Endeavour

It’s about 9 minutes in, the new young  copper who’s doing a spot the ball competition moves his paper and the article is underneath “LOCAL MAN APPEALS FOR MISSING MANUSCRIPT”

Thanks lizwing. What I meant was I haven't watched the programme at all yet!

My dad never did but he won ten bob on the pools once!

I somehow forgot this, so caught up today. A joy. I laughed through a lot of scenes - such well-written dialogue. I guessed the motive for the murders early-ish, but not “who”, and almost cried in the denouement.

I went through Summertown to work by taxi for many years and occasionally spotted Colin Dexter wandering down to the shops. One day I mentioned to my cabdriver someone told me CD lived on the corner of Squitchey Lane. “Nah,” he said, “That’s where Tolkien’s daughter lives. I’ll show you Colin Dexter’s house. It’s that one...where Colin Dexter is coming through the gate.”

It was the most “Oxford” conversation I’ve ever had.

I liked last night's. There were some nice shots that recalled old movie styles; the fate of the murderer mirroring that of the Mummy; a 'cursed' film, a shifty Egyptian academic, relics being used to frighten people - all rather Agatha Christie. The scene with the Thursdays meeting Bright at the restaurant was deliciously awkward.

I enjoyed it but found the Phil Daniels a bit OTT and not believable as Fred's brother. I'm also increasingly cross with Joan, who seems to be punishing her father for caring about her. I'm not sure where her story is going other than not towards getting together with Morse. Morse's one-night stand also seemed a bit out of character. We know in later life he kept falling in love with women who either died or left him, but his approach was to put them on a pedestal and worship from afar. Had his fingers burnt perhaps!