Series 8 poster

Series 8

(2021)

Overview

Series eight is set in 1971 and a death threat to Oxford Wanderers' star striker Jack Swift places Endeavour and his team at the heart of the glitz and glamour of 1970s football, exposing the true cost of success and celebrity, and with it, a deep-rooted division that is soon reflected much closer to home.

Cast

Shaun Evans as DC Endeavour Morse
Shaun Evans

as DC Endeavour Morse

Roger Allam as DI Fred Thursday
Roger Allam

as DI Fred Thursday

James Bradshaw as Dr. Max DeBryn
James Bradshaw

as Dr. Max DeBryn

Sean Rigby as DS Jim Strange
Sean Rigby

as DS Jim Strange

Caroline O'Neill as Winifred 'Win' Thursday
Caroline O'Neill

as Winifred 'Win' Thursday

Abigail Thaw as Dorothea Frazil
Abigail Thaw

as Dorothea Frazil

Sara Vickers as Joan Thursday
Sara Vickers

as Joan Thursday

Anton Lesser as CS Reginald Bright
Anton Lesser

as CS Reginald Bright

Episodes

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Striker 7.5

September 12, 2021

Opening the series in 1971, a death threat to Oxford Wanderers’ star striker Jack Swift places Endeavour and his team a…

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Scherzo 8.0

September 19, 2021

Morse and the team are called to investigate the murder of a taxi driver found dead in his cab on the outskirts of Oxfo…

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Terminus 8.0

September 26, 2021

It is the winter of 1971 and the team is split up by a snowstorm while investigating the murder of a college don, and E…