Masterpiece Mystery!: Endeavour Season 4 UK-Length Edition

If you liked Morse and Inspector Lewis, then you will enjoy Endeavor as well. It is carefully crafted by the same people who made the two earlier series, and gives the same sense of Oxford as a backdrop for the problem of crime-solving. Shaun Evans does a superb job of capturing the young Morse, with his intelligence, intensity, attention to detail, and determination to figure out all the elements that don't make sense. My only disappointment occurred because I thought this was a series, and it was actually a single movie. I fervently hope this was the pilot for a series, because I would like to see more mysteries solved by young Morse and his mentor/teacher, DI Thursday. The show is definitely challenging, entertaining, and worth the money.

Like a great book that stays in your head for a long time, this series (4) is one I will wait a few months and watch again. There is not one thing about it I didn't like. Shaun Evans grabbed this 81 yr old's heart in the first season , for me, his acting is like watching life play out, and I sometimes forget I'm watching a performance . An easy 5 stars. t

I have just watched this DVD and can report that the episode lasts 1-hour 43-minutes (including a 40-second intro in which Alan Cumming makes a pitch for PBS support -- but absent the backgrounder intro that appeared in the original PBS broadcast). The restored UK-version edits are significant, and useful to understanding the rest of the plot, including a mysterious dark stranger who appears throughout the storyline and ultimately brings the corrupt Minister to heel. The broadcast PBS-version was very good; this complete UK-version is outstanding! For those of us who have some trouble catching all the British-isms, I especially appreciated the provision of subtitles.

You need to watch this episode before watching the series finale. The series is wound up wonderfully. Look for all the tie-ins in the finale to this pilot.

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Loved Morse and was so glad to discover Endeavor later on. This is the story of the young Morse and how he got his start in policing. Acting is superb. Scripts are a bit difficult to follow at times. But that doesn't take away from the enjoyment. We honestly do not watch American mysteries anymore since the British do such a wonderful job with the story lines, casting and acting and writing! Highly recommend this series.

The PBS Masterpiece Mystery "Endeavor" (a ninety-90- minute presentation on one -1- disc) is a superbly written, directed and acted mystery. On the surface, it tells the story of Inspector Morse's beginnings giving the viewing audience a peep into Morse's "early years" (being a moody "drop out" student) as a constable detective with his love of opera (one hears a lot of Puccini's music on the soundtrack), forming his love of Stout Ales, vintage cars (the British Jaguar model) and longing after beautiful and talented women while fighting the establishment with its corrupt officials and police/detective personnel. As I have indicated above this presentation is acted superbly. Sean Evans portrayal of a young Morse is "spot on". I am sure that John Thaw (the older Morse seen in many wonderful episodes) would have been very pleased with Sean's acting skills. In conclusion, if you want to see a great mystery about a young girl's murder a questionable suicide, and illicit sexual "carryings on" by trusted public figures plus learning how Inspector Morse got his start, buy this disc--it's marvelous entertainment. (By, the way and surprising to me, the word "Endeavour", in this series, is also the name of a character)

Only four episodes per season but they are really well done. You find yourself pulled into each episode right away. Wife doesn't watch because you need subtitles turned on in order to clearly understand what they are saying and she doesn't do subtitles. Series is set in the 60's so don't look for many "neat" cars like in the Poirot series. Brings back memories of how everybody smoked everywhere when I was a kid.

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Fans of the Inspector Morse series can be heartened. "Endeavour" is the pilot for the upcoming British series that goes back in time to reveal a young Morse working on his first real police case, giving us one more opportunity to get to know one of our favorite English detectives. Basically it's the same folks who've given us the Morse series and later the very successful (and very well done ) Sergeant Lewis series--and no complaints. In this pilot, sometimes a bit rough at the edges and certainly evolves into a bit of a melodramatic ending, a young Shawn Evans gives us great background--and understanding--of the inimitable Morse. It's a good biographical study--but only enough to give us a better knowledge of what makes Morse tick. In this initial episode, a young (15-year-old) girl turns up missing and soon after turns up very dead. Young Morse is assigned to the case and, well, the story goes from there, with the usual Colin Dexterian-like twists, turns, reversals, and surprises. What is not surprising, of course, is that Morse is on the scene. We know what to expect. For Morse fans, it's great having him back and the screenwriters have made certain that just enough of "the old stuff" is included to make the episode realistic and worth watching. It provides us to better know the later, older Morse--and it's exciting to catch the allusions to the later Morse episodes. After this pilot, of course, the younger Morse will "come of age" and his character will step outside the obvious references to the older Morse and will stand on his own. Young Morse gets caught up with the crosswords, he's introduced to that red Jag, he takes his first pint, he reveals his love of opera, he comes through full of integrity, but not yet full of himself and his abilities. And he's got a great mentor, Fred Thursday, and even Colin Dexter makes his trademark cameo appearance (watch for it--it's brief!). Barrington Pheloung, a by word with Morse episodes, is there to set the music. We can now look forward to the series episodes. The Brits certainly know how to make a mystery series.

別のDVDでは2話目からしか入っていなかったので、こちらを購入しました。 DVDですがプレーヤーやTVでは視聴ができませんでしたが、PCなら問題なく観れました。海外版なので日本語はありません。 ENDEAVOURのファンならみんな同じ意見だと思いますが、日本語版のブルーレイが早く出てほしいですね。

Me ha gustado poder recuperar al Inspector Morse a través de este dvd. Es el episodio piloto de lo que será una miniserie de cuatro episodios y se va desvelando, de manera interesante, aquellos detalles de la vida y personalidad de Endeavour que luego se convertirán en antecedentes de la personalidad madura del personaje. Está tan bien hecho como la serie original y, además, algunos actores coinciden, al igual que los de la serie Lewis, que también aparecen, aunque en otros papeles distintos.

Je me suis aperçue qu'il était en langue anglaise uniquement, quel dommage J'avais eu l'occasion de le voir à la télévision en Français. Sinon, l'arrivée de Morse jeune débutant dans la profession est très bien orchestrée - l'acteur y est parfait ainsi que son supérieur - L'histoire est bien menée avec une atmosphère bien particulière- éclairage, etc.... Fil d'Ariane en utilisant le rétroviseur ainsi que les premières notes de musique de la série Morse,mondialement connue et reconnue, à la fin du film sans oublier la voiture forment le lien j'espère qu'une suite sera donnée, comme le fut pour Morse adulte. Recommandée pour adulte et jeune adulte - Plaisant à voir pour tous ceux qui apprécient les enquêtes policières. Cordialement votre.