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In 1953 at the hamlet of Grantchester, Sidney Chambers—a charismatic, charming clergyman—turns investigative vicar when one of his parishioners dies in suspicious circumstances.

9 Seasons
58 Episodes
Returning Series
Crime Drama Mystery
Cast & Characters
episode image Episode 6
8.6/10 (325 votes)

#1 Episode 6

S7:E6

Geordie and Will realise that they may have sent the wrong man to prison for murder.

episode image Episode 8
8.6/10 (168 votes)

#2 Episode 8

S9:E8

When a man is found dead on the streets of Cambridge, Alphy and Geordie begin to unravel clues that leads them to a shocking revelation.

episode image Episode 6
8.4/10 (473 votes)

#3 Episode 6

S2:E6

With Sam missing, Sidney and Geordie are forced to investigate a crime together.

episode image Episode 5
8.3/10 (459 votes)

#4 Episode 5

S2:E5

Will Gary go to the gallows? Will Geordie go to prison? Are Sidney and Geordie’s crime fighting days over? The case of a suspicious death takes a surprising turn.

episode image Episode 5
8.2/10 (322 votes)

#5 Episode 5

S6:E5

Will and Geordie investigate an audacious bank robbery, which sees Geordie unexpectedly cross paths with an old friend from his army days.

episode image Episode 6
8.1/10 (560 votes)

#6 Episode 6

S1:E6

With Amanda and Guy's wedding fast approaching, Sidney is thrown into crisis - is he truly cut out for life as the vicar of Grantchester?

episode image Episode 4
8.1/10 (412 votes)

#7 Episode 4

S3:E4

When a young woman’s death is covered up, Sidney and Geordie try to hold those responsible accountable for their actions.

episode image Episode 6
8.1/10 (445 votes)

#8 Episode 6

S3:E6

When a little boy is abducted, personal pressures on Sidney and Geordie come to a head.

episode image Episode 6
8.1/10 (256 votes)

#9 Episode 6

S8:E6

Will has disappeared, but with Bonnie about to give birth, Geordie must find him and bring him to his senses before it is too late.

episode image Episode 3
8.1/10 (242 votes)

#10 Episode 3

S9:E3

Geordie and new vicar Alphy Kottaram get off on the wrong foot but soon find themselves teaming up to investigate the murder of a local landowner.

episode image Episode 4
8.0/10 (400 votes)

#11 Episode 4

S4:E4

As Will is preparing to be installed as the new vicar Geordie persuades him to involve himself in a case involving a young uncommunicative boy with blood on his hands.

episode image Episode 8
8.0/10 (293 votes)

#12 Episode 8

S6:E8

When a successful music producer is murdered, Geordie finds himself implicated in the investigation, and forced to consider whether his army buddy Johnny could be the killer.

episode image Episode 2
8.0/10 (232 votes)

#13 Episode 2

S9:E2

An abandoned baby is discovered on the same day that a hotel manager is found dead. Things are complicated further when Geordie is blindsided by Will's news.

episode image Episode 2
7.9/10 (645 votes)

#14 Episode 2

S1:E2

When Amanda's engagement ring is stolen on the night a murder is committed, Sidney and Geordie investigate whether there is a connection between the two crimes.

episode image Episode 2
7.9/10 (493 votes)

#15 Episode 2

S2:E2

Sidney and Geordie investigate a Cambridge lecturer's fatal fall from the college spires.

episode image Episode 4
7.9/10 (437 votes)

#16 Episode 4

S2:E4

Sidney is summoned to perform an exorcism at a stable owner's home.

episode image Episode 1
7.9/10 (425 votes)

#17 Episode 1

S3:E1

When Sidney Chambers begins receiving sinister anonymous phone calls, he realises he is connected to a series of murders targeting respected figures in the community. Leonard bonds with Hilary as she cares for her dying father, while Geordie's investigation of the killings leads him to a mysterious home for people with disabilities.

episode image Episode 5
7.9/10 (401 votes)

#18 Episode 5

S4:E5

An unexpected phone call summons Will back home, and he asks Geordie for his help: Will’s father has got himself into some trouble. When one vicious beating leads to a grisly murder at a sprawling ancestral home, scandal threatens to engulf the Davenport Family, and life will never be the same for Will again.

episode image Episode 6
7.9/10 (360 votes)

#19 Episode 6

S4:E6

Will, reeling from his family tragedy and daunted by the choice he now faces, seeks distraction in Geordie’s world. A curious new case unfolds: the murder of a Teddy Boy at a dance hall, which Geordie concludes is proof that the country’s truly gone to the dogs.

episode image Episode 6
7.9/10 (359 votes)

#20 Episode 6

S5:E6

When a woman is found dead, laid out in the shape of a crucifix on Jesus Green, Will and