ENDEAVOUR – the hit prequel to classic series Inspector Morse – returns for its' eighth outing on September 12, 2021 at 8pm on ITV1.
But who is in the cast of the detective series? From Shaun Evans to Sara Vickers, here are all of the show's famous faces.
Who is in the cast of Endeavour?
Shaun Evans
Shaun Evans, 41, is known for his roles in Teachers, Being Julia, Ashes to Ashes, Whitechapel and The Scandalous Lady W.
He most recently joined the cast of BBC drama Vigil.
He dated singer Andrea Corr for four years after they met on the set of the film The Boys From County Clare – but they broke up in 2007.
Since then, he has kept his private life under wraps, once telling Ox in a Box: "[Endeavour has] little impact on my life which I like because I’m not a person who has a public persona, or a profile on social media. I just like to do my job and then go home and carry on with my life."
In tonight's episode, the first of the show's fifth season, he will reprise his role as Endeavour Morse, noted for his Jaguar car, love for beer and passion for music, literature and art.
Roger Allam
Roger is best known for his roles as Illyrio Mopatis in the HBO series Game of Thrones, Royalton in Speed Racer, Lewis Prothero and as Peter Mannion MP in The Thick Of It.
He is 67 and has two sons – actor William and Thomas – with wife Rebecca Saire (who even appeared in the Endeavour's seventh series along with William as a mother and son duo).
In Endeavour, Roger will reprise his role as Morse's senior officer, Detective Inspector Fred Thursday.
He is a friend and a mentor to Shaun's Endeavour Morse.
Anton Lesser
Anton is best known for his roles as Qyburn in the HBO series Game of Thrones, as Thomas More in Wolf Hall and as Harold MacMillan in The Crown.
In Endeavour, Anton takes on the role of Chief Superintendent Reginald Bright since the show's beginning.
James Bradshaw
James is best known for playing Gordon Grimley in The Grimleys and D.S Geoff Thorpe in Hollyoaks.
In Endeavour, James will play Home Office pathologist Dr Max DeBryn.
Sean Rigby
Sean is known for his roles in the films Gunpowder (2017) and Isabella (2015).
In Endeavour, Rigby, 28, takes on the role of Jim Strange, who appears as a Police Constable and Detective Sergeant.
Abigail Thaw
London-born Abigail is a well-known face on the box as her TV career kicked-off in 1990.
Her credits include The Bill, Casualty, Pie in the Sky, Peak Practice, Spywatch, Big Bad World, Vanity Fair, Love Soup and Trust.
She has also appeared in Midsomer Murders episode Small Mercies as Annabel Johnson in 2009, and in Agatha Christie’s Poirot The Clocks, in the same year.
In Endeavour, she has taken the role of Dorothea Frazil, the Oxford Mail newspaper lead editor, offering help to Endeavour and Fred by giving advanced information on the victim and killers.
Who else is in the Endeavour cast?
Other members of the Endeavour cast include recurring characters since the first season as well as newer characters, only appearing in series five.
- Sara Vickers, who portrays Joan, Fred Thursday's daughter
- Caroline O'Neill, as Fred Thursday's wife Winifred
- Lewis Peek, playing Detective Constable George Fancy
- Phil Daniels as Charlie Thursday, Fred Thursday's brother
- Jack Bannon who portrays Sam Thursday, Fred's son
- Claire Ganaye as Claudine, Endeavour's French photographer and photojournalist girlfriend
- Simon Harrison as Detective Chief Inspector Ronnie Box
When is Endeavour on ITV?
The eighth series of Endeavour begins on September 12, 2021 at 8pm on ITV1.
The series will be made up of three episodes – but we don't have confirmed dates yet for the final two installments.
Filming for the new series reportedly wrapped in June 2021.
If you miss any episodes, you can also catch up on the ITV Hub.
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