Exeunt
- 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
- 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
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Exeunt". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av80127 (Accessed 06 Oct 2024)