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DI Fred Thursday is a fictional character portrayed by Roger Allam in the TV series Endeavour.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Pilot (season 1), they were 58 years old.
They appear in all 35 aired episodes and have accumulated 826 positive votes.
The character of DI Fred Thursday is mainly associated with DS Endeavour Morse, Steven McLean and Martin Gorman.

DI Fred Thursday

by Roger Allam

character

Episodes36

  • 8.3
    /10

    Pilot

    episode S1.E0 july 2012
    Young Endeavour Morse joins Inspector Fred Thursday's investigation into the disappearance of a schoolgirl named Mary Tremlett.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Girl

    episode S1.E1 july 2013
    The sudden death of a secretarial student and the shooting of a doctor appear unconnected, but Morse suspects otherwise.
  • 8.6
    /10

    Fugue

    episode S1.E2 july 2013
    The strangulation of a married woman and the poisoning of an elderly botanist lead Morse to bring a serial killer to justice.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Rocket

    episode S1.E3 july 2013
    An unpopular fitter is murdered during a royal visit at a family owned munitions factory.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Home

    episode S1.E4 july 2013
    Morse investigates a seemingly apparent hit-and-run accident that has claimed the life of an Oxford don.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Trove

    episode S2.E1 june 2014
    When an unknown man plummets to his death, Morse unearths secrets in the very bowels of the university and far beyond the city.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Nocturne

    episode S2.E2 july 2014
    The death of an elderly gentleman with a specialism in heraldry and genealogy propels Morse to the Blythe Mount School for Girls.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Sway

    episode S2.E3 july 2014
    A housewife found choked to death in her own house marks the third strangling in a month, setting Oxford City Police on edge.
  • 8.9
    /10

    Neverland

    episode S2.E4 july 2014
    When a petty criminal absconds from an open prison, it sets off a chain reaction of troubling events, threatening to expose unspeakable horrors of the past.
  • 8
    /10

    Ride

    episode S3.E1 january 2016
    While recuperating in a wooden shack in a forest, Morse is drawn into the complex lives of the rich people across the lake.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Arcadia

    episode S3.E2 january 2016
    The death of an artist in a horrendous house fire leaves Oxford City Police baffled as to the cause of the blaze.
  • 8
    /10

    Prey

    episode S3.E3 january 2016
    The detectives are called in to deal with the case of a missing au pair who disappeared after her evening class at Night School.
  • 8.8
    /10

    Coda

    episode S3.E4 january 2016
    As Endeavour Morse takes his sergeant's exam, a garment factory owner is shot dead outside a bank during a wage snatch.
  • 8.2
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    Game

    episode S4.E1 august 2017
    As Endeavour and Thursday deal with the heartbreak of Joan's departure, a death at East Cowley Slipper Baths hurls the pair into another dark adventure.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Canticle

    episode S4.E2 august 2017
    Endeavour is charged with protecting Joy Pettybon, self-appointed guardian of the nation's morals, who is visiting Oxford to promote her 'Keep Britain Decent' campaign.
  • 8
    /10

    Lazaretto

    episode S4.E3 september 2017
    Endeavour is tasked with protecting prisoner and criminal informant Terry Bakewell whilst he's undergoing treatment in Cowley General Hospital.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Harvest

    episode S4.E4 september 2017
    When a body is found in a marshland outside of Oxford, everyone assumes they're the remains of Oxford botanist Matthew Laxman, who disappeared near the site five years earlier.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Muse

    episode S5.E1 june 2018
    Past and present collide in Oxford, as the auction of a priceless Faberge Egg gets underway at Lonsdale College.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Cartouche

    episode S5.E2 july 2018
    The unexplained poisoning of a former detective sergeant leads Endeavour and Thursday to a local cinema.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Passenger

    episode S5.E3 july 2018
    The railway takes center stage as Endeavour investigates the disappearance of a local woman - with initial fears linking it to the unsolved murder of a teenager, killed several years earlier.
  • 8.1
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    Colours

    episode S5.E4 july 2018
    A photo-shoot on an army base turns sinister when one of the models is found dead. But the investigation is complicated when Sam Thursday is revealed to be involved.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Quartet

    episode S5.E5 july 2018
    An assassination attempt at an international sporting event opens a new case for Endeavour and Thursday, but their investigation is quickly brought to an unexpected end.
  • 8.8
    /10

    Icarus

    episode S5.E6 july 2018
    After the mysterious disappearance of a teacher, Endeavour finds himself investigating the dark and secret world of a public school.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Pylon

    episode S6.E1 june 2019
    The death of a schoolgirl brings Endeavour back to Oxford. When he refuses to accept that the main suspect is guilty, Endeavour has to uncover the truth and rescue a victim before it is too late.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Apollo

    episode S6.E2 june 2019
    As the highly-anticipated moon landing of Apollo 11 draws near, Endeavour finds himself investigating the death of a promising young astrophysicist and his girlfriend.
  • 8.1
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    Confection

    episode S6.E3 june 2019
    The murder of a chocolate factory owner during a local hunt leads Endeavour to the sleepy village of Chigton Green.
  • 9.2
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    Degüello

    episode S6.E4 july 2019
    The murder of an Oxford librarian and a local tragedy test Endeavour and the team to their limits, as they uncover the truth behind the crime that has haunted them all.
  • 8
    /10

