Grantchester (TV series)

[7] In the Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester during the 1950s, Anglican vicar and former Scots Guards officer Sidney Chambers (James Norton), and subsequently his successor Will Davenport (Tom Brittney), work with the overworked Detective Inspector Geordie Keating (Robson Green) to forge an unlikely partnership in solving crimes.Keating's gruff, methodical approach to policing complements Chambers' more intuitive techniques of coaxing information from witnesses and suspects.[9] The second series was filmed in autumn 2015,[10] and guest stars included Neil Morrissey, Claudie Blakley, Nigel Planer, Andrew Knott, Nicky Henson and Oliver Dimsdale.Without Norton's participation, there was talk of ending the series, but Grantchester had proven to be so popular with television viewers that the producers felt that the show could continue with a new male lead.At the start of the fourth series, actor Tom Brittney joined the cast as Will Davenport, a former inner-city chaplain who was appointed as Sidney Chambers' replacement as the Anglican vicar of Grantchester.The addition of Brittney to the series gave the opportunity for the remaining cast members to expand their roles, particularly Kasey Ainsworth as Cathy Keating, Geordie's wife, and Oliver Dimsdale as Daniel Marlowe, a local photographer who is also Leonard Finch's best friend and lover.By the time the fourth season began, Cathy was already working as a saleswoman in a department store, and Daniel's relationship with Leonard had become more intimate and intense.On 19 August 2022, ITV announced that an eighth series had been commissioned and filming had begun, with its release originally scheduled for late summer/early autumn 2023 but now delayed to early 2024.In 2023, ITV announced that Series 9 would be the last to star Tom Brittney, and that he would be replaced by former Hollyoaks actor Rishi Nair in the role of Alphy Kotteram.Michael Pilgrim of The Daily Telegraph wrote: "Delightfully neat and economical of plot, it's Cluedo with cassocks and just enough noir for the modern palate.
Robson Green and James Norton, filming Grantchester on Clare College Bridge , Cambridge in September 2015
St Andrew and St Mary Church in the village of Grantchester , which features in the TV series
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