The greatest movie ever made..!

There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

As I am watching this show with great acting I am shocked that the police in the UK chase bad guys that have guns without having a firearm themselves. Sounds extremely dangerous to me, & actually ruined the show for me bcuz I found it so inane.

Started so well, but increasingly ridiculous plots. I'm used to that from Midsomer Murders and would be worried if it suddenly got serious. The Morse heritage however suggests complexity and depth. Wonderful actors and obvious hard work from everyone involved to create atmosphere and authenticity. The character development doesn't always ring true however and the red herrings far too obvious and conclusions rather daft.

Brilliant series, but the latest episode (passenger) has a massive glaring mistake. At the end of the programme we hear on the radio that Kennedy has been shot, which dates the episode to November 1963. Firstly, Britain was never that sunny and warm in any November, and British Rail most certainly did not have any blue coloured diesel engines - these did not appear until 1971-2 onwards.

As a devotee of the original 'Inspector Morse' series, I have to say that I was less than convinced by the idea of a 'prequel' series. Thankfully, my fears were misplaced.'Endeavour' stands on its own as a great detective series and also gives genuine background and insights to the life of the later DCI Morse. Not only are there these plus points but the casting is brilliant and the acting superb. The way in which issues such as Morse's limp and delight in real ale and fine whisky came about are shown to us so simply, in context and without artifice.Shaun Evans makes an excellent Morse and Roger Allam is outstanding as his boss, Inspector Fred Thursday; Anton Lesser, as a tortured Chief Superintendent, torn between his duty to authority and his belief in justice is every bit as good. Sean Rigby fills the sizable boots of the later to be Chief Superintendent Jim Strange admirably and Dakota Blue Richards makes a surprisingly effective appearance as WPC Shirley Truelove, a WPC who makes her mark quietly and without fuss, even in the relatively chauvinistic days of the 1960s. The supporting cast, most notably Fred Thursday's wife and daughter, fit the 1960s bill absolutely perfectly, indeed Caroline O'Neill, as Win Thursday, could have been born to play her role.Endeavour Morse does what he has to do. He follows the clues and evidence meticulously to wherever they lead which, in the 1960s, was not always popular with the establishment of the day. He is, himself, a tortured man who finds relationships difficult and hides behind his detecting as a result. Viewers see his vulnerabilities; his lack of confidence with girl friends and failure to say what he really feels, how he gained his 'limp', his reluctance when it comes to bothering with examinations and promotion. Endeavour is a flawed man who, nonetheless, has great qualities, all of which is further explored when he eventually becomes DCI Morse. Endeavour is, without doubt, a triumph. One can only hope that it has many more years to run.