Endeavour S1-9: Collector's Edition

This nine - season show represents some of the best writing and acting of any crime show I've seen, and it's my favourite genre. All episodes were written by Russell Lewis, and because of this, and the man's talent, the arcs of all of the main characters are subtly and beautifully developed over the entire nine year run. In addition, each 90 minute episode is actually a movie in scope, pacing and complexity. Three mysteries convolve in each, and are skilfully woven into the character development. A tour de force of writing and concept. Shaun Evans as the brilliant (and possibly slightly autistic, but very likeable) Endeavour Morse is subtle, sympathetic and in my book, gives us a master class in acting. Roger Allam as Fred Thursday, his mentor/father figure is equally remarkable - subtle, solid, layered. The sense of period (mid sixties to late seventies) is pitch perfect, and the Oxford setting and the use of classical music make it elegiac. Altogether a transporting journey. If you love the genre you will not be disappointed. It is simply riveting, and subtle enough to be enjoyed multiple times. I'm on my third viewing now, and still finding new things. Genius.

I can't fault the series which is an excellent addition to the other "Morseworld" shows. I bought this as a gift for my partner at Christmas. As she has hearing difficulties she somewhat relies on subtitles. The very first disc which contained the pilot episode would not play at all, even after trying it on other machines! Discs two and three were ok but after that (at least as far as we've gone) the subtitle option seems to be stuck on "off" and nothing will shift it. I had to buy the first disc again (very cheap) to see the pilot. Despite these manufacturing faults I rate the series very highly as entertainment..

I paid over £80 for this box set. Saved it for a while but when we started watching it we found the discs were of shockingly bad quality, by which time it was too late to return the order. The way the discs were boxed was terrible. The very few episodes we were able to watch were excellent, great acting and stories. Unfortunately some discs didn't play at all while on the majority of them we'd be over halfway through when the episode would freeze or start jumping. In the end we gave up. This does seem to be a fairly common fault from reading other reviews, which I wish I'd done before I bought it. My own fault it couldn't be returned, but left very disappointed to pay so much for a faulty item. Whodunit? Sadly in most episodes we'll never know ...

excellent box set of films

Brilliant keepsake

Excellent series, good quality dvd's

Mrs G and I have thoroughly enjoyed every episode of Endeavour. Writing and cast superb in every episode with Endeavour played brilliantly by Sean Evans. Many nods to John Thaw and the original Morse series which fans will spot immediately, but not an issue if you start here. We wish there could be more, but will make do with this perfectly crafted series.

For £80 I found the box set difficult. No separate sleeves and awkward. Now invested an extra £10 on cardboard sleeves to store properly….disappointed but looking forward to watching it all.

Mi sono innamorata di questa serie seguendola su Giallo, e ho comprato il DVD perché voglio vedere come va a finire (in Italia hanno appena finito di trasmettere la quinta stagione). Il packaging lascia un po' a desiderare, ma non importa, data la bellezza del contenuto. Amo un po' tutte le serie crime inglesi, ma "Endeavour" è diversa da tutte le altre: il protagonista carismatico e i personaggi di contorno, l'ambientazione ad Oxford, le citazioni letterarie, la musica classica, il periodo storico (anni 60/70) in cui è calata la storia...tutto questo rende la serie unica e irripetibile. Sono ancora alla sesta stagione, procedo lentamente perché non voglio finirla. Quando succederà mi sa che la ricomincerò da capo, perché "Endeavour" per me ormai è sinonimo di casa! Non riesco a stare senza la mia seconda famiglia. Cercherò di vedere anche "Inspector Morse", e leggerò i libri di Colin Dexter perché non ne ho mai abbastanza di questo personaggio...

Was für eine wunderbare Krimi-Serie. Schade, dass diese wohl mit der 9. Staffel endet. Eigentlich ragt alles in der Serie über den normalen Durchschnitt hinaus: - die wunderbaren Schauspieler, allen voran Shaun Evans - das tolle Setting Ende der 60er bis Anfang der 70er Jahre - die spannenden Krimi-Storys, welche über die Staffeln hinweg an Komplexität zunehmen - die Entwicklung der Persönlichkeiten und der Beziehungen untereinander - nicht zu vergessen Oxford, einfach eine Augenweide Mit Morse habe ich über die Staffeln hinweg richtig mitgelitten. Interessant sind auch die Extra, z. B. kurze Interviews mit den Schauspieler und Infos zur Ausstattung. Meine Erfahrung zur Verständlichkeit der englischen Fassung: Ich habe normales Schulenglisch. Englische Hörbücher verstehe ich sehr gut, schaue aber recht wenig Filme/Serien in englischer Sprache. Hier hatte anfangs etwas Probleme. Allerdings gibt mein über 10 Jahre alter Fernseher die Sprache auch nicht ganz klar wider. Ich habe dann über die Stereoboxen meiner Musikanlage den Ton laufen lassen und siehe dar: die Sprache wurde viel klarer widergegeben, so dass ich mich über die Staffeln hinweg richtig reingehört hatte. Zur Verpackung: Die Box selber finde ich nicht so gelungen. Die DVDs kann man zwar einigermaßen gut entnehmen aber so richtig praktisch ist das nicht mit den je 2 oder 3 DVDs direkt übereinander. Nachdem ich die Serie aber nicht ständig ansehen werde ist das für mich nicht so schlimm. Klare Kaufempfehlung von mir.

great great series

Not too keen on the method of DVD packaging, it's very easy to mix up the series in the box.

Compré los DVD de esta serie "ENDEAVOUR", con mi nieto de 23 años y no nos dimos cuenta que era en inglès. Este es el motivo de mi devolución