ITV reveals when final season of ‘Endeavour’ begins

Endeavour fans don’t have to wait too much longer for the show’s last ever episodes!

Starring Shaun Evans as the young Endeavour Morse, ITV’s spin-off series first aired in 2012 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Inspector Morse’s television debut.

It’s now a decade later and we’re preparing to say goodbye to Endeavour.

ITV confirmed last May that the long-running crime drama will be coming to an end with its next season.

The decision to wrap up the show was made by the show’s creators and not by ITV.

Their official announcement read: “ITV’s drama commissioning team respectfully accepts this creative decision and would like to extend heartfelt thanks to everyone associated with Endeavour who have made the drama such a well loved part of the UK’s drama landscape.”

Season 9 will bring the show’s total episode count to 36 films, overtaking the 33 episodes of Inspector Morse produced between 1987 and 2000.

Watch a teaser:

We’re told that 2023’s final trilogy of films will find Endeavour and Thursday entering a new era of change both professionally and personally.

Executive producer Damien Timmer has also teased “the return of some familiar faces,” but we’ll have to wait to find out who’s back!

When does Season 9 start?

ITV confirmed earlier this year that Endeavour would return in the UK in February 2023.

It’s now been revealed that Season 9’s opening episode will air at 8pm on Sunday 26th February on ITV1.

This time slot unfortunately clashes with the season finale of Call the Midwife over on BBC One the same night!

Endeavour will premiere in the US on PBS as part of their Masterpiece Mystery season on Sunday evenings later in the year.

Set in the spring of 1972, the final season’s opening episode is directed by none other than Endeavour star Shaun Evans.

The synopsis for the story reads: “Two unexplained deaths turn up ties to the Oxford Concert Orchestra, while a body discovered in a derelict warehouse stokes fears that ‘London business’ has yet again found its way to Oxford.

“Thursday and Endeavour’s investigation unearths some unsettling connections to cases the duo believed were well and truly behind them.”

Also returning in 2023 is Endeavour creator Russell Lewis’s hit crime drama Grace.

Adapted by from Peter James’ award winning Roy Grace novels, the Brighton-based series will be back on ITV and BritBox with a third season.

Endeavour is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.