Following the overwhelming success of the one-off Inspector Morse prequel, Endeavour returns for its first series. Shaun Evans (The Take, The Last Weekend, Silk) stars as Police Constable Endeavour Morse in four new films written by Lewis creator and Morse writer Russell Lewis. Roger Allam (The Jury, Parade's End, and The Thick of It) returns as Endeavour's senior partner, Detective Inspector Fred Thursday and Sean Rigby takes on the role of a young PC Strange--the character who appeared in the original Morse series. James Bradshaw will return as Dr Max Debryn and John Thaw's daughter Abigail will make further guest appearances as Dorothea Frazil. Supporting cast includes Anton Lesser (The Hour, Garrow's Law, The Scapegoat) as Chief Supt Reginald Bright and Jack Laskey (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows) as DS Peter Jakes.