Grantchester

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Season 1
  • Network: PBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 6, 2014
Season #: 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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Critic Reviews

  1. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Nancy DeWolf Smith
    Jan 16, 2015
    90
    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.
  2. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Tirdad Derakhshani
    Jan 13, 2015
    80
    It's anything but stale or derivative.
  3. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: David Zurawik
    Jan 4, 2015
    80
    If you like Brit mysteries, this one set in the post-World War II era is easy to fall for.
  5. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    Jan 12, 2015
    75
    Grantchester is a period piece, but it’s fascinating to view it through a contemporary lens. Daisy Coulam’s adaptation is superb: She fleshes out the main characters with a deft hand, to be sure, but takes her time, enabling us to get to know Chambers as we would a new acquaintance.
  6. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Jan 20, 2015
    70
    The show is no masterpiece, despite the PBS rubric it falls under, but it’s dozy fun, and a nice respite from so much of the creepy, “edgy” crime dramas that continue to pop up on network TV like scary clowns.
  7. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    Jan 16, 2015
    70
    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.
  8. The Huffington Post
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    Jan 14, 2015
    70
    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.
  9. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Jan 20, 2015
    60
    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.
  10. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Jan 15, 2015
    60
    Grantchester will be breezy fun for fans of the form, though the more discerning will be put off by how rudimentary the actual murder mysteries are after being squeezed into 50 minutes (half the norm for this type of show). Others are liable to find it faintly ridiculous, more of a haiku than an actual drama.
  11. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Kevin P. Sullivan
    Jan 9, 2015
    50
    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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#90 Most Shared TV Season of 2014

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User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 3 out of 22
  1. jbolin
    Feb 23, 2015
    10
    This is a wonderful series. The characters are believable and it is so entertaining without being violent. I adore the music and the timeThis 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.… Full Review »
  2. mschoa
    Jan 20, 2015
    10
    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 whoI 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.… Full Review »
  3. Mhunter1545
    May 14, 2016
    10
    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 veryLove, 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!!!… Full Review »
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