News that the final series of Endeavour is airing on ITV on February 26 has been met with great excitement as details of the three films were released today. READ ABOUT IT HERE
Endeavour‘s lead actor Shaun Evans has also revealed that the final scenes are staged at Blenheim Palace.
“We spent days and days filming the very last scenes at Blenheim Palace and the shots we have used I find very satisfying. It’s perfect in its way,” he says.
“I spent all afternoon driving around in the Jag to get the shots required on that final day and into the early evening. And there was one point where the sun was going down over Blenheim Palace. I was on my own in the Jag and it felt very right. I thought, ‘I’ve done this now and I have no sadness in saying goodbye and moving on,’” Shauna adds. READ HIS INTERVIEW HERE
The Blenheim Palace scenes, which are the last seen on screen, were not scheduled to be the last to be filmed. So part of them were shot but then hit a technical issue so Shaun had to come back for an additional day of filming.
“there was one point where the sun was going down over Blenheim Palace. I was on my own in the Jag and it felt very right. I thought, ‘I’ve done this now and I have no sadness in saying goodbye and moving on”
“In hindsight, it all fell into place beautifully. Because what that meant was that I was there alone on the last day of filming. We had said goodbye to Roger and to members of the Thursday family the day before.
“And then the last day of the whole shoot was just me driving in Endeavour’s black Jaguar. So for me, personally, that was a way to say goodbye to it and to let it go,” Shaun adds.
The sharp eyed amongst you will realise that Shaun makes no mention of his side kick DCI Fred Thursday in these final scenes, so where was their farewell filmed?
“The final scenes between Endeavour and Thursday in the pub, and then outside the Bodleian Library, were shot on separate days,” he explains.
“Filming the very final scenes on screen between Endeavour and Thursday – myself and Roger Allam were both incredibly clear about where the characters are emotionally at that point. And the push and pull of it. It was all about the work.
“That’s not to say it’s not emotional to not be working with Roger any more. It certainly is. But we’re going to be friends for life. And the reason that we will be friends for life is because the work is so important to both of us.”
Following the transmission of the final Endeavour film, ITV1 will broadcast a special one-off documentary, Morse & the Final Endeavour, featuring behind the scenes interviews with all the main cast members who discuss the huge global appeal of this iconic Oxford detective who is celebrated the world over.
Endeavour, Sunday February 26 at 8pm, ITV1.
