Detective Sergeant (DS), (formerly Police Constable and Police Sergeant) Oxford City Police CID, Cowley Police Station. Thames Valley Police CID, Castle Gate Police Station (Series 6–Series 9). While a series of deaths are announced in the newspaper before they have occurred, a biker is killed and storm clouds gather as the past continues to rear its ugly head.

Hooton, Christopher (12 March 2012). "ITV commissions full series of Morse drama Endeavour". Metro. Northcliffe House, Kensington High Street: DMG Media. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012 . Retrieved 18 June 2022.Whilst US viewers still have at least a few months more before they can watch Endeavour season 9, the final season of the Oxford-set show has now started in the UK on ITV1 at 8pm on Sundays. UK-based fans can also stream Endeavour season 9 on ITVX, though unlike Unforgotten season 5 not all episodes are there to watch in one go. Instead, they become available on a weekly basis, increasing the sense of suspense as fans await the highly-anticipated final ever episode.

Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) (formerly Detective Inspector), Thames Valley Police CID, Castle Gate Police Station. In December 1966, a boy with a brutal father is reported missing from his home. The body of a journalist is found on a railway line and within days an escaped convict, with only a month of his sentence remaining, is found dead. The two men have connections with Blenheim Vale, a disused correctional facility for boys in Kidlington, soon to be redeveloped as a police station for the new Thames Valley Police, into which Oxford City Police and Oxfordshire Constabulary are about to be merged. Thursday's and Morse's investigation leads to a property developer and corruption in high places including missing police evidence in Morse's last three investigations. Morse is in jail and Thursday lies shot as the episode closes. ITV commissioned a first series of four new episodes, filmed during summer 2012, [8] and broadcast them from 14 April to 5 May 2013. [9] Morse is drinking too much and struggling to cope with the effects of events in Series 7, including the death of Violetta. He is missing work, and the drinking is beginning to affect his performance. His colleagues are aware of the problem and feel the need to handle it carefully. Fred Thursday repeats his advice to Morse that "the drink is a good servant but a poor master" and advises him to take leave and get help. Early June 1967. The missing persons case of Danish au pair Ingrid Hjort proves far from routine, pulling Endeavour into the duelling worlds of Oxford scientific academia, the city's vast parks, as well as an urban legend said to haunt the untamed wilderness of the Oxfordshire countryside.June 1965. An investigation into the murder of a 15-year-old schoolgirl and the apparent suicide of her boyfriend lead Oxford City Police to the discovery of illegal sex parties where under-age girls are procured for politicians, businessmen, Oxford dons, and policemen. Endeavour's superior, Detective Inspector Fred Thursday, recognising the young constable as a detective he can trust, takes him under his wing. Determined to break the case, he and Morse bring it to a successful conclusion. [a] McFarland, Melanie; Lewis, Russell (3 July 2022). " "Endeavour" creator on drying out the "heroic drunk" detective myth and plans for the series' end". Salon. San Francisco. OCLC 43916723. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. The life insurance scheme would not have been permitted under British law in 1970. It was not until the mid 1990s that viatical settlements were permitted in the United Kingdom. a b Young, Kari (30 April 2018). "13 Things We Know (and Think We Know) About Endeavour Series 6 – We Will (Once Again) Be Dragged Through the Morse-Joan Thursday Storyline". popsugar.co.uk. San Francisco: Popsugar, Inc. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018 . Retrieved 18 June 2022.