Endeavour

It’s the start of 1971. Weary from the events of the past year, and rarely without a Scotch in-hand, Endeavour finds himself back in the thick of it. An explosive murder at an Oxford college has potentially far-reaching political ramifications. Meanwhile, the IRA have made a threat against the life of the Oxford Wanderers’ star striker and Endeavour is tasked with the duty of acting bodyguard.

With a recent string of assaults on cab drivers, the team worry that assault has escalated to murder. Endeavour receives a guest who reminds him of a past he’d sooner forget. As the investigation into the cab driver’s murder unfolds, Endeavour finds the case hits too close to home. Endeavour starts to retreat from those close to him and appears set on a course of willful self-destruction.

The team are called to investigate the violent and peculiar murder of an Oxford college don. But with an unexpected discovery, Endeavour’s suitability to work on the case is compromised and he is sidelined. Thursday and Win receive disturbing news from abroad. When Endeavour finds himself in danger, the buck rests with Thursday to put together the final pieces of the puzzle.

Endeavour’s return to duty at Castle Gate, with a newfound sobriety, coincides with a gruesome discovery in a College garden. The investigation leads him and Thursday to a celebrated Oxford orchestra and, when a second tragedy hits, this time within their ranks, they uncover a web of secrets at the company’s core.

A crime wave has taken hold of Oxford. A debauched group of undergraduates are wreaking havoc across town and the death of a uniformed copper sends shockwaves through Castle Gate. Endeavour persists with the investigation at Blenheim Vale. The team unearths some shocking discoveries that point to a sinister conspiracy involving the upper echelons of Oxford and beyond.

A series of death notices in the Oxford Mail, each with a distinctive, cryptic message, provides clues to Endeavour’s latest--and final--investigation. Meanwhile, Thursday is facing more than one confrontation of his own, as his past threatens to catch up with him at last. Back at CID, the team is going their separate ways. Where will this leave Endeavour and Thursday?