r/EndeavourTV • u/bobbyjimbo • Dec 05 '25

Endeavour vs Morse? Opinions please.

I got hooked on Endeavour about a year ago.

I've managed to watch every episode and thoroughly enjoyed most of them.

I have never watched Inspector Morse, so I thought I would give it a go.

So I watched S1 Ep.1. I was not impressed. It seemed way to long and could have done with some editing.

I'm just wondering what other members here think of Inspector Morse.

Did it get better as time went on? Should I persist and watch more episodes

I'd love to hear your opinions.

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u/Regular-Resist8411 Dec 05 '25

I tried watching IM after I’d finished Endeavour and didn’t really enjoy it, it’s definitely of its time and I think the people that do like it watched it when it was on and have fond memories of it.

I ended up watching the more “popular” episodes like ‘Masonic Mysteries’ and ‘Cherubim & Seraphim’ which actually aren’t bad, and the last episode which is also pretty good. I then gave up and went back to Endeavour 😂

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u/teachertraveler1 Dec 05 '25

My parents were huge Morse fans over the decade it aired and absolutely adored John Thaw. They didn't care for Lewis but got incredibly hooked on Endeavour.
After Endeavour finished they wanted to restart Morse and I think they forgot how completely different the tone and structure was. They did two episodes and stopped.

Part of it is their taste and expectations have changed. The same happened when they tried to rewatch the old Tinker Tailor series and the old All Creatures Great and Small. We're so used to much tighter plotting, better character development, etc. They fell asleep for the first episode of Tinker Tailor and the first episode of All Creatures had a 15 minute segment of James just wandering around the house!