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Grantchester

2014 • ITV
4.8
45 reviews
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Season 1 episodes (6)

1 Episode 1
10/6/14
It's 1953, and just outside the Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester, local vicar Sidney Chambers (James Norton) has lost track of time, having spent a glorious morning with his fun loving friend, and the woman with whom he is secretly in love, Amanda Kendall (Morvern Christie). Racing to church, Sidney arrives just in time to minister at the funeral of a local solicitor - although his poor time- keeping earns the disapproval of his punctilious housekeeper Mrs Maguire (Tessa Peake-Jones). With the death a suicide, Sidney does his best to comfort young German widow Hildegard Staunton (Pheline Roggan), but is soon called away from his normal duties when the glamorous Pamela Morton (Rachel Shelley) asks to draw Sidney into her confidence.
2 Episode 2
10/12/14
Sidney tries and fails to resist when he is pressured by his sister Jen (Fiona Button) into attending Amanda's engagement dinner - he hates making small talk with the upper classes. Not only that, but he knows that Amanda's rich and irritatingly handsome fiancé Guy (Tom Austen) will be in attendance. As Sidney tries to cope with the evening by sinking one too many drinks, old tensions run high between the school friends of Amanda and Jen. But the evening really erupts when Amanda's engagement ring goes missing - and Jen's boyfriend Johnny (Ukweli Roach) is accused of stealing it. With tensions still simmering, Sidney is called by Geordie in the early morning with terrible news - one of the guests at the dinner party has been found dead, and this time he's certain it's murder.
3 Episode 3
10/20/14
After Guy and Amanda ask Sidney to perform their wedding ceremony, the heartbroken vicar takes solace in a bottle. When Mrs Maguire points out he is failing in his duties to his parish, Sidney vows to take a break from drinking and assisting in criminal investigations. Concentrating on his clerical duties, he helps Leonard as he moves into the vicarage, and agrees to help parishioner Isabel (Lucy Black) as she prepares for her upcoming wedding to new man in town, Arthur (Kieran O’Brien). But Isabel’s stubborn mother, Daisy (Jean Marsh), is proving to be a big impediment to their wedding - mostly because she believes that Arthur is out to kill her.
4 Episode 4
10/27/14
Sidney is awoken in the early hours by a fire in the village. Putting his own life on the line, Sidney drags the dazed Marion Taylor (Flora Montgomery) free from the burning house, much to the relief of her husband Dominic (Lee Williams). But there’s a mystery around the fire – was it really an accident, or was it started deliberately? And why was Marion so reluctant to leave the house? Normally Sidney would turn to Geordie when there was a mystery like this to be solved, but Sidney finds that the detective is far from his normal self – distracted and detached. When Dominic Taylor is found stabbed, Sidney is surprised to find that it’s Geordie’s junior, Atkins (Joe Claflin), that will be heading up the case – and he’s not exactly a fan of interfering vicars.
5 Episode 5
11/3/14
When Sidney takes Geordie on a night out to Johnny Johnson’s London jazz club, they’re meant to be leaving their worries in Grantchester. But when Amanda turns up unexpectedly, the night takes a rather different turn. Determined not to let his true feelings show, Sidney and Amanda settle into a hazy night of dancing – but their reverie is interrupted by a scream from backstage – and Geordie and Sidney learn that if you’re a policeman or a vicar, you’re never truly off duty. Claudette (Natasha Cottriall), Johnny’s sister has been murdered, devastating everyone close to her. Archie (Peter Egan), the owner of the club and Johnny and Claudette’s father, ropes in his friend, DCI Jacob Williams (Nick Sidi) to crack the case.
6 Episode 6
11/10/14
With Amanda and Guy’s wedding fast approaching, and his betrayal of Hildegard still fresh in his mind, Sidney is thrown deep into crisis. With even those closest to Sidney struggling to get through to him, is he truly cut out for life as the vicar of Grantchester? The murder of a local policeman doesn’t help matters, as Sidney allows himself to be sucked back into another investigation rather than putting his house in order. However, tragedy strikes as Geordie and Sidney close in on the killer. With Geordie’s life hanging in the balance, and the killer still on the loose, the police close ranks, cutting Sidney out of the investigation. Believing that the police are on the wrong track, Sidney asks Mrs Maguire and Leonard if they will undertake a daring mission to help him gather much needed information about the killer.

About this show

Set in 1953 against the backdrop of the real hamlet of Grantchester, the drama focuses upon the life of Sidney Chambers, a charismatic, charming clergyman who turns investigative vicar when one of his parishioners dies in suspicious circumstances.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
45 reviews
Kat Silver
November 10, 2014
Everything about Grantchester is enigmatic! It is a series that you can easily understand and yet there is an emotional attribute to the character, Sidney, which leaves the audience puzzled and eager to learn more. A fantastic series and definitely worth buying every episode! :-)
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Meghan Hoare
October 26, 2014
Just started watching this last Monday, I then really got into it and can't wait to see it tomorrow, I just need to catch up with the other episodes I've missed. But overall its some great series and you don't want to miss it!
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Tamily Bryan
June 7, 2015
I love everything about this show..its quirky, gentle and yet is able to convey the 'human condition '. Also adore the outfits!
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