Pilot

Always used IMDb as a reference site but never registered. However, this has forced me to put the effort in just to say how impressed I was at seeing this programme. Being a fan of the original (in part, forced to watch it as a teenager by my parents) it was great to see Morse back with all his quirks. The young actor does an exceptional job and the plot still retains the overall feeling of angst, intellect and hierarchical debauchery that the original series exuded. The "bit part" actors created an engaging ensemble and projected a perfect sixties feeling. All in all, superbly acted, a great (if not hugely intricate)story and a wanting for more. Sure this can be a series to watch out for.Can't wait to see further episodes.

I was a massive fan of Morse and was both excited and dreading this at the same time. Quit simply, excitement won !

I truly hope that ITV make this one off drama into a series, it was wonderfully acted (great performances from both Shaun Evans and Roger Allum), well scripted and was of course set in Oxford the home of Morse. I won't spoil the story for people that haven't seen it but suffice to say (as is usual in most Morse episodes) the culprit isn't any of the usual suspects.

All of the supporting cast play their parts well but Evans and Allum really do shine and seem to have that on screen chemistry that worked so well for John Thaw and Kevin Whately. I'm already planning to watch this again later on in the week as I'm sure I've missed some of the subtle nuances and twists that made Morse so great to watch.

Well done ITV, finally you're matching the BBC for quality drama instead of dreary reality and talent shows.

What a great prequel/tribute to Inspector Morse. Shaun Evans played a young Morse brilliantly, I'm sure John Thaw would have been impressed and proud to see the character's introduction executed with the same style and effort as the series. Having seen all of the original series' - remembering most, I really appreciated seeing references to Morse's passions and how they were introduced in the story. Though the character is complicated, smart and very dedicated, the simple love of the Jaguar (in particular the red Jaguar on the forecourt) was all that was needed to cement the character ;) Not that there weren't other, more sound references, however, that car was the one thing that said 'Morse' to me.. I really hope that this isn't a one-off!

Like most Inspector Morse fans, I was really excited about how this prequel would hold up. I can honestly say it was fantastic, full of the same high quality scriptwriting that we have become used to from the original and its equally impressive spin-off Lewis...

I am not going to go into the plot, suffice to say it follows previous styles with the usual twists and turns.

What I enjoyed were spotting the little Gems in the program..watch out for Colin Dexter make his usual cameo appearance, the touching moment from John Thaw's daughter Abigail...Max is played to perfection that Peter Woodhouse would be proud...the final scene pulls the heartstrings...

ITV you have a sure fire winner here, please make a series

ITV took a very definite risk with this show, the follow up series Lewis had a stability in Kevin Whately, which I suppose gave viewers a link to the great show. Whereas with Endeavour the challenge was creating the DNA from the Morse show, the biggest question had to be 'Is Shaun Evans Morse?' The answer to that question is a resounding yes, watching Shaun I believe one hundred percent that he is Morse.

In this Pilot episode we see the very beginning of Morse's career, put into the team of Fred Thursday at a very junior level, it isn't long before the genius of Morse is recognised, and it's his attention to deal and ability to look beyond what's in front of him that helps solve the case of a missing fifteen year old girl.

Beautiful music combined with the great camera work and production values make this a very high quality drama, the story is intriguing, and the performances are excellent, most notably from the two lead actors.

They took a gamble, and boy has it paid off. 9/10