Joan Thursday is a fictional character portrayed by Sara Vickers in the TV series Endeavour.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Fugue (season 1), they were 13 years old.
They appear in 26 episodes out of a total of 35 aired and have accumulated 17 positive votes.
The character of Joan Thursday is mainly associated with DS Endeavour Morse.
Episodes26
Fugue
episode S1.E2 july 2013The strangulation of a married woman and the poisoning of an elderly botanist lead Morse to bring a serial killer to justice.
Home
episode S1.E4 july 2013Morse investigates a seemingly apparent hit-and-run accident that has claimed the life of an Oxford don.
Trove
episode S2.E1 june 2014When an unknown man plummets to his death, Morse unearths secrets in the very bowels of the university and far beyond the city.
Nocturne
episode S2.E2 july 2014The death of an elderly gentleman with a specialism in heraldry and genealogy propels Morse to the Blythe Mount School for Girls.
Sway
episode S2.E3 july 2014A housewife found choked to death in her own house marks the third strangling in a month, setting Oxford City Police on edge.
Neverland
episode S2.E4 july 2014When 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.
Arcadia
episode S3.E2 january 2016The death of an artist in a horrendous house fire leaves Oxford City Police baffled as to the cause of the blaze.
Coda
episode S3.E4 january 2016As Endeavour Morse takes his sergeant's exam, a garment factory owner is shot dead outside a bank during a wage snatch.
Game
episode S4.E1 august 2017As 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.
Lazaretto
episode S4.E3 september 2017Endeavour is tasked with protecting prisoner and criminal informant Terry Bakewell whilst he's undergoing treatment in Cowley General Hospital.
Harvest
episode S4.E4 september 2017When 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.
Muse
episode S5.E1 june 2018Past and present collide in Oxford, as the auction of a priceless Faberge Egg gets underway at Lonsdale College.
Cartouche
episode S5.E2 july 2018The unexplained poisoning of a former detective sergeant leads Endeavour and Thursday to a local cinema.
Passenger
episode S5.E3 july 2018The 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.
Colours
episode S5.E4 july 2018A 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.
Quartet
episode S5.E5 july 2018An 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.
Icarus
episode S5.E6 july 2018After the mysterious disappearance of a teacher, Endeavour finds himself investigating the dark and secret world of a public school.
Pylon
episode S6.E1 june 2019The 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.
Apollo
episode S6.E2 june 2019As the highly-anticipated moon landing of Apollo 11 draws near, Endeavour finds himself investigating the death of a promising young astrophysicist and his girlfriend.
Degüello
episode S6.E4 july 2019The 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.
Striker
episode S8.E1 june 2022An 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.
Scherzo
episode S8.E2 june 2022It'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.
Terminus
episode S8.E3 july 2022The 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.
Prelude
episode S9.E1 june 2023Returning to Oxford after treatment for alcoholism, Morse investigates a murder case involving a famous orchestra, and finds links to the past.
Uniform
episode S9.E2 june 2023A 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.
Exeunt
episode S9.E3 july 2023Morse'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.
- Fugue
- Home
- Trove
- Nocturne
- Sway
- Neverland
- Arcadia
- Coda
- Game
- Lazaretto
- Harvest
- Muse
- Cartouche
- Passenger
- Colours
- Quartet
- Icarus
- Pylon
- Apollo
- Degüello
- Striker
- Scherzo
- Terminus
- Prelude
- Uniform
- Exeunt
Best moments8
- 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.
- 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.
- As Endeavour Morse takes his sergeant's exam, a garment factory owner is shot dead outside a bank during a wage snatch.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Exeunt
- Uniform
- Coda
- Harvest
- Quartet
- Terminus
- Scherzo
- Striker