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Endeavour is a british television detective drama series. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Last seen wearing is the second novel in colin dexters oxfordset detective series. Prickly, gracious, intuitive and smart, morse john thaw has a taste for english real ale and opera. Inspector morse is a british detective drama television series based on a series of novels by colin dexter. The series comprises 33 twohour episodes 100 minutes excluding commercials produced between 1987. The inspector morse novel series ran from 1975 to 1999, starting with last bus to woodstock and ending with the remorseful day.
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