ITVhasconfirmedthathitdetectivedramaEndeavourhasbeenrecommissionedforaseventhseries.Theannouncementfollowscriticalacclaimandconsistentlystrongviewingfiguresforthemostrecentseries.ProducedbyleadingindieMammothScreeninpartnershipwithPBSMasterpiece,thesuccessfulserieschartstheearlycareeroftheyoungEndeavourMorse,playedbyacclaimedactor,ShaunEvans.ThenewsetoffilmswillseeEvansreprisehisrolealongsidecelebratedstarofstageandscreen,RogerAllamasmentorDIFredThursday.WrittenonceagainbyRussellLewis,whohaspennedallofthe27Endeavourscreenplaystodate,thenewserieswillbesetin1970andproductionwillbeginlaterthisyearfortransmissionin2020.FilmingwilltakeplaceinOxfordandthesurroundingarea.CreatorRussellLewissays:We’rethrilledITVhasasked#TeamEndeavourtocontinuetoaddtotheCasebookofColinDexter’simmortalcreation,andtakeE.MorseandOxford’sFinestintoanewdecadeofdecimalisation,packageholidays,theOilCrisis,Blackouts,ThreeDayWeeks,andEuropaEndlos.MammothScreen’sManagingDirector,DamienTimmeradded:We’vebeenthrilledwiththeresponsetoSeries6–itstestamenttoRussellLewis’continuingclevernessandalsothebrilliantpartnershipbetweenShaunEvansandRogerAllamasEndeavourMorseandFredThursday.The1970sarecallingus,andwecan’twait!HeadofDramaatITV,PollyHillcommented:We’reincrediblyproudofEndeavouranddelightedtohaverecommissionedthedramaforaseventhseries.WriterandcreatorRussellLewiscontinuestoengageviewerswithcarefullycraftedstoriesforEndeavourandThursdayaswemoveintothe1970s.We’regratefultotheproductionteamatMammothScreenforcontinuingtodeliversuchahighqualitydrama.RecentlyvotedthefourthgreatestBritishcrimedramaofalltimeinapollconductedbyRadioTimes,thedramahasgonefromstrengthtostrengthsinceitsfirstoutingasaone-offfilmin2012.Thelatestserieslaunchedwithaconsolidatedaudienceof6.9manda27\%share,markingEndeavour’sbiggestaudiencesince2014.MammothScreen’sDamienTimmerandHelenZieglerwillactasexecutiveproducersfortheseventhseries,alongsidewriterandcreatorRussellLewisandWGBH’sRebeccaEaton.ThenewsetoffilmswilldistributedbyITVStudiosGlobalEntertainmentinternationally.
