Endeavour

Caught the start of the first Endeavour on itv3 today. Endeavour's landlady informs him there are two other gentleman lodgers, Merrs. Goldberg and McCann. These are the two thugs in Pinter's The Birthday Party.

I must now start looking at it for other cross-references.

If only Morse had not recited poetry, it always distracts people with bad results.Memo to self..... never do that in dangerous situations.

Yes, I saw that too. The scarf was obviously going to be significant - Morse was quite self-conscious about it and was obviously a bit embarassed when people kept asking him if it was new!

I wish Anno wouldn't mind a few pay slips !!

I noticed early on in the episode that the new scarf was mentioned a few times - perhaps the girlfriend gave it to him - then I noticed it being picked up from the car seat and it did show a quick clip of it going round the victims neck.

I haven't watched the final episode yet. From what I've been told, and read - I'd suggest we all keep up with the internet news on Operation Fernbridge. It sounds as though the Endeavour episode reflects the current investigation into historical sexual abuse of children - mostly boys it seems, by public figures (allegedly……. )

Bez - I deduce, with my CID hat on, that you are the scriptwriter for Endeavour!

Gosh - someone's sharp-eyed!!

The murdered man was a policeman strangled - by one of the corrupt officers - and he used Endeavour's new scarf to do the job. It was left by Endeavour in the car when he had an assignation with the officer who both Thursday and Endeavour thought was a straight cop. The scarf must be the evidence.

I love Endeavour but it is a bit far-fetched, still worth it for the views of Oxford and the acting and the general pace. The actual story-line of the boys home and cover up is, sadly, quite realistic. I didn't really think all the murders were though ...
I liked the ending but it is going to be tricky remembering who did what to whom. Interesting to see how it works out though. Presumably he won't be banged up for long if he's got to become Chief Inspector

How I do agree bout the light - I cannot see who is doing what to whom! But the acting is good; and they have lined things up for another series rather neatly.

Roger Allam @rosesarered - a fine actor.

Just watched on I player. I do wish that everything was not filmed in half light. If you can't see who has shot who it adds to the confusion. Mind you I really shouldn't have been watching it on such a sunny day! X

Haven't watched this last one yet [unwatched things are piling up.] However, I have so much enjoyed all the other episodes in this series, just brilliant.I did [and do] like Morse, but feel Endeavor is the better series, the acting is better for one thing.Especially from 'Thursday' [Roger Hallam?] The period details are spot on, and as I know Oxford well, I like seeing which street they are in etc.Sean Rigby plays Morse just right, un-social, obsessive, rather sweet, that you can see how he would grow into age.A touch of arrogance too, with those who don't understand him and his thought patterns.The plots of all the Morse episodes are always rather incredible, Colin Dexter freely admits he knows little of police procedure, but the Endeavor writers obviously do know a little more.

I, too, was very confused. I didn'tknow who had died half the time and had no clue as to who the murderer was. Far too confusing, and a very silly ending! I'll never remember it by the time the next series starts.

If you do find out, glamma, would you like to explain it to us?

I've decided to watch it again on catch up and see if I can make any sense of it I'm so confused as to who was killing who ?

annodomini at the end I did not have much of an idea either. I thought that it was my pea brain but now I do not think so. By the time the next series comes along I will have forgotten what went on with this one.

I had trouble working out who was who among the corrupt officers and councillors last night. Too confusing for my addled brain? Who was it that he was supposed to have murdered? How is the love interest to be resolved? As we know, the later Morse is a bachelor with an unfortunate tendency to fall for ladies who turn out to be involved in the crime he's supposedly investigating.

Morse himself is good but they have a lot of work to bring the two aspects closer together. For one he will have to make more mistakes before getting the answer right.

I haven't watched any of this series.I enjoyed the Pilot episode and looked forward to the first series but found the plots so convoluted that I lost interest.I feel now after reading these comments I really haven't missed much.
Morse and Lewis were " right up my street".

I'm glad it wasn't just me that 'lost the plot' Charlygirl Although Endeavour did give us a helpful recap.
What was his supposed motive for murder ?? I agree a bad ending.

Do you mean real life policing isn't like this? Must ask my daughter

I love Endeavour, but for the acting, not the plots. I thought the ending was rather unsatisfactory too.

I was very disappointed with the ending. I was also losing track of the number of names mentioned, bent or otherwise.

I think he's still at primary school!