Grantchester: Season 1

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PBS | Season Premiere Date: October 6, 2014

Starring: Robson Green, Tessa Peake-Jones, Morven Christie

Summary: Vicar Sidney Chambers (James Norton) helps Detective Inspector Keating (Robson Green) solve crimes in 1950s Grantchester in this ITV drama series based on The Grantchester Mysteries books by James Runcie.

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: February 22, 2015
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S1:E5. Episode 5
Air Date: February 15, 2015
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S1:E4. Episode 4
Air Date: February 8, 2015

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Nancy DeWolf Smith

Jan 16, 2015

The glorious new PBS mystery series Grantchester is a revelation on two fronts and unforgettable on both. It turns back the clock to solve crime in a different era, offering respite from the world around us now even as it reveals how little ever changes about the human heart. Read full review

David Zurawik

Jan 4, 2015

If you like Brit mysteries, this one set in the post-World War II era is easy to fall for. Read full review

Tirdad Derakhshani

Jan 13, 2015

It's anything but stale or derivative. Read full review

Maureen Ryan

Jan 14, 2015

It's light and diverting yet respectful of its characters and their histories, thus it can serve as a pleasant, earnest counterbalance to some of TV's darker dramas. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

Jan 16, 2015

Grantchester makes for very easy viewing, in the manner of so many of the “Masterpiece” mysteries. The murder plots are extremely light and undemanding, without being insulting. Read full review

David Hinckley

Jan 20, 2015

Joining the likes of Poirot, Miss Marple, Foyle, Sherlock and a hundred other PBS sleuths is no minor achievement, and Grantchester seems to belong in that company. It is unlikely, however, to break away from the pack. Read full review

Kevin P. Sullivan

Jan 9, 2015

The case is mildly intriguing, but the humdrum PI will have you Googling Sherlock's return date. [16 Jan 2015, p.71]

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Mhunter1545

May 14, 2016

Love, love, love the cast and the program!!! James Norton is so believable as an Anglican priest - and one of the sexiest men on tv in a very long time!!! And Robson Green has a rugged, leading-man sex appeal that's all his own!!! One of the best programs - but wish it would expand intoLove, love, love the cast and the program!!! James Norton is so believable as an Anglican priest - and one of the sexiest men on tv in a very long time!!! And Robson Green has a rugged, leading-man sex appeal that's all his own!!! One of the best programs - but wish it would expand into other types of investigations (i.e., missing persons, robberies, etc.). This is a small town to have so many murders! But no matter what, will continue to watch every time it is on!!!… Expand

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mschoa

Jan 20, 2015

I loved it, but then, I am an Anglophile and an Anglican. James Norton, the leading character, is such a hunk. Playing an Anglican priest who is trying to solve criminal cases? Amazing twist. Worth checking out, all you Anglophiles out there.

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jbolin

Feb 23, 2015

This is a wonderful series. The characters are believable and it is so entertaining without being violent. I adore the music and the time period. James Norton does a fine job as the Anglician priest and is supported by a terrific cast, they interact beautifully. I hope it returns forThis is a wonderful series. The characters are believable and it is so entertaining without being violent. I adore the music and the time period. James Norton does a fine job as the Anglician priest and is supported by a terrific cast, they interact beautifully. I hope it returns for another season.… Expand

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high90

Mar 14, 2015

A typical british detective show, with the opening episodes starting strongly but by the end of the short first season they had written themselves into a boring hole. The hero of the story by the end had taken on the visage of a teenage boy who didnt get his way and the stories themselvesA typical british detective show, with the opening episodes starting strongly but by the end of the short first season they had written themselves into a boring hole. The hero of the story by the end had taken on the visage of a teenage boy who didnt get his way and the stories themselves were predictable and have been told a million times at this point, decidedly average compared to Inspector Morse, Poirot or Lewis.… Expand

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Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 6, 2014
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  S1:E6. Episode 6
  Air Date: February 22, 2015
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  S1:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: February 15, 2015
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  S1:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: February 8, 2015
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  Air Date: February 1, 2015
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  Air Date: January 25, 2015
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: January 18, 2015