Series 1 follows the early police career of young Endeavour Morse| who upon leaving his Oxford College without a degree| spending time in the Royal Signal Corps.|and eventually joining the Oxfordshire Police| is transferred to CID| attaining the rank of Detective Constable. Originally starting out his career atCarshall-Newtown Police| Morse transfers to the Oxford City Police in 1965 following a murder investigation during the pilot episode. While with the Oxford CityPolice| Morse is taken under the wing of veteran Detective Inspector Fred Thursday. Inspector Thursday names Morse his designated "bag man" and shows him the ropesas Morse begins to solve a string of complex murders| much to the envy and annoyance of some of his superiors| particularly Detective Sergeant Jakes and ChiefSuperintendent Bright. Thursday and Morse's fellow officer| Police Constable Strange| try to steer the young Endeavour into taking his Sergeant's exam| so that hemay be relieved of "General Duties" ...