That requiem provided the soundtrack to one of Inspector Morse’s most famous scenes, as the detective collapsed from a heart attack on the lawn of Lonsdale College, before dying later off-screen in hospital. The detective finds the doctor rehearsing a section from Fauré’s Requiem, the very same piece performed by Morse’s choir in the Endeavour finale. In ‘ The Remorseful Day’ (2000), Morse visits the fictional Lonsdale College (Endeavour’s alma mater) to interview a doctor and former paramour of murder victim Yvonne Harrison. While the choir performance in ‘Exeunt’ echoes the very first Inspector Morseepisode, the music performed references the very last. Lonsdale College, ‘The Remorseful Day’, and Fred’s Turn Endeavour ‘Exeunt’ (L) and Inspector Morse ‘The Remorseful Day’ (R) Speaking to The Times, Lewis said that he wanted to end Endeavour at Blenheim Palace as a special tribute to Morse creator Colin Dexter as that was the last place he and actor-director Shaun Evans had seen Dexter at a Q&A event, before Dexter passed away in 2017. What made that one special? It was written by Endeavour creator Russell Lewis (and script edited by Mammoth Screen’s Damien Timmer), making Blenheim Palace both the start and the end of Lewis’ journey with the character. 1995 episode ‘The Way Through The Woods’ featured the discovery of a body in the palace grounds. That’s also not the first time Blenheim Palace has been used as a location in Inspector Morse. ‘Exeunt’ ends with Morse in black tie performing as part of the Oxford Scholars’ Choral Association dress rehearsal at Blenheim Palace. The very first episode of Inspector Morse ‘The Dead of Jericho’ (1987) featured the detective’s choir rehearsing for, and then performing ‘My Soul There is a Country’ in black tie. ‘The Dead of Jericho’ Choir and Blenheim Palace Endeavour ‘Exeunt’ (L) and Inspector Morse ‘The Dead of Jericho’ (R)
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