ITV’s Endeavour to End After Ten Years

After ten years, producers Mammoth Screen and screenwriter Russell Lewis, Shaun Evans and Roger Allam have mutually decided to bring the ITV drama Endeavour to a close.

Endeavour first aired on ITV as a single film in January 2012 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Inspector Morse’s television debut. Since then, 32 more installments have been broadcast, with a further three currently in production, bringing the total to 36.

ITV said in a statement that its drama commissioning team “respectfully accepts this creative decision and would like to extend heartfelt thanks to everyone associated with Endeavour who have made the drama such a well loved part of the U.K.’s drama landscape. ITV would particularly like to thank Damien Timmer, Russell Lewis, Shaun Evans and Roger Allam who have created television history following in the footsteps of Morse’s acclaimed creator, the late, great, Colin Dexter and the much-missed John Thaw.”

Executive producer Damien Timmer commented on behalf of the producers: “Endeavour has been a real labor of love for all of us, and we salute Russell Lewis for his extraordinary achievement in chronicling Endeavour Morse’s coming of age across 72 hours of TV. Russell always knew where he wanted the series to end, and that remorseful day is nearly upon us! We’d like to thank Shaun and Roger and all the other members of the Endeavour family on- and offscreen, and to the show’s fans both in the U.K. and abroad. Russell has many surprises up his sleeve for the final three films, with the return of some familiar faces and new challenges for Endeavour and Thursday to face before the final goodbye!”