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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 9 Episode 3 - Exeunt
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    S9:E3

    A series of death notices in the Oxford Mail, each with a cryptic message, provides clues to Endeavour’s final investigation, while Thursday’s past catches up with him.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  2. undefined Season 7 Episode 3 - The Tip-Off
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    S7:E3

    With Lucas back within MI5 he reveals that the Russians interrogated him about Operation Sugar Horse, the most secret ongoing spy operation MI5 ever had. If the Russians know about it, then MI5 has a very high level mole. Harry seeks out his mentor, The Spycatcher, to help him find the mole. Ben is undercover with an Al-Qaeda cell; they are planning to bomb London and what looks like a dry run unexpectedly turns live.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  3. undefined Season 9 Episode 2 - Uniform
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S9:E2

    Endeavour suspects a connection between a woman's disappearance and her past employer but another missing persons case demands his attention. This time, it's a notable artist, whose work adorns the covers of a series of paperback mysteries.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  4. undefined Season 7 Episode 1 - Oracle
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    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:N/A
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  5. undefined Season 7 Episode 3 - Zenana
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    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:N/A
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Fugue
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    S1:E2

    There is a new kind of killer haunting the Oxford twilight. Endeavour and Thursday find the city's dreaming spires giving way to waking nightmare.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Girl
    8.1/10(14 votes)

    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.

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    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  8. undefined Season 7 Episode 2 - Raga
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    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.

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    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  9. undefined Season 6 Episode 3 - Fearful Symmetry
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    S6:E3

    When a babysitter is found dead, Lewis and Hathaway are drawn into diverse new worlds including squats, swinging suburbia, primate labs and fetish photography.

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    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  10. undefined Season 9 Episode 1 - Prelude
    7.8/10(3 votes)

    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.

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    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  11. undefined Season 8 Episode 1 - Striker
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    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:N/A
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  12. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - The Pale Horse
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    S5:E1

    Miss Marple's friend - a Catholic priest - is battered to death after visiting a woman dying under strange circumstances. Seeking justice, she becomes entangled in a nefarious organization centered around an inn run by purported witches.

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    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  13. undefined Season 5 Episode 6 - Icarus
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    S5:E6

    After the mysterious disappearance of a teacher, Endeavour finds himself investigating the dark and secret world of a public school.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  14. undefined Season 0 Episode 1 - Overture (Pilot)
    7.3/10(19 votes)

    S0:E1

    DC Endeavour Morse investigates the disappearance of a missing Oxford schoolgirl. Soon he is risking all in a search for justice that will ultimately shape his destiny.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  15. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - The Dead of Winter
    6.8/10(10 votes)

    S4:E1

    After a body is found on an Oxford tour bus, Lewis and Hathaway are led to Crevecoeur Hall, a sprawling Oxford estate where Hathaway spent much of his childhood.

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    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  16. undefined Season 4 Episode 4 - Falling Darkness
    6.6/10(8 votes)

    S4:E4

    Lewis and Hathaway investigate the murder of a university friend of pathologist Laura Hobson. As more deaths occur, they realise that Laura's past may hold the key.

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    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Dead Simple
    6.6/10(14 votes)

    S1:E1

    Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is approached by colleague Detective Sergeant Branson to help investigate the disappearance of a Brighton property developer.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  18. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - Old, Unhappy, Far Off Things
    6.3/10(10 votes)

    S5:E1

    Oxford's last all-female college is holding a reunion party to say goodbye to one of its most popular professors. After a guest is found murdered, Lewis believes the killing is connected to an attack that happened at the same building 10 years ago. He turns to his former DS, Alison McLennan, to help him with the case, but it ends up taking a new twist after two more bodies turn up.

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    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Dead Tomorrow
    6.3/10(10 votes)

    S2:E4

    When a body is dredged up from the seabed of the English Channel, it sets in motion a truly disturbing investigation which forces Grace to ask himself just how far anyone might go to save the ones they love.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Dead Man’s Footsteps
    5.7/10(11 votes)

    S2:E3

    A sinister inquiry into skeletal remains found in a forgotten Brighton storm drain takes Grace down a labyrinthine trail through the past.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  21. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Not Dead Enough
    5.4/10(12 votes)

    S2:E2

    Months on from his last investigation, and with Grace's team still reeling from the fallout, Roy must prove that a wealthy Brighton businessman has brutally murdered his wife.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Looking Good Dead
    4.4/10(9 votes)

    S2:E1

    Grace senses a connection between a single death and the discovery of human remains in a field. But his superior is not convinced.

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    Writer:Russell Lewis

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Russell Lewis Ratings Summary

"Exeunt" is the best rated episode written by Russell Lewis. It scored 9.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 3/12/2023 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Tip-Off".