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Grantchester

Faith. Love. Murder.

7.2IMDb147 votesWorth your time
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2014 –11 seasons · 74 episodesTV-14Returning series
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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.

TensionDefining9.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

Character DepthVery strong8.0

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

Cliffhanger IntensityVery strong8.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

SerializedVery strong7.0

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

BingeabilityStrong6.8

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Emotional WeightStrong6.6

How much the series is designed to affect you.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

HumourLight2.5

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.

  • Official poster for Specials

    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

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    20146 episodes

    6.9IMDb

    Handsome, 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

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    20166 episodes

    7.7IMDb

    The 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

  • Official poster for Season 3

    Season 3 · Complete

    Season 3

    20176 episodes

    6.8IMDb

    Best episode · S03E04 Episode 4

  • Official poster for Season 4

    Season 4 · Complete

    Season 4

    20196 episodes

    6.0IMDb

    It'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

  • Official poster for Season 5

    Season 5 · Complete

    Season 5

    20206 episodes

    6.2IMDb

    It'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

  • Official poster for Season 6

    Season 6 · Complete

    Season 6

    20218 episodes

    6.1IMDb

    It’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

  • Official poster for Season 7

    Season 7 · Complete

    Season 7

    20226 episodes

    7.0IMDb

    With 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

  • Official poster for Season 8

    Season 8 · Complete

    Season 8

    20246 episodes

    7.4IMDb

    Will 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

  • Official poster for Season 9

    Season 9 · Complete

    Season 9

    20258 episodes

    7.8IMDb

    It'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

  • Official poster for Season 10

    Season 10 · Complete

    Season 10

    20268 episodes

    6.6IMDb

    Rejoin 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.

  • 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.

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S02E06 · Signature episode

Episode 6

8.7IMDb7 votes

With Sam missing, Sidney and Geordie are forced to investigate a crime together.

6 Apr 201646 min
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S02E04 · Signature episode

Episode 4

8.1IMDb7 votes

Sidney is summoned to perform an exorcism at a stable owner's home.

23 Mar 201646 min
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S02E03 · Signature episode

Episode 3

7.9IMDb7 votes

A young man confesses to Sidney and Geordie that he attacked and killed his landlord.

16 Mar 201646 min
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S03E04 · Signature episode

Episode 4

7.8IMDb6 votes

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

14 May 201746 min
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S02E02 · Signature episode

Episode 2

7.8IMDb8 votes

Sidney and Geordie investigate a Cambridge lecturer's fatal fall from the college spires.

9 Mar 201646 min
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S01E02

Episode 2

7.6IMDb9 votes

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.

13 Oct 201446 min

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