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Due to the ineffable whims of scheduling, the last two episodes of Grantchester Season 8 arrived together, airing back-to-back on PBS Masterpiece as a two-hour block. And, while that particularly broadcast decision was perhaps an unintentional one, the pairing of the final two episodes of the season ultimately really works
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Even if Masterpiece hadn't already announced that Tom Brittney would be leaving Grantchester at the end of this season, at this point, I think most of us would be expecting it. (Though, admittedly, I do appreciate the powers that be confirming that the show will continue with Whitstable
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Will Davenport may have avoided going to prison for his role in the motorcycle accident that killed an innocent passerby, but if the third episode of Grantchester Season 8 is anything to go by, he certainly hasn't escaped punishment. In the wake of last week's devastating
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The second episode of Grantchester Season 8 doesn't waste any time on set-up, immediately jumping back into events of last week's dramatic cliffhanger, namely, whether Will Davenport killed a man. And, despite the suspicions of some of us (read: me) that this twist might be some
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Perhaps the smartest thing series creator Daisy Coulam did in adapting James Runchie's The Sidney Chambers Mysteries was rename it Grantchester. By naming the series after the village instead of the character, she took a series about a James Bond wannabe jazz-loving priest, and made it an ensemble
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Grantchester is something of an oddity in the British mystery world — a character-focused drama in which the crime is often the least important thing happening in any given episode. Rather than set up elaborate red herrings to surprise viewers with the identity of who committed any given crime, the series
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Almost a decade ago, the good Reverend Sidney Chambers (James Norton) was assigned to the vicarage of Grantchester, where he became BFFs with the local detective inspector Geordie Keating (Robson Green) and had three seasons of a will-they-or-wont-they romance with the posh Amanda Kendall (Morven Christie). However, in Season 3,
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Grantchester Season 7 ended with a surprise wedding after the Reverend William Davenport begged Bonnie Evans to stay in Grantchester and try to make a relationship work. Fans were startled at the sudden rush to the altar — though in the early 1960s, it was not as sudden as it felt
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PBS has released its Summer 2023 schedule, including the new season premiere date for fan-favorite mystery series Grantchester. The series ended on a shocking finale that raced Will Davenport (Tom Brittany) and his newest love interest Bonnie Evans (Charlotte Richie), to the altar without passing go or collecting any dramatic
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As Grantchester Season 7 wraps up, fans have wondered if Season 8 is in the cards. When the show concluded Season 7 in the U.K. in April, there was no confirmation whether a new season was coming or not. However, actor Robson Green (who plays DI Geordie Keating) told