Masterpiece Mystery: Endeavour, Series 3

We re-watched "Neverland", the last episode of Season 2, before starting on Season 3. What happened then is integral to Endeavour Morse's state of mind, and certainly DI Thursday's hardening. It's why Season 3 starts with DC Morse suspended, and living on his own in a little cabin by a lake. "He doesn't WANT to be found," Monica tells Thursday.But events and his own nature conspire against him, and Morse is pulled back into what he does best, solving murders.....Episode 1 "Ride" Morse's cabin is owned by his friend, Tony's, family. Tony takes him across the lake to the mansion of an upstart millionaire. How are his new friend and the murder of a woman in the woods connected? A bit of melodrama, but I loved the ending.....Episode 2 "Arcadia" Two deaths in the first 10 minutes. What can connect a young woman who collapses on the street after grocery shopping and an artist dying in an apartment fire? And there's a commune, which leaves DI Thursday unimpressed, "Pot and free love – I suppose. 'Free Love'. In my experience that's the most expensive kind." This fits in with the setting – Season 3 takes place in Spring 1967.....Episode 3 "Prey" Ingrid Hjort, a 22 year-old au pair, has disappeared on her way home from a night class at Raimer College. DI Thursday has Morse revisit an old unsolved case. Four years ago, to the day, another young blonde was attacked, and she's now in a permanent coma. Thursday's intuition tells him there's a connection.In this episode we meet young Philip Hathaway, groundsman at Crevecoeur Hall. If the name sounds familiar, you're right. He will be the father of James Hathaway, Inspector Lewis' right-hand:  Masterpiece Mystery!: Inspector Lewis 8 (Full UK-Length Edition) ....Episode 4 "Coda" A crime boss has died. As DI Thursday says, "With Harry Rose gone, the jockeying for the top dog could get nasty." He's right, that very afternoon there's a gangland slaying. The next day, there's a bank robbery and Morse and DI Thursday's daughter are among the hostages.This has a poignant and very Inspector Morse ending.Season 3 of "Endeavour" originally aired in January 2016. This is the "Full UK-Length Edition" and you get almost 6 hours of atmospheric mysteries. The BluRay and DVD sets have English subtitles available on the episodes as well as the Special Features.....A. "Making of Endeavour" (9 minutes) Commentators include Shaun Evans (plays Morse), Sean Rigby (plays DS Strange), Roger Allam (plays DI Thursday), Anton Lesser (plays CS Bright), Tom Mullens (producer), Charlotte Mitchell (costume designer), Irene Napier (makeup designer), Alex Cost (location manager), Dakota Blue Richards (plays WPC Trewlove) and Anna Pritchard (production designer). Mitchell talks about the character Morse: "He loves his suit as a barrier. He has it done up. He puts his hands in his pockets. It's his structure, to give him some distance from who he might be talking to."....B. "Interview with Shaun Evans" (5 minutes) I think Evans excellently foreshadows the grumpy Morse in the original series. Evans says Morse has "an oversensitivity, I think, to the darkness ... in human nature, and also not being able to let go." Not to mention the legendary "being very susceptible to a damsel in distress."....C. "Interview with Roger Allam" (5 minutes) Allam on his character in Season 3: "There's a sort of death sentence hanging over him."Author Colin Dexter, who created Inspector Morse, had cameos in all but 3 of the 33 episodes of the original "Inspector Morse" series:  Inspector Morse Collection Complete Series 36 DVDs 3600 Minutes + 3 Bonus Specials He continues this tradition in the 12 "Endeavour" episodes to date, including the Pilot. If you haven't noticed Dexter's fleeting moments, there's a blog called morseandlewisandendeavour.wordpress(dot)com where he's put together a video showing each appearance. The sighting in the last episode, "Coda", is admittedly iffy, as it's from behind.This is an exceptional show, though I admit my appreciation of this prequel series is heightened by my love for John Thaw's original portrayal of Morse. "Endeavour Season 4" is in production, to air in 2017, which will be the 30th anniversary of the first "Inspector Morse" series. Series 4 will have several guest cameos by actors in the original series.Happy Reader

Whether you're a fan of the "Morse" TV series or not, "Endeavour" is just a wonderful prequel that stands ably on its own. The writing is excellent, as is the acting, and the photography. The period sets and cars and costuming are all just spot-on. And you are actually brought to believe that you ARE watching the genesis of a young Morse...his mannerisms, his inflections, his evolution as a policeman and a man...you can clearly see how THIS young man could become the older, weathered Morse that we all love so dearly. So if you're questioning whether you should buy this series...do yourself a favor and just click the "Add to Cart" button. You won't regret it.

One of the best British crime shows that I've seen. The combination of excellent acting, sharp and tight writing, enclosed plots per episode within the overarching plot lines of the principal characters, a thrilling musical score boasting the best classical and opera music possible, an accurate eye for the historical time period and the gorgeous cinematography create one of the most memorable (detective and otherwise) shows in recent history. Grantchester is very, very good, but this Endeavour series with Morse and Thursday are truly in a league of their own (OK, they have to share with Foyle's War in quality but these Endeavour shows are all available on Blu-ray, which is not the case with Foyle's War). This show is not to be missed!

