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[[folder:DS Endeavour Morse]]

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[[folder:DI Fred Thursday]]

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[[folder:DS Jim Strange]]

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* SocialClimber: Forges masonic relations that helps him advance in the hierarchy. It is not exactly portrayed as positive.

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* SocialClimber: Forges masonic relations that helps him advance in the hierarchy. It is not exactly portrayed as positive.positive, but it seems to work for him.


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[[folder:Dr. Max [=DeBryn=]]
-->'''Played by:''' James Bradshaw
* DeadpanSnarker: Especially towards BookDumb cops like Strange and Fancy.
* GallowsHumour: Given the high body-count on a show where it's almost AlwaysMurder, he needs it.

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* BrokenPedestal: Visibly to Morse in the finale who figures out that Thursday had [[spoiler: murdered a drug dealer to protect his son.]]



* PapaWolf: Thursday is violently protective of his family, and his paternal instincts extent to Morse as well. Take this example from "Trove", when he meets two low-level baddies who've just given Morse a brutal beating.

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* PapaWolf: Thursday PapaWolf:
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is violently protective of his family, and his paternal instincts extent to Morse as well. Take this example from "Trove", when he meets two low-level baddies who've just given Morse a brutal beating.



--> '''Baddie:''' Suppose we don't.
--> '''Thursday:''' [[PreAsskickingOneLiner Then I'll have to take off my hat.]]
--> ''[GilliganCut]''
--> ''[[[{{Kiai}} loud battle cry]] as [[PapaWolf Thursday takes on and beats both of them]]]''

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--> ---> '''Baddie:''' Suppose we don't.
--> ---> '''Thursday:''' [[PreAsskickingOneLiner Then I'll have to take off my hat.]]
--> ---> ''[GilliganCut]''
--> ---> ''[[[{{Kiai}} loud battle cry]] as [[PapaWolf Thursday takes on and beats both of them]]]''them]]]''
** Ultimately his downfall, to protect his son, Sam, he [[spoiler: murders a rival drug dealer]] the fallout for this leads him to move far away and is the reason he's never spoken of in Series/InspectorMorse.
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* SecretKeeper: Despite his occasional tendency towards NoSocialSkills, if anyone tells him something in confidence, he won’t tell.
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* PapaWolf: Thursday is almost violently protective of his family, and his paternal instincts extent to Morse as well. Take this example from "Trove", when he meets two low-level baddies who've just given Morse a brutal beating.

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* PapaWolf: Thursday is almost violently protective of his family, and his paternal instincts extent to Morse as well. Take this example from "Trove", when he meets two low-level baddies who've just given Morse a brutal beating.



* ValuesResonance: Whilst there is a lot of scepticism over having a female police officer who does anything more than parking duties and similar, Bright, despite being an old-school traditionalist, is very supportive of Trewlove.

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* ValuesResonance: Whilst there is a lot of scepticism over having a female police officer who does anything more than parking duties and similar, Bright, despite being an old-school traditionalist, is very supportive of Trewlove. The fact that he and his wife had a daughter who died young is probably not coincidental as far as his paternal attitude towards the young WPC is concerned.
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* EmbarrassingFirstName: Thursday calls him by his first name in the pilot episode, grabbing his attention. Not many others seem to know, most likely because he keeps it under wraps.

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* EmbarrassingFirstName: Thursday calls him by his first name in the pilot episode, grabbing his attention. Not many others seem to know, know it, most likely because he keeps it under wraps. Rather surprisingly, his stepmother refers to him by his surname, even though that's her surname as well and one would assume that, given their mutual dislike, she would happily address him by his first name as she knows he's uncomfortable with it.
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[[folder:Spt. Reginald Bright]]
-->'''Played by:''' Anton Lesser
* MoralityPet: He can be unpleasant when he wants to be, but you do ''not'' make life difficult for Trewlove when he is around. When she leaves at the end of series five, he seems close to tears as he bids her farewell.
* PointyHairedBoss: At his worst.
* SuddenlyShouting: He is almost always very soft spoken, so when he raises his voice it seems to come from nowhere, such as when an officer from drugs squad insinuates he is behaving improperly towards Trewlove.
* TookALevelInKindness: As the series goes on, he loses some of his more unpleasant qualities.
* ValuesResonance: Whilst there is a lot of scepticism over having a female police officer who does anything more than parking duties and similar, Bright, despite being an old-school traditionalist, is very supportive of Trewlove.
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* PapaWolf: Thursday is almost violently protective of his family, and his paternal instincts extent to Morse as well. Take this example from "Trove", when he meets some low-level baddies who've just given Morse a brutal beating.

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* PapaWolf: Thursday is almost violently protective of his family, and his paternal instincts extent to Morse as well. Take this example from "Trove", when he meets some two low-level baddies who've just given Morse a brutal beating.

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* TheOneThatGotAway: It is implied that Morse still fancied his ex-fiancée during the first season. He gets better, though.

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* TheOneThatGotAway: It is implied that Morse still fancied has feelings for his ex-fiancée during the first season. He gets better, though.



