Masterpiece Mystery Endeavour Series 2
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Nobody does detective dramas and mysteries like the British. What U.S. offers is pathetic – all cleavage and special effects, no story or character depth. Endeavour is basically a prequel to the story of Inspector Morse (which is fabulous as is Inspector Lewis) as he begins his law enforcement career. Shaun Evans plays young Endeavour Morse learning the ropes from senior inspectors (fine performances by Roger Allam for one). First saw Shaun Evans on several episodes of Silk, another excellent British drama. Seriously, I watch more PBS and BBC programming then U.S. because of great shows like this.- RileyRae
Endeavour is a series of murder mysteries which form a prequel to the well known Morse series. This is the second series of Endeavour. It consists of four 90 minute episodes. Each episode has excellent production values with obsessive attention paid to period detail. The series is set in 1966. The format will be familiar to anyone who has watched Morse, Lewis, or any Miss Marple show. There is a murder at the start, maybe one or two in the middle and a reveal of the culprit just a few minutes at the end. This sounds trite but it is a well established format that keeps your attention, allows you to guess the actual villain incorrectly a couple of times and to be surprised at the end. Endeavour does this incredibly well.
I really won’t share the plots of the four episodes since that would totally ruin the series for you. Unlike the first series these episodes are interlinked. Where the plots suggest a conspiracy linked to the masons and local VIPS. They have an eerie echo of recent scandals within the British establishment too.
The second episode is a little different in both style and content and, if you have enough imagination, is a very effective horror story; I felt like hiding behind the sofa.
This is the second series and since it ends on a real cliffhangar I hope that a third series will be forthcoming.- albionphoto
What a great experience to see that Detective Morse has not been forgotten. To see his past life and put it altogether in this new series is a pure joy. Shaun Evans is perfectly cast as the loner Morse and Alan Allam as Thursday, Morse’s mentor and teacher and all-around great friend is excellent. It was the first time I have seen these two actors and I became a fan immediately. John Thaw would be proud to see what a great homage to him to show how the character evolved into him. The family aspect of Thursday’s family is very nice to see and all the actors are perfectly suited to their roles. Can’t wait for series 3. Excellent show with wonderful mysteries and character studies of people in life’s experiences. Blu-ray makes England look fantastic even some buildings are very old. Their character and architecture show up great. Kudos to all.- movie afficonado
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Format: Multiple Formats, Box set, Color, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. )
Number of discs: 2
Rated: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned
Studio: PBS
DVD Release Date: July 8, 2014
Run Time: 360 minutes
ASIN: B00JJRLFTU
