'It’s difficult because it’s like planning your own funeral.

'This is our story and we shouldn’t be staying at the party too long,' Evans reportedly told the Radio Times.

Morse, the popular detective show that Endeavour is a prequel to, began in 1987, and Lewis and Evans have previously made it clear that they intend for the show to end before the character reaches that era so as to maintain continuity between the series. So far, there haven't been any announcements about seasons beyond the eighth, but the core cast and Lewis have, in the past, indicated their willingness to continue making the series-though with a built-in time limit. In exciting news for fans, Sara Vickers is also scheduled to reprise her role as Joan Thursday, Morse's on-again off-again love interest and the daughter of his mentor, after being absent from season seven. Other returning cast members will include Anton Lesser as Reginald Bright, Sean Rigby as Jim Strange, James Bradshaw as Dr Max DeBryn, Abigail Thaw as Dorothea Frazil, and Caroline O’Neill as Win Thursday. The show's core cast, including Shaun Evans and Roger Allam who play Endeavour Morse and his mentor, Fred Thursday, respectively, will return for the eighth season. Read the full synopsis below: Opening the series in 1971, a death threat to Oxford Wanderers’ star striker Jack Swift places Endeavour (Shaun Evans) and his team at the heart of the glitz and glamour of 1970s football, exposing the true cost of success and celebrity, and with it, a deep-rooted division that is soon reflected much closer to home.

So far, there are only limited details available about the plot of the new season, but an announcement did reveal that the first episode of season eight will delve into the world of sports and celebrity. I hope the audience finds they’ve been worth the wait.” 'It’s truly lovely to be back telling new stories with Oxford’s Finest. 'Happily, it looks as if our timeline has endured the hiatus and that we will still be delivering our vision of 1971, albeit through an Endeavour glass darkly, exactly half a century on,' the show's creator and writer Russell Lewis said in a statement. Seasons of Endeavour have traditionally encompassed one year per season-the seventh took place during 1970, and we now know that, despite the pandemic-induced delay, the eighth will still pick up in 1971. A post shared by MASTERPIECE | PBS of yet, no dates have been confirmed for the new season's debut in the UK or stateside, but if it follows the pattern of previous seasons, it seems unlikely that fans will be seeing more of Morse until 2022 at least.

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