Rejoice, Inspector Morse fans - he's back. Well, in a way. Debuting on DVD with the pilot episode and four from the first season proper, Endeavour is a good idea that's very entertainingly executed: a prequel to the popular Morse series, with Shaun Evans in the younger version of the role inhabited for so long by the late John Thaw. Faithful followers will get a kick out of watching Evans unveil the character's still-nascent quirks and habits.
It's the long hot summer of 1959 and wedding season is in full swing in the Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester. As the Reverend Will Davenport (Tom Brittney) unites happy couples in holy matrimony, Detective Inspective Geordie Keating (Robson Green) finds himself trying to repair his own marriage to estranged wife Cathy (Kacey Ainsworth). With a new decade just around the corner, the question of what the future holds is on everyone's minds. Former curate Leonard Finch (AI Weaver) embarks on a new venture, while housekeeper Mrs.
It's 1958 and trouble is brewing in the Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester. Reverend Will Davenport (Tom Brittney) relishes his role as a firebrand vicar, willing to rock the boat and challenge conventions to help people. But the very role he loves puts him at odds with his own ideals when his kind-hearted curate, Leonard Finch (Al Weaver) is caught up in a scandal. Will's best friend, Detective Inspector Geordie Keating (Robson Green), finds his principles shaken, housekeeper Mrs. Chapman (Tessa Peake-Jones) is distraught, and Geordie's wife Cathy (Kacey Ainsworth) is defiant.
t's 1957, and it's as if the world of Grantchester has returned to an idyllic state - a metaphorical Garden of Eden. Will Davenport (Tom Brittney) has settled into his role as the vicar of Grantchester, preaching to a packed church. His best friend, Detective Inspector Geordie Keating (Robson Green), has come to accept his wife Cathy's commitment to her job-just about. Mrs. C. happily juggles her roles as the vicarage housekeeper and being a well-to-do married woman, and after a trip to Marrakech, even Leonard has managed to carve out some happiness with Daniel.
It's 1956 - a year since Amanda left Grantchester, and the post-war rulebook is being torn up. Sidney Chambers (James Norton) is feeling adrift, a man without a cause-until American civil rights activist Violet Todd arrives and fires up his need for social justice. But with a cause this dangerous, Sidney might not be around forever. Soon there's a new Vicar of Grantchester, firebrand Will Davenport (Tom Brittney). Idealistic and energetic, Will embraces the change sweeping the nation and wants to make the parish his own.
It's 1955 and Sidney Chambers (James Norton, War and Peace), the vicar of the small Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester, is once again aiding the investigations of his best friend, Detective Inspector Geordie Keating (Robson Green, Reckless). Amidst the crimes of passion, murderous plots, and unexpected tragedies, Sidney has always had the stability of his role in the church to fall back on. But now, that stability is tested as the love he feels for his long-time sweetheart Amanda puts him at odds with the very institution he serves.
It's 1954 and Sidney is in a good place, living a quiet life and focusing on his duties and congregation. But things are never easy, and Sidney and Geordie soon find themselves faced with a new round of mysteries, including an apparent suicide with Cold War overtones, a haunted stable, and a shocking homicide investigation that will truly test the limits of their friendship. But can the biggest case of all be solved-Sidney's search for passion and love?
It's 1953 and Sidney Chambers (James Norton, Happy Valley) is vicar of Grantchester, a village just outside Cambridge, England. Sidney's is a quiet life. He tends to his flock, keeps up with his jazz collection, and does his best to contain his passion for beautiful heiress Amanda Kendall. But when one of his parishioners dies in suspicious circumstances, Sidney quickly finds that people confide things in a parish priest that they would never tell police.
Years of peace have passed since the battles of last season, but as we rejoin Uhtred (Alexander Dreymon). he faces his greatest enemies, and suffers immeasurable loss, on his quest towards fulfilling his destiny. Now stationed at a northern port town, Uhtred has been entrusted with protecting the king's illegitimate son, Aethelstan. But following a horrific attack on his family, an old enemy threatens the life he has built. Meanwhile.
Ambitions threaten the Saxon kingdoms Alfred had once dreamed of uniting. In the wake of his father's death, the new King, Edward (Timothy Innes), is intent on isolating Wessex and strengthening his reinforcements against possible Dane incursions. Alliances are beginning to fracture as Lord Aethelred (Toby Regbo) of Mercia makes ambitious plans to establish himself as a rival to Wessex. When Northumbria also faces hostility, Uhtred (Alexander Dreymon) believes the timing is right to take back his ancestral home.
