As 1968 dawns, a year of change promises to challenge the private and professional lives of Endeavour and his colleagues. Endeavour’s recent promotion leads to him reluctantly mentor new recruit Fancy, while Thursday is beginning to think about life after the police.

But in Oxford, crime never sleeps, and the team continue to be tested by mysterious and intriguing cases of murder greed and deception. Meanwhile, the rise of organised crime in the city promises to change Oxford forever. When 1968 comes to a close, will things at Cowley Police Station ever be the same again?