Review of Pilot

Endeavour: Pilot (2012)
Season 1, Episode 0
9/10
Endavour really is the new Morse
14 May 2013
It might be because Abigail Thaw (playing the role of the journalist Dorothea Frazil) is keeping an eye out there but Endeavour shows deep love and respect for the late John Thaw.

The series is set in 1965 and tells the story of how young DC Endeavour will become Inspector Morse with Shaun Evans in the role of the main character.

What a responsibility for Evans ! But how great the results !!

Shaun Evans resembles John Thaw not only physically (magnetic but sad blue eyes) but emotionally as well. This actor has found a way to bring into every episode the melancholy of his future self but being young he still relies on hope, which makes things even harder if you are a Morse's fan, knowing that he will never really get over his inner loneliness.

All episodes have a great plot thanks to the script of Russell Lewis (of course based on characters created by Colin Dexter) and there is an attentive reconstruction of the '60 but the wisest thing has been to borrow Inspector Morse's soundtrack with the famous "Morse's theme" for the end's credits. Do not worry, even if you are not familiar with the 1987-2000 series, you will be able to enjoy Endeavour because the constable is a smart and intriguing character…. his future more than his past is what makes him fragile.
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