Cartouche
- Episode aired Jul 1, 2018
- TV-14
- 1h 29m
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7.9/10
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The unexplained poisoning of a former detective sergeant leads Endeavour and Thursday to a local cinema.The unexplained poisoning of a former detective sergeant leads Endeavour and Thursday to a local cinema.The unexplained poisoning of a former detective sergeant leads Endeavour and Thursday to a local cinema.
David Shaw Parker
- Commissionaire Edmund Gordon
- (as David Shaw-Parker)
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Did you know
- TriviaThere is a hint of biographical detail concerning Fred Thursday in this story. At the start, he recalls his visits to the Mile End Rivoli cinema, when he would buy one ticket and then secretively hold open the window in the Men's Toilet so "Chaz and Billy" could get in for free. These two are not identified in the story, but the Inspector's brother appears later in the story and is called Charlie. At the end, when he calls Fred "the best of us". Fred replies that "the best of us didn't come back", implying that there was a third Thursday brother - Billy - killed during the Second World War.
- GoofsAt the scene of the burned office fire hoses of a rather modern type are rolled out as they have been used to extinguish the fire. But they are completely flat, that is they do not contain water. Such flatness can only be seen after the water has been pressed out as the hoses are rolled up. They have thus not been used.
- Quotes
DS Jim Strange: [rhetorically, as he reacts with anger to Dr. Shoukry's anti-British sentiments] They forget who built the Suez Canal in the first place!
DS Endeavour Morse: It was the French.
- ConnectionsReferences Helpmates (1932)
Featured review
One of the best episodes of Endeavour I've seen.
Sometimes you watch something on TV and you just know in twenty years time it's something you'll curl up and enjoy every minute of, Cartouche falls into that bracket, let's face it, Endeavour is always great viewing, but this was a classic. The story was wonderfully intriguing as always, but the presence of a Film star and the Cinema setting just gave it a very different vibe. I mentioned in last week's episode how impressed I was with the character development of Morse, Morse was given DC Fancy to boss around, this week we got Morse 'The womaniser,' superb writing.
The development of Shaun Evans's character into John Thaw's has been astonishing, massive credit to all concerned, particularly to Evans, who continues to do John Thaw proud. I love how the dynamic between Morse and Thursday has changed, Thursday somehow less dependant on Morse. Allam continues to shine, and nice to see his character socialise with Bright, Anton Lesser also giving a superb performance.
The ending was wonderfully dramatic, but there was definitely some ambiguity wit the secondary case, I'm sure the racist element is a story that will be revisited.
Exceptional telly.
The development of Shaun Evans's character into John Thaw's has been astonishing, massive credit to all concerned, particularly to Evans, who continues to do John Thaw proud. I love how the dynamic between Morse and Thursday has changed, Thursday somehow less dependant on Morse. Allam continues to shine, and nice to see his character socialise with Bright, Anton Lesser also giving a superb performance.
The ending was wonderfully dramatic, but there was definitely some ambiguity wit the secondary case, I'm sure the racist element is a story that will be revisited.
Exceptional telly.
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- Feb 11, 2018
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