When the final episode of Oxford-based TV drama Endeavour aired earlier this month there were many talking points for viewers.

ITV announced last year that series nine would be the last after a 10-year run, which launched with a pilot episode in 2012.

One of the key talking points was the heartbreak faced by Endeavour Morse, played by Shaun Evans.

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He had hoped to get back together with Joan Thursday, daughter of DCI Fred Thursday played by Roger Allam.

But he let his feelings be known too late and Joan Thursday was swept off her feet by his colleague Jim Strange, played by Sean Rigby.

Oxford Mail:

Mr Evans doesn't have social media accounts and likes to keep his family life as private as possible, so it's not publicly known if he currently has a partner.

But it is known that he once dated Irish singer Andrea Corr, who is best known for singing lead vocals in the band The Corrs. 

The Corrs formed in 1990 and consist of siblings Andrea, Sharon, Caroline and Jim. While the band was inactive for almost 10 years, they reunited in 2015. Two of their biggest hits are Runaway and Breathless.

Shaun and Andrea met on the set of the romance film The Boys from County Clare in 2003 and were in a relationship for four years. 

In an interview with the Irish Independent in 2007, a year after their break up, Andrea said: "I don't look back and think, 'Oh God, I wasted four years.'"

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She wrote the song, 'Ten Feet High', about her and Shaun's break up.

Oxford Mail:

Speaking about the song, which featured on her 2007 album of the same name, she told the publication: "It's the really sad point of a relationship when you still love each other but it is over; but you have to admit it's over. 

"And you can't blame the person. It would be easier if you could go 'You did this' or they could go 'You did that'.

"It is almost sadder when a relationship ends when there is no blame. It ran its course."

Oxford Mail:

Mr Evans rarely speaks about his life away from the cameras.

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He previously told the Oxford-based Ox in a Box website: "Endeavour has little impact on my life which I like because I’m not a person who has a public persona, or a profile on social media. I just like to do my job and then go home and carry on with my life."