'Endeavour' Season 8 Finally Begins Filming
The coronavirus pandemic delays hit some shows harder than others. Over at Netflix, for example, The Crown's planned schedule managed to sidestep the pandemic completely. The Witcher struggled but lucked into finishing relatively on time, while Stranger Things remains in limbo. Here at PBS, the pandemic upended most of the usual spring and summer schedule, but shows are slowly making their way over, with Unforgotten already scheduled and Call The Midwife confirmed for fall. But Endeavour wasn't so lucky. The popular Morse spinoff lost its original 2020 filming window to the shutdown and couldn't get the cast realigned for a later date.
But the window has come around again in 2021, and this time, the Lockdown is lifted. Fans will be overjoyed to learn that Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, and company are all on set and ready to commit the new season to film. Just about everyone will return for Season 8, including Anton Lesser (Game of Thrones), Sean Rigby (Gunpowder), James Bradshaw (Primeval), Abigail Thaw (I Want My Wife Back), and Caroline O'Neill (Last Tango In Halifax). In good news for the Thursday family, Sara Vickers (Watchmen) will be back as Joan after taking Season 7 off.
Masterpiece celebrated with a pair of official first look images from the set.
