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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.
Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:ITV1

Worst Episodes Summary

"Striker" is the worst rated episode of "Endeavour". It scored 7.6/10 based on 1116 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".

  • Striker
    7.6/101,116 votes
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    #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

  • Terminus
    7.7/101,206 votes
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    #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

  • Canticle
    7.8/101,171 votes
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    #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

  • Raga
    7.8/101,039 votes
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    #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

  • Scherzo
    7.8/10944 votes
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    #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

  • Cartouche
    7.9/101,164 votes
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    #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

  • Apollo
    7.9/101,165 votes
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    #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

  • Ride
    8.0/101,431 votes
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    #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

  • Prey
    8.0/101,289 votes
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    #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

  • Lazaretto
    8.0/101,054 votes
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    #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

  • Oracle
    8.0/101,195 votes
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    #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

  • Rocket
    8.1/101,449 votes
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    #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

  • Arcadia
    8.1/101,213 votes
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    #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

  • Colours
    8.1/101,100 votes
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    #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

  • Confection
    8.1/101,132 votes
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    #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

  • Girl
    8.2/101,701 votes
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    #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

  • Game
    8.2/101,206 votes
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    #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

  • Muse
    8.2/101,279 votes
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    #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

  • Prelude
    8.2/10917 votes
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    #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

  • Trove
    8.3/101,353 votes
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    #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

  • Zenana
    8.3/101,247 votes
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    #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

  • Home
    8.4/101,401 votes
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    #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

  • Harvest
    8.4/101,132 votes
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    #23 - Harvest

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2017

    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: N/A

  • Passenger
    8.4/101,113 votes
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    #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

  • Quartet
    8.4/101,135 votes
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    #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