* DeadpanSnarker: He's this show's ''King of Snark'', as this response to Bright's anecdote about meeting Princess Margaret shows.
--> '''Thursday:''' One for the memoirs, sir.



* PapaWolf: Thursday is almost violently protective of his family. His paternal instincts even extent to Morse as well.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is willing to listen to Morse's ideas, something

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* PapaWolf: Thursday is almost violently protective of his family. His family, and his paternal instincts even extent to Morse as well.
well. Take this example from "Trove", when he meets some low-level baddies who've just given Morse a brutal beating.
--> '''Thursday:''' You and your pal had a rare old time at the expense of one of mine. Suppose you could tell me what that was all about.
--> '''Baddie:''' Suppose we don't.
--> '''Thursday:''' [[PreAsskickingOneLiner Then I'll have to take off my hat.]]
--> ''[GilliganCut]''
--> ''[[[{{Kiai}} loud battle cry]] as [[PapaWolf Thursday takes on and beats both of them]]]''
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is willing to listen to Morse's ideas, something Bright is less keen on.
--> '''Bright:''' I don't want him getting ideas.
--> '''Thursday:''' That's kind of what I'm counting on.
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* RealMenCook: Turns out during season 5, he is a pretty good chef.
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* {{Adorkable}}: His enthusiasm of opera and slightly awkward demeanour can be quite endearing.

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* BreakTheCutie: If the culprit did not already come close to this, later events

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* BreakTheCutie: If As this series takes place before Morse was his older and more cynical self, we see the culprit did not already come close to this, later events that made him so.



* DrowningMySorrows:

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* DrowningMySorrows: After being introduced to alcohol, Morse has developed an unlucky tendency to hit the booze sometimes.



* TheOneThatGotAway: It is implied that Morse still fancied his ex-fiancée during the earlier seasons.

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* TheOneThatGotAway: It is implied that Morse still fancied his ex-fiancée during the earlier seasons.first season. He gets better, though.



* TheWoobie: He has been shot, suffered from parental emotional neglect, was left by his fiancée, been knocked out several times, almost attacked by a tiger and that is not even the end of it.

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* TheWoobie: He has been shot, suffered from parental emotional neglect, was left by his fiancée, been knocked out several times, almost attacked by a tiger and that is not even the end of it.



* IronWoobie: Being a veteran of World War II, he has seen a lot.
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* EmbarrassingFirstName

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* EmbarrassingFirstNameEmbarrassingFirstName: Thursday calls him by his first name in the pilot episode, grabbing his attention. Not many others seem to know, most likely because he keeps it under wraps.
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[[folder:Endeavour Morse]]

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[[folder:Fred Thursday]]

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[[folder:Jim Strange]]

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* {{Adorkable}}: His enthusiasm of opera and slightly awkward demeanour can be quite endearing.
* {{Bookworm}}: What could one expect of someone, who went to Oxford?
* BreakTheCutie: If the culprit did not already come close to this, later events
* EmbarrassingFirstName
* EncyclopaedicKnowledge: He seems to know something about everything. A particular and satisfying example is when he calmly wipes the floor with a college professor in "Trove".
* TheDulcineaEffect: There is a pretty girl around? You bet Morse already feels protective of her.
* DrowningMySorrows:
* EnragedByIdiocy: Morse will not stand for shoddy policework, something easily observed during season 5.
* NoSocialSkills: At many times, Morse has an unlucky tendency to not being able to recognise when it would be wiser to say nothing at all.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: While Morse comes off as being rude at times, to most he stays pretty civil and some (mainly his girlfriends and the Thursdays) see his warmer side.
* TheOneThatGotAway: It is implied that Morse still fancied his ex-fiancée during the earlier seasons.
* UndyingLoyalty: Has this sentiment towards Thursday. Especially visible during the finale of season 3, where he very willingly remains in danger to help out.
* TheWoobie: He has been shot, suffered from parental emotional neglect, was left by his fiancée, been knocked out several times, almost attacked by a tiger and that is not even the end of it.
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[[folder:Fred Thursday]]
* AFatherToHisMen: Treats his colleagues with respect and maintains a mentor-like role.
* BerserkButton: Hurting his family is a generally bad idea.
* {{Determinator}}: If Fred Thursday sets out to do something, it will be done. Even if it includes bank robbers, corrupt police officers or gangsters.
* IronWoobie: Being a veteran of World War II, he has seen a lot.
* OldFashionedCopper: While he stays on the right side of the law, he is not afraid to sometimes use a little force when handling criminals. This can at times clash with Morse's by-the-book methods.
* PapaWolf: Thursday is almost violently protective of his family. His paternal instincts even extent to Morse as well.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is willing to listen to Morse's ideas, something
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[[folder:Jim Strange]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Strange is quite a nice guy, however, plenty of criminals have seen the tougher side of him.
* RealMenCook: Turns out during season 5, he is a pretty good chef.
* SocialClimber: Forges masonic relations that helps him advance in the hierarchy. It is not exactly portrayed as positive.
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