Endeavour: Season One 2012

     Detective Constable Morse has been transferred to CID after only two years as a uniformed police constable.  But, Morse has become disillusioned after his two years and he begins typing his resignation.  Before the submission of his letter, Morse is sent with other detectives to Oxford City Police’s Cowley Police Station.  Having studied at Oxford but not received his degree, Morse has advantages and disadvantages in dealing with Oxford's ‘town and gown’ divide.  After his transfer, Inspector Fred Thursday begins training Morse.  The first case for Morse is a string of complex multiple-murders.  Some of his superiors take offense at the assignment of this case to Morse.  Especially peeved is Detective Sergeant Jakes and Chief Superintendent Bright.  Thursday will have to keep an eye on Morse and also a closer eye on the grousers.  Thursday and Police Constable Strange encourage Morse to take the Sergeant’s exam.  Moving up in the ranks will allow Morse to move on from general duties.  His latest case could change his mind about his resignation or the exam?  Mary Tremlett is a fifteen-year-old schoolgirl, she is missing and Morse is the only one able to discover any relevant clues.

     This is interesting and I didn’t know the divide between the communities was the ‘town and gown’ reason?  I didn’t figure out who killed Mary Tremlett either.  I thought it was disgusting the attitudes of Jakes and Bright!!  Are these men or children??  They couldn’t stomach being shown up by a new arrival!!  3 ½* (I liked this series)

98 min, crime, TV series directed by Colm McCarthy written by Colin Dexter and Russell Lewis with Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, Flora Montgomery, Patrick Malahide, Jack Ashton, Daisy Head, Holly Ridley, Lisa Backwell, Jenna Harrison, Danny Webb, Richard Lintern, Sam Reid, Harry Kershaw, Maggie Ollerenshaw, Ian Gelder, Emma Stansfield, James Bradshaw.

Note:  Originally shown on PPS.  Imdb 8.6 out of 10, 87% critic 89% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon Video 4.7* out of 5* with 2217 reviews, Metacritc 80 out of 100 with 7 critics 8.1 out of 10 with 35 ratings,

Special Note:  Abigail Thaw appears in several episodes as Dorothea Frazil.  She is the daughter of John Thaw who played Inspector Morse in a television series from 1987-2000.  Roger Allam and Anton Lesser have both starred in Game of Thrones 2011.  Also, Patrick Malahide and Ian Gelder were in the pilot episode of Game of Thrones.