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
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
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  1. 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 who is trying to solve criminal cases? Amazing twist. Worth checking out, all you Anglophiles out there.
  2. 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 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.
  3. high90
    Mar 14, 2015
    4
    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 themselves were predictable and have been told a million times at this point, decidedly average compared toA 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
  4. 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 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 toLove, 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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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
  1. 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.
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  2. 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.
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  3. 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.
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