7.6/10 1,104 votes#1 - Striker
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/2021
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
7.7/10 1,196 votes#2 - Terminus
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/2021
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 1,164 votes#3 - Canticle
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2017
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: N/A
7.8/10 1,024 votes#4 - Raga
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 2/16/2020
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
7.8/10 938 votes#5 - Scherzo
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10 1,158 votes#6 - Cartouche
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 2/11/2018
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10 1,153 votes#7 - Apollo
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 2/17/2019
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 1,422 votes#8 - Ride
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2016
A vanishing bus conductress and a raucous funfair draw DC Endeavour Morse back to duty.
Director: Sandra Goldbacher
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 1,285 votes#9 - Prey
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 1/17/2016
A seemingly routine missing persons case takes on a troubling dimension.
Director: Lawrence Gough
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 1,045 votes#10 - Lazaretto
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/2017
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 Sigþórsson
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 1,182 votes#11 - Oracle
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 2/9/2020
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
8.1/10 1,444 votes#12 - Rocket
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/28/2013
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: N/A
8.1/10 1,206 votes#13 - Arcadia
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/2016
The shock death of an artist in a house fire leaves Oxford city police baffled.
Director: Bryn Higgins
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 1,095 votes#14 - Colours
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 2/25/2018
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 1,123 votes#15 - Confection
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 2/24/2019
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10 1,694 votes#16 - Girl
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/14/2013
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
Writer: Russell Lewis, Colin Dexter
8.2/10 1,196 votes#17 - Game
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2017
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: N/A
8.2/10 1,271 votes#18 - Muse
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 2/4/2018
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10 906 votes#19 - Prelude
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 2/26/2023
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
8.3/10 1,347 votes#20 - Trove
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/30/2014
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: N/A
8.3/10 1,232 votes#21 - Zenana
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 2/23/2020
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
8.4/10 1,399 votes#22 - Home
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/5/2013
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: N/A
8.4/10 1,126 votes
8.4/10 1,110 votes#24 - Passenger
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 2/18/2018
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10 1,128 votes#25 - Quartet
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 3/4/2018
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: N/A
Writer: N/A