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The cast and creators of the Morse universe look back on 35 years of Endeavour Morse.
The cast and creators of the Morse universe look back on 35 years of the beloved, cerebral detective Endeavour Morse, in Inspector Morse and its spinoff Inspector Lewis, plus the prequel series Endeavour, which comes to its end in Season 9.
Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the series’ future.
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Clip: Season 9 Episode 4 | 2m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
The cast and creators of the Morse universe look back on 35 years of the beloved, cerebral detective Endeavour Morse, in Inspector Morse and its spinoff Inspector Lewis, plus the prequel series Endeavour, which comes to its end in Season 9.
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Shaun Evans on Endeavour’s Finale
After a decade of playing iconic British detective Endeavour Morse, Shaun Evans brought Endeavour to a powerful conclusion with its gripping series finale. Evans shared his genuine reflections on saying goodbye, that last ride in the Jag, a certain message in a bottle, and more. Read on, and mind how you go.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(optimistic music) - [Narrator] From the 1960s to the 21st century, the detective world of Morse, created by writer Colin Dexter, has been exploring the fictional crimes of Oxford.
- It's got such a loyal fan base, "Morse", "Lewis", and "Endeavour", people who followed the the shows right from the start.
- You never consider that it'll be going in 10 years' time, or 35 years' time.
(choir singing) - The Oxford of "Morse" and of "Endeavour" is definitely a dangerous place.
- Hello.
(window shattering) - One filled with big characters.
- [Narrator] But the biggest character at the helm of it has been Inspector Morse, the detective actor John Thaw first brought to our screens back in 1987.
Famous for his love of crosswords, classical music, and his iconic red Jaguar.
- The famous maroon-colored Jag was an old stunt car which John himself had written off in the Sweeney in a stunt more than once.
You could see the road through the floor.
It was hell on wheels.
- [Narrator] But over the past two decades, since the original Morse famously left our screens.
- Thank Lewis for me.
- The "Morse" universe has expanded, first with his sidekick Lewis picking up the murderous threads in 2006.
- Who am I looking for?
- Definitely somebody with blood on their clothes or their person.
- Thanks, Doc.
- [Narrator] And for the past decade, the series "Endeavour" has told Morse's backstory as a brilliant young copper in sixties Britain.
- Who's a clever boy, then?
- [Narrator] But after nine series, the last ever episode of "Endeavour" has been shot, and the epic story of one of TV's most popular detectives is finally coming to an end.
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Go behind the scenes to explore the end of the epic tale of the iconic Oxford detective. (30s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipFunding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the series’ future.