Endeavour Striker (Season 8, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Endeavour

Striker (Season 8, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An explosive murder at an Oxford college has potentially far-reaching political ramifications. Meanwhile, Endeavour is tasked with guarding the life of a beloved football team's star striker.

Director

Shaun Evans

Writers

Colin Dexter (characters) | Russell Lewis (written by)

Producer

James Levison

Composer

Matthew Slater

Cinematographer

Simon Archer

Editors

Anthony Combes | Jeremy Strachan

Casting Director

Susie Parriss

Production Designer

Madelaine Leech

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 12, 2021

Release date

Jun 19, 2022 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

5 nominations

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30 cast members

Name	Known for
Roger Allam DCI Fred Thursday DCI Fred Thursday See fewer	V for Vendetta(2005)
Shaun Evans DS Endeavour Morse DS Endeavour Morse See fewer	Cashback(2006)
Sean Rigby DS Jim Strange DS Jim Strange See fewer	Endeavour(2012)
Julian Moore-Cook Jack Swift Jack Swift See fewer	Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation(2015)
Gabriel Tierney John Paul Martinelli John Paul Martinelli See fewer	Enola Holmes 2(2022)
Caroline O'Neill Win Thursday Win Thursday See fewer	Endeavour(2012)
Mia McCallum Maggie Widdowson Maggie Widdowson See fewer	McDonald & Dodds(2020)
Angus Yellowlees John Sarson John Sarson See fewer	Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny(2023)
Andrew Havill Professor Lucius Stamfield Professor Lucius Stamfield See fewer	Downton Abbey(2019)
Harriet Thorpe Miss Newell Miss Newell See fewer	Calendar Girls(2003)
James Bradshaw Dr. Max DeBryn Dr. Max DeBryn See fewer	Endeavour(2012)
Abigail Thaw Dorothea Frazil Dorothea Frazil See fewer	Caring for the Recently Deceased(2015)
Anton Lesser Chief Superintendent Reginald Bright Chief Superintendent Reginald Bright See fewer	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides(2011)
John Hollingworth Dan Lofthouse Dan Lofthouse See fewer	The Queen's Gambit(2020)
Joseph Millson Robert Fenner Robert Fenner See fewer	Casino Royale(2006)
Eleanor Fanyinka Cecily Fenner Cecily Fenner See fewer	Holby City(1999)
Elliot Levey Ray Jubba Ray Jubba See fewer	Coriolanus(2014)
Sara Vickers Joan Thursday Joan Thursday See fewer	Sunshine on Leith(2013)
Roxanne Palmer Frida O'Rourke Frida O'Rourke See fewer	Shaz and Rox(2018)
Lewis Macleod Eamonn Andrews Eamonn Andrews See fewer	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace(1999)
Ruth Bradley Sarah Sellars Sarah Sellars See fewer	Grabbers(2012)
Jacinta Mulcahy Mrs. Swift Mrs. Swift See fewer	Irish Wish(2024)
Killian Coyle George Sellars George Sellars See fewer	Endeavour(2012)
Colum Convey Marmaduke 'Duke' Ward Marmaduke 'Duke' Ward See fewer	In the Red(1998)
Evelina Järrebring Brigitte Eriksson Brigitte Eriksson See fewer	Endeavour(2012)
Christopher Brand DS Bill Shaw DS Bill Shaw See fewer	Basic Instinct 2(2006)
Tom Spink Noel Baxter Noel Baxter See fewer	Endeavour(2012)
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Ty Hurley Crime Investigation Department (uncredited) Crime Investigation Department (uncredited) See fewer	Rustom(2016)
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