SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

The final episode of Endeavour, the prequel to Inspector Morse (19870-2000), with Shaun Evans playing the younger version of the character previously made famous on-screen by John Thaw. Detective Sergeant Endeavour Morse finally resolves the Blenheim Vale case and faces up to some hard truths about his mentor, Inspector Fred Thursday. The story concludes with quotations from Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part 2 and The Tempest.

Series

Endeavour

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

12 Mar 2023 at 20:00 (Channel: ITV1)

Duration

120 mins

Credits

Director

Kate Saxon

Cinematographer

James Moss

Screenplay

Russell Lewis

Music

Barrington Pheloung

Cast

Abigail Thaw
Anton Lesser
Caroline O’Neil
Danny Webb
James Bradshaw
Phil Daniels
Roger Allam
Sara Vickers
Sean Rigby
Shaun Evans

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Henry IV Part 2; Tempest, The

Subjects

Shakespeare

Keywords

Oxfordshire; police

Notes

General

When Endeavour realises that his boss has been involved in a crime, he quotes Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part 2, Act V Scene 5 ('I know thee not, old man’). At the end of the episodes, the now retired Chief Superintendent Bright (played by Anton Lesser) performs the ‘Our revels now are ended’ speech from Act IV Scene 1 of The Tempest while sitting by his wife’s graveside.

History

This was the third episode of the ninth series. Overall, it was 36th and final episode of the series.

Production Company

Name

ITV Studios

Name

Mammoth Screen

Email

enquiries@mammothscreen.com

Web

https://www.mammothscreen.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7268 0050

Address

Third Floor
142-144 New Cavendish Street
London
W1W 6YF
UK

Distributor (DVD)

Name

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

Phone

020 7396 6000

Address

The London Television Centre
Upper Ground
London
SE1 9LT