I am an endevor fan and being able to see the 3 rd series was great. I am not sure what the writers had in mind . The episodes were longer than normal and at times extremely complex in nature. We all like a good mystery , but the story lines bordered on the bizzare in my opinionThe product /scenes/color were all good, but I was disappointed in the how the writers became obsessed with the characters and contorted the story. Still enjoyed seeing Endeavor and Fred however. The common thread is everyone lies to the detectives ...and there is never a penalty

I am still enjoying this show. Though, this season was not quite up to the standard set by previous seasons and the original series. It's in danger of becoming another formulaic "police procedural" show.I enjoyed previous season's episode highlighting Mr. Bright. Was looking for something similar for wpc Truelove or Strange. Not there.Best scene of the season:. Morse's wronged girlfriend tells him to move on. In one tactful sentence, she speaks eloquently of a woman's dignity- and his own:. "Treat the next one better."

Series 3 continues the development of the early career of Inspector Morse. There is significant expansion on specific incidents hinted at in the Inspector Morse series proper (for instance Morse's early relationship to Strange, and some of the reasons why Morse remained at the Inspector level, while Strange advanced up the ladder). While a genuine talent at criminal investigation, Morse does not process the political smarts that enable others to navigate the difficult and often ambiguous waters of strict, hierarchical organizations.

The first two series were fascinating with good character development and excellent plots. This Series 3 went far off track. Some of the stories were laughable they were so ridiculous. And, . . . characters had personality transplants and acted out of character. Seriously disappointing.

I DID NOT VIEW THIS PRODUCT UNTIL DEC 19 2020. WHEN I BROKE THE CELLEPHANE SEAL AND OPENED THE PACKAGE I LOCATED ONLY ONE DISC THAT IDENTIFIES TWO EPISODES: RIDE AND ACADIA. HOWEVER, THE PACKAGE MENTIONS A 2 SET DISC. MOREOVER, THE NARRATIVE ON THE PACKAGE MENTIONS A QUARTET (AKA 4) OF NEW MASTERPIECE MYSTERIES. FINALLY, IT APPEARS THAT THE PACKAGE CONTAINING THE SOLE DISC ONLY HOLDS ONE DISC - NO SPACE FOR THE SECOND DISC. I WOULD APPRECIATE THE SELLER FORWARDING DISC NUMBER 2.

This series has got better with every episode. Without any direct imitation of mannerism, Shaun Evans shows that this young man is growing into Morse, the Detective Inspector who entertained and sometimes annoyed readers and viewers for so many years. Roger Allam's Inspector Thursday has become one of the most nuanced and, indeed, tragic characters ever to play his part in a detective series. Thursday is a full human being who draws our affection, our respect and our concern as if he were a friend whose life we touch from time to time. The plots are always intricate - so much so that i can put an episode away and come back to in a month or two with memories of the characters, but little of the denouement. Anton Lessor, another wonderful Shakespearean actor, has endowed his character of Chief Inspector Bright with a deep and touching humanity under his fussy persona, and the characters played by Jack Laskey and James Bradshaw have grown with each episode. I look forward to series four.

It is the prequel to Morse, but produced after Morse... kind of milking the opportunity... still it is a fantastically clever series. Nothing there to disappoint and for history buffs you get an inside glimpse of the sordid aspects of England in the 1960’s... social history in the urban environment with villains galore.. oh yes, they had some horrible people back then too; not all love, peace and happiness often associated with the decade; or at least best remembered that way!... In the Criminal world it was vicious and, the technology of today to assist in solving crimes was not present in those times. It was brawn and brain power required to get either your man or woman. For many citizens these were dark and sinister times. Endeavour captures this period in history very well. A treat to watch; I think it is even better than Morse (which might be heresy to some readers). I watch a lot of UK crime shows and I think Endeavour is consistently in the top 2 or 3... we will have to see how it stands up against other shows going forward. 10 out of 10.

It's hard to rate this as a whole. The four episodes are very different in quality. The first episode (Ride) is poorly directed, and no sense of drama is conveyed. Hopefully the producers don't use Sandra Goldbacher again. The second episode (Arcadia) is better television, but does not catch the imagination for me. The third and fourth episodes (Prey and Coda) are excellent and gripping, and fully deserve to be in the series. They are a departure in subject matter from the earlier Morse/Lewis/Endeavour themes, and had me riveted.

Disc Two is defective - tried it on two different dvd players and both gave an error message of T43 - meaning the disc has only 43 seconds of introduction advertising on it. So I am missing two episodes ie/ The "passenger" and "Colours" which are not recorded on the disc. Otherwise it's a great series.

This is the second DVD I have ordered from Amazon where although the product is described as playable in North America it actually does not work. In this case and the previous one (My Fair Lady), the dvd will only play the previews and then stops functioning with an error message stating "cannot proceed". My blu ray player is a Samsung BD-J6300 and ahs all software updates loaded automatically. I also tried to play it on a Sony blu-ray with the same results. I really think Amazon should do some quality control from their suppliers to ensure this sort of thing does not happen.