    Oracle

    episode S7.E1 august 2020
    It's 1970, and the new year and a new decade arrives with a murder on an Oxford towpath and a visit to Venice.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Raga

    episode S7.E2 august 2020
    As campaigning for the 1970 general election gets underway in Oxford, racial tensions escalate in the city and a clash between two young rival gangs results in tragedy.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Zenana

    episode S7.E3 august 2020
    When Endeavour is called to investigate what at first appears to be a freak accident at Lady Matilda's College, he uncovers a potential link between a series of peculiar incidents across Oxford.
  • 7.6
    /10

    Striker

    episode S8.E1 june 2022
    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.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Scherzo

    episode S8.E2 june 2022
    It's the summer of 1971. Endeavour and the team are called to investigate the murder of a cab driver on the outskirts of Oxford. Meanwhile, Endeavour receives a guest at home who reminds him of a past he'd sooner forget.
  • 7.6
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    Terminus

    episode S8.E3 july 2022
    The team investigates the violent and peculiar murder of an Oxford college don; when Thursday makes an unexpected discovery, Endeavour's suitability to work on the case is compromised and he is side-lined.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Prelude

    episode S9.E1 june 2023
    Returning to Oxford after treatment for alcoholism, Morse investigates a murder case involving a famous orchestra, and finds links to the past.
  • 8.6
    /10

    Uniform

    episode S9.E2 june 2023
    A crime wave has taken hold of Oxford - a homeless man is grievously assaulted, a young PC is found dead, and a notable artist reported missing.
  • 9.2
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    Exeunt

    episode S9.E3 july 2023
    Morse's investigation into a number of untimely death notices in the Oxford Mail takes him to a series of funerals, then behind the curtain at a funeral directors', before forcing him to confront his own mortality.

Best moments10

  • 8.1
    /10
    16% of the votes

    Rocket

    episode S1.E3 july 2013
    An unpopular fitter is murdered during a royal visit at a family owned munitions factory.
  • 8.5
    /10
    15% of the votes

    Sway

    episode S2.E3 july 2014
    A housewife found choked to death in her own house marks the third strangling in a month, setting Oxford City Police on edge.
  • 8.2
    /10
    13% of the votes

    Girl

    episode S1.E1 july 2013
    The sudden death of a secretarial student and the shooting of a doctor appear unconnected, but Morse suspects otherwise.
  • 7.7
    /10
    13% of the votes

    Raga

    episode S7.E2 august 2020
    As campaigning for the 1970 general election gets underway in Oxford, racial tensions escalate in the city and a clash between two young rival gangs results in tragedy.
  • 7.6
    /10
    12% of the votes

    Terminus

    episode S8.E3 july 2022
    The team investigates the violent and peculiar murder of an Oxford college don; when Thursday makes an unexpected discovery, Endeavour's suitability to work on the case is compromised and he is side-lined.
  • 8.4
    /10
    11% of the votes

    Quartet

    episode S5.E5 july 2018
    An assassination attempt at an international sporting event opens a new case for Endeavour and Thursday, but their investigation is quickly brought to an unexpected end.
  • 8.1
    /10
    11% of the votes

    Colours

    episode S5.E4 july 2018
    A photo-shoot on an army base turns sinister when one of the models is found dead. But the investigation is complicated when Sam Thursday is revealed to be involved.
  • 8
    /10
    11% of the votes

    Prey

    episode S3.E3 january 2016
    The detectives are called in to deal with the case of a missing au pair who disappeared after her evening class at Night School.
  • 8.9
    /10
    11% of the votes

    Neverland

    episode S2.E4 july 2014
    When a petty criminal absconds from an open prison, it sets off a chain reaction of troubling events, threatening to expose unspeakable horrors of the past.
  • 8.8
    /10
    10% of the votes

    Coda

    episode S3.E4 january 2016
    As Endeavour Morse takes his sergeant's exam, a garment factory owner is shot dead outside a bank during a wage snatch.

Votes per episode

23
E0
52
E1
20
E2
58
E3
0
E4
32
E1
17
E2
52
E3
39
E4
24
E1
13
E2
38
E3
35
E4
17
E1
15
E2
13
E3
28
E4
16
E1
23
E2
13
E3
34
E4
36
E5
22
E6
17
E1
17
E2
6
E3
23
E4
14
E1
32
E2
21
E3
13
E1
14
E2
29
E3
8
E1
5
E2
7
E3