The writing here is exceptional. Shaun Evans’ Morse is no longer the wide-eyed protégé; he is a man battered by institutional politics and personal loss. Stationed at the stagnant Woodstock police station, Morse is listless, growing a mustache (a nice nod to John Thaw’s original character), and listening to a lot of jazz.
Before discussing the pixels, let’s set the scene. S06E01 opens in 1969. The once-promising DC Endeavour Morse is a shadow of himself. Transferred to the dreaded “Sherwood” station after the traumatic events of Series 5, he spends his days in uniform, manning a desk and battling a severe drinking problem. When the body of a teenage girl is found near a railway pylon, Morse’s obsessive genius clashes violently with his new, brutish superiors. endeavour s06e01 2160p
The mystery itself—a missing girl, a potential suicide, and an eerily perfect new housing estate—is classic "Endeavour," but the resolution is notably bleaker than usual. It sets the tone for a season that is less about the puzzles and more about the corrosive nature of corruption and change. The writing here is exceptional