Pylon

In answer to the question about Colin Dexter appearances, yes he appears in all the Endeavour episodes but of course since his death it is some representation of the man. About the Led Zeppelin track, it was played live in June 1969 so it fits the timeline for the episode.

Endeavour Morse is now a police officer, having had his detective status taken from him. Thursday is angry with him but doesn't understand what went down. In this episode, a young girl is found dead in a field. The new chief, who is a shortsighted jerk, has his mind made up. There is a young man who has drug problems and was seen lurking about, therefore he is the only suspect. Morse sees through his pomposity, but has little power at first. There is going to be an interesting dynamic developing. Also, Thursday is conflicted because of a harsh decision he made years before. I wish there were more episode in this season.

Liked the poster of Colin Dexter's retirement in this episode. Curious to know if this is done each time, a bit like Hitchcock appearing in his films

The first show of season 6 shows several of the characters moving on -- different jobs, different locations, different looks. Two things distinguish this episode -- First, showing just how heavily incidents in their lives, both work and personal, weigh on Morse and Thursday, and second, watching the brilliance of Morse solving cases almost in his spare time against the backdrop of the designated police barely making any progress at all. "Pylon" is everything that can be great and terrible about being a policeman.

This is very superior television.

Despite all of the quality shows on, Endeavour remains my favourite still. Pylon has a totally fresh feel about it, everything is different, not just the physical, like the buildings, and the roles that the main regulars are now in, but the music, direction, tone are all very new. With so many changes, I feared this one would feel a little disjointed somehow, not a chance! Pylon continued the immense quality of pretty much the entire previous five series.

Morse pushed into the country donning a tache, Fred Thursday taking orders from an oaf, poor CSI Bright now at traffic (the Pelican advert at the beginning was wonderful,) and of course Strange, who's inner circle will always see he lands on his feet.

The story was so sad, but as always engaging, not the outcome I expected. The dynamic between Morse and Thursday is so interesting, I can't wait to see how the rest of this series plays out.

Great to have you back. 9/10