Set in the 1960s, the show follows Endeavour Morse in his early years as a police constable. Working alongside his senior partner DI Fred Thursday, Morse engages in a number of investigations around Oxford.
Cast: Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, Anton Lesser, Sean Rigby, James Bradshaw, Caroline O'Neill, Dakota Blue Richards, Sara Vickers, Abigail Thaw, Jack Laskey
Morse's investigation into a number of untimely death notices in the Oxford Mail takes him to a series of funerals, then behind the curtain at a funeral directors', before forcing him to confront his own mortality.
A crime wave has taken hold of Oxford - a homeless man is grievously assaulted, a young PC is found dead, and a notable artist reported missing.
Returning to Oxford after treatment for alcoholism, Morse investigates a murder case involving a famous orchestra, and finds links to the past.