Endeavour Season 8 Update: Russell Lewis created the British detective series ‘Endeavour’ which is based on the characters created by Colin Dexter and serves as the prequel to the popular series ‘Inspector Morse’. The plot of the series is set in Oxford of England in the 1960s and 1970s.
The central character of the story is Endeavour Morse who has begun his career as a detective constable. Morse did not complete the third year at Lonsdale College but joined the post of detective constable Marshall-Newtown Police after doing job of a cipher clerk.
Shaun Evans plays the role of Endeavour Morse in the series. The cast members of the series include Roger Allam, Anton Lesser, James Bradshaw, Sean Rigby, Jack Laskey, Jack Bannon, Sara Vickers, Abigail Thaw, Dakota Blue Richards, etc. The series Endeavour Season 8 premiered on January 2, 2012, on ITV, STV, and UTV. Season 8 of the series is set to release on June 19, 2022.
Now there are some other tv series that you must watch if you are a fan of detective-themed ‘Endeavour’and waiting for the newest season to arrive.
Must Watch Series Before ‘Endeavour’ Season 8:
Strike –
Number of Seasons: 4
Michael Keillor, Kieron Hawkes, Charles Sturridge, and Susan Tully directed this British crime series that is adapted from J. K. Rowling’s novel ‘Cormoran Strike’. The plot of the series revolves around a war veteran named Cormoran Strike who becomes a private detective.
He operates from Tony’s office on Denmark Street in London. Now Strike through his extraordinary insight solves the most complex cases. In that Robin Ellacott, who is also his business partner, assists him.
Tom Burke plays the role of Cormoran Strike in the series with Holliday Grainger starring as Robin Ellacott. Other cast members of the series include Ben Crompton, Natasha O’Keeffe, Killian Scott, Kerr Logan, Sargon Yelda, etc. The series premiered on August 27, 2017, on BBC One.
The ABC Murders-
Number of Seasons: 1
Alex Gabassi directed this mystery thriller series that is adapted from the same-named novel by Agatha Christie which was published in 1936. The plot of the series revolves around the famous fictional detective Hercule Poirot who is now wiser and older. The incidents are set in England in the 1930s.
Now his fame has declined. But when mysterious murders begin to surface surrounding some letters, Poirot digs into the case in order to investigate it. Will he be able to stop the killer from murdering again?
John Malkovich plays the role of Hercule Poirot in the series. Other cast members of the series include Rupert Grint, Andrew Buchan, Eamon Farren, Jack Farthing, Gregor Fisher, Tara Fitzgerald, Henry Goodman, Shirley Henderson, Freya Mavor, and Kevin McNally, etc. The series ran from December 26 to December 28 of 2018 on BBC One and BBC One HD.
A Confession –
Number of Seasons: 1
Paul Andrew Williams created this drama that revolves around Steve Fulcher who is the Detective Superintendent and a most intriguing case that he decides to solve.
A woman who has been missing for a while gets killed and Fulcher makes it his one and only goal to find the killer. He does not even want to stop not even at the cost of his reputation and career.
‘The Hobbit’ famed Martin Freeman plays the role of Stephen Fulcher in the series. Other cast members of the series include Siobhan Finneran, Imelda Staunton, Peter Wight, Derek Riddell, Jake Davies, Jessica D’Arcy, etc. The series was released on September 2, 2019, in the United Kingdom.
Grantchester-
Number of Seasons: 7
Daisy Coulam developed this British detective series that is set in the same-named Cambridgeshire village in the 1950s. The plot of the series revolves around Sidney Chambers who is a Reverend.
With Geordie Keating, the Inspector goes on to investigate the crimes happening in Grantchester in order to solve them to make the village free of crime.
James Norton and Robson Green play the roles of Sidney Chambers and Geordie Keating respectively in the series. Other cast members of the series include Morven Christie, Tessa Peake-Jones, Al Weaver, Tom Brittney, Kacey Ainsworth, Oliver Dimsdale, Charlotte Ritchie, etc. The series was released on October 6, 2014, on ITV.
Line of Duty-
Number of Seasons: 6
Jed Mercurio created this British police procedural series that revolves around a man named Steve Arnott. He is a DS and refuses to participate in a cover-up.
The cover-up includes the killing of an innocent man through a police encounter. After that, he is transferred to another unit which is referred to as an anti – corrupted one.
Martin Compston plays the role of Steve Arnott in the series. Other cast members of the series include Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar, Lennie James, Keeley Hawes, Craig Parkinson, Daniel Mays, Thandiwe Newton, Stephen Graham, Anna Maxwell Martin, Kelly Macdonald, etc. The series premiered on June 26, 2012, and ran on BBC Two till 2026 and on BBC One since then.
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