Endeavour

The son went off ( with the family's blessing) to join the army ( National Service?)
It wasn't Bright ( top brass in the police are always in uniform) who kept back the exam papers,but somebody at the exam board, as Morse and Thursday had made enemies.
No sleeping, and keep up at the back there!

I slept through most of it.

I wondered why the son wasn't there as well. It was so boring I can't even remember what happened.

I couldn't get the Beatles 'She's Leaving Home' out of my head though.

I enjoyed it, I googled to find out what happened to the daughter, I couldn't remember either. What has that officious boss in uniform got against Morse, I think it was him who withheld the promotion papers.

And why didn't Morse's promotion application papers get sent? Who was responsible for that?

I still enjoyed it though. I couldn't remember what had happened to Joan though. What about their son too?

I agree actually.We love the programme usually, but the ridiculous plot spoilt it.Also do the Thursdays have to go on acting as if their adult daughter has died, instead of which has taken herself off for some 'time out' after the trauma at the bank.
Still, the acting was as good as ever and I do like the young Max ( pathologist) and his little quips ( just like the older Max, in Morse,)also like Chief Super Bright.
It was a turgid start to the series though.