'Endeavour' season 9 gets emotional ending. Check what happens to Morse, Joan and Thursday

The series finale of Endeavour’s ninth season ties up loose ends and brings a satisfying conclusion to the prequel season. The episode begins with the discovery of the bodies of Josiah Landesman and his former secretary, Brenda Lewis, on the grounds of the abandoned Blenheim Vale boys' school. Morse suspects Landesman is also responsible for the death of pupil Peter Williams, whose body has never been found. He promises his former colleague DS Peter Jakes that he will keep searching for Williams’ remains.

Meanwhile, the police investigate a case where the victims' obituaries appeared in the paper before their deaths. Morse solves the case, but this is only a sidebar to the main plot points that need wrapping up.

Thursday meets a former colleague who warns him to drop the Blenheim Vale investigation. Thursday realizes his family could be in danger and pulls some strings to get Jim Strange posted to Kidlington. Morse continues to dig up the school grounds, determined to find Peter Williams' body.




Thursday's son, Sam, is still up to no good, stealing money and storing suspicious powder. Morse is confused and worried when Thursday is dishevelled and short-tempered and is even less pleased to find Morse in his house.

The tension between Thursday and Morse is still present when they are sent to a bar where a patron, Raymond Kennet, is found dead with a knife in his chest and a bag of drugs in his pocket. Morse finds a military jacket button at the scene that is identical to the one on Sam's jacket.

As Bright heads off for retirement, Morse goes to Jim and Joan’s wedding rehearsal to find Joan alone with no sign of her father. Meanwhile, Thursday meets his brother Charlie, who warns him of the Blenheim Vale investigation. Police Inspector Arthur Lott appears and threatens Thursday and his family before shooting his gun, and speeding off.

In the end, Morse finds Peter Williams' body, bringing closure to his case. Joan leaves town with Jim Strange, and Thursday is revealed to have been shot in the final scene, leaving his fate unknown. The finale brings a fitting end to the series, tying up loose ends and providing closure to its characters.


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   All seasons are available on ITVX.
2. Who has produced Endeavour?
   Dan McCulloch