Endeavour star Shaun Evans has admitted that he is uncertain whether the new series of the detective drama will be the last.
The Inspector Morse prequel returns for an eighth series of three feature-length films - all set in 1971 - later this month, with Evans back as the iconic sleuth and Roger Allam returning as his partner Fred Thursday.
The three new episodes were filmed earlier this year and poignantly, take Endeavour up to a total of 33 episodes - the same number achieved by Inspector Morse.
Asked if that milestone would be a good point to end the show, Evans replied: "That's a decision for the whole team. As we have always done, we need to finish this series, take a look at them, take a view over what was done well, if there's still a story to tell and if we all still want to tell it. So, we'll see.
"But I think we'll know when the time has come to end Endeavour. It's incredible that we've got to 33 films. I don't think any of us expected that or anticipated it. But you want to do it until the story is told. Until we think that our story is told, rather than it being imposed upon you or whatever.
"It's been an extraordinary experience in my life, without a shadow of a doubt."
Endeavour returns on Sunday, September 12 at 8pm on ITV.
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