ITV has released a trailer for the 9th and final season of ‘Endeavour‘, which is set to return this Sunday on ITV1.
The new series, set in the early 70s, finds Endeavour and Thursday entering a new era of change both professionally and personally with the return of some familiar faces along the way including Sam, played by Jack Bannon (‘Pennyworth’), who arrives back from Northern Ireland following his service in the British Army.
In the opening film, it’s Spring, 1972. Two unexplained deaths seem to lead to the Oxford Concert Orchestra, while a body discovered in a derelict warehouse stokes fears that ‘London business’ involving the criminal underworld has again found its way to Oxford. Thursday and Endeavour’s investigation unearths some unsettling connections to cases the duo believed were well and truly behind them.
Produced by leading indie Mammoth Screen – part of ITV Studios – in partnership with Masterpiece, the Morse prequel sees actor Shaun Evans reprise the title role of DS Endeavour Morse for the very last time. Alongside Evans, the series sees illustrious stage and screen actor Roger Allam (‘Murder in Provence’) return as DCI Fred Thursday.
Filmed in and around Oxford the ensemble cast reunited with Shaun and Roger includes Anton Lesser (‘Killing Eve’, ‘Game of Thrones’) who returns as CS Reginald Bright, Sean Rigby (‘Gunpowder’) as DS Jim Strange, James Bradshaw (‘Close to The Enemy’) as Dr Max DeBryn, Abigail Thaw (‘Miss Scarlet and the Duke’) as Dorothea Frazil, Caroline O’Neill (‘The A Word’) as Win Thursday and Sara Vickers (‘Watchmen’) as Joan Thursday.
The final instalment of the popular drama has once again been written by ‘Endeavour’ creator Russell Lewis who has penned each of the 36 screenplays across the last decade.
Lead actor Shaun Evans also steps behind the camera this season and directs the first of the new films titled “Prelude”. Alongside Shaun, Nirpal Bhogal (‘First Born’, ‘Misfits’, ‘Sket’) directs the second film “Uniform” and Kate Saxon (‘Grace’, ‘Silent Witness’) directs the third film “Exeunt”.
In addition to the three episodes/films this season, following the transmission of the final ‘Endeavour’, ITV1 will broadcast a special one-off documentary, ‘Morse & the Final Endeavour’, to mark the end of the epic tale of Inspector Morse, featuring behind-the-scenes interviews with all the main cast members who discuss the huge global appeal of this iconic Oxford detective who is celebrated the world over.
The ninth season is produced by Charlotte Webber alongside co-producer Joe Shrubb. Chief Creative Officer and Founder of Mammoth Screen Damien Timmer is the executive producer alongside Russell Lewis, Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, Mammoth Screen’s Director of Television Helen Ziegler and Susanne Simpson and Rebecca Eaton at Masterpiece. The season was commissioned by ITV’s Head of Drama, Polly Hill and ITV Drama Commissioner, Huw Kennair-Jones. Huw oversees the production of the new series on behalf of the channel.
‘Endeavour‘ Season 9 premieres Sunday, 26th February 2023 at 8pm on ITV1. The previous 8 seasons can be found on ITVX.
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