
Scripted series · ITV1
Grantchester
Faith. Love. Murder.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Grantchester actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Grantchester reads strongest on Tension, Character Depth and Cliffhanger Intensity.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In 1953 at the hamlet of Grantchester, Sidney Chambers—a charismatic, charming clergyman—turns investigative vicar when one of his parishioners dies in suspicious circumstances.
The run
Seasons
11 seasons · 74 episodes.

Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20162 episodes
Set 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.
Best episode · S00E01 Christmas Special

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20146 episodes
6.9IMDbHandsome, young vicar Sidney Chambers shares his spiritual duties with a love of jazz, complicated relationships with women, and an enthusiasm for amateur sleuthing. When the concern of a parishioner compels him to dig deeper into a grisly suicide, he gets on the nerve of a tired, local law enforcement officer—Inspector Geordie Keating. Fortunately, the cleric and the cop bond over their war service, their love of a good pub, and their competitive instincts—in this case, for backgammon.
Best episode · S01E02 Episode 2

Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20166 episodes
7.7IMDbThe burning issues of post–World War II Britain provide the backdrop to the new season's cases: class conflict, the death penalty, homosexuality, the looming sexual revolution, the communist threat, rationing, and the persistent effects of combat on war veterans such as Sidney and Geordie, who are just trying to get on with their lives and make society safe, secure, and a bit fun.
Best episode · S02E06 Episode 6

Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20176 episodes
6.8IMDbBest episode · S03E04 Episode 4

Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
20196 episodes
6.0IMDbIt's 1956, and Elvis Presley has Geordie grumbling about the decline of decency, while mold in the vestry has Mrs. Chapman grumbling about baking soda vs. vinegar. But it's action, not grousing, that Sidney craves, and when an African American reverend arrives to speak about religion's role in the civil rights movement, Sidney finds inspiration...and perhaps something more!
Best episode · S04E01 Episode 1

Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
20206 episodes
6.2IMDbIt's 1957, and Will Davenport has settled into his role as the vicar of Grantchester, preaching to a packed church. His best friend, Detective Inspector Geordie Keating, has come to accept his wife Cathy's commitment to her job – just about. Mrs C. happily juggles her roles as the vicarage housekeeper and being a well-to-do married woman, and after a trip to Marrakech, even Leonard has managed to carve out some happiness with Daniel. But Will's faith will be thoroughly tested as he and Geordie are reminded once more that there's darkness lurking in their little corner of Cambridgeshire...
Best episode · S05E06 Episode 6

Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
20218 episodes
6.1IMDbIt’s 1958 and trouble is brewing in the Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester. Reverend Will Davenport relishes his role as a firebrand vicar, willing to rock the boat and challenge conventions to help people. But the very role he loves puts him at odds with his own ideals when his kind-hearted curate, Leonard Finch is caught up in a scandal.
Best episode · S06E08 Episode 8

Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
20226 episodes
7.0IMDbWith a new decade just around the corner, the question of what the future holds is on everyone's minds, not least Will's, but before the 50s roll over into the swinging sixties there are some crimes to solve and some life-changing decisions to be made that might change life in Grantchester forever.
Best episode · S07E02 Episode 2

Season 8 · Complete
Season 8
20246 episodes
7.4IMDbWill is the happiest he's ever been, but his world will be rocked by a terrible accident. He's always preached the word of a compassionate God – but how can he now, when his despair leads him on a dangerous downward spiral? Geordie has found a new contentment in his relationship with Cathy, but when they are both confronted with shocking announcements at work their happiness is threatened. As Mrs C, Leonard, Jack and Daniel rally around, both Will and Geordie find themselves in unfamiliar, emotional waters and murder is always around the corner.
Best episode · S08E06 Episode 6

Season 9 · Complete
Season 9
20258 episodes
7.8IMDbIt's 1961 and life is good for Will and Geordie. The families are always together, from Sunday lunches to planning summer holidays and with honorary Grandparents Mrs C and Jack, and adopted uncles Daniel and Leonard, it's one big happy family! But when Will is approached with a life changing offer, can he leave Grantchester, and Geordie behind?
Best episode · S09E04 Episode 4

Season 10 · Complete
Season 10
20268 episodes
6.6IMDbRejoin our extended Grantchester family in 1962, encountering everything from the dawn of computers to the novelty of pockets in women's clothes. Murder takes center stage of course, and Geordie taps into Alphy's intuition to probe homicides on church grounds, in a foundling home, within the police station itself, and more.
- Poster unavailableSeason 11
Season 11 · Unannounced
Season 11
8 episodes
Final Season
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S02E06 · Signature episode
Episode 6
With Sam missing, Sidney and Geordie are forced to investigate a crime together.
- Directed by Edward Bennett

S02E04 · Signature episode
Episode 4
Sidney is summoned to perform an exorcism at a stable owner's home.
- Directed by David O'Neill

S02E03 · Signature episode
Episode 3
A young man confesses to Sidney and Geordie that he attacked and killed his landlord.
- Directed by David O'Neill

S03E04 · Signature episode
Episode 4
When a young woman's death is covered up, Sidney and Geordie try to hold those responsible accountable for their actions.

S02E02 · Signature episode
Episode 2
Sidney and Geordie investigate a Cambridge lecturer's fatal fall from the college spires.

S01E02
Episode 2
When Amanda's engagement ring is stolen on the night a murder is committed, Sidney and Geordie investigate whether there is a connection between the two crimes.
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Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Emma Kingsman-LloydExecutive Producer
- Emma Kingsman-LloydProducer
- Rebecca EatonExecutive Producer
- Diederick SanterExecutive Producer
Writing
- Daisy CoulamWriter
- Tumi BeloWriter
- Tolula DadaWriter
- Richard CooksonWriter
Direction
- Rob EvansDirector
- Harry BradbeerDirector
- David O'NeillDirector
- Jermain JulienDirector
- Edward BennettDirector
- Stewart SvaasandDirector
Cinematography
- Julian CourtDirector of Photography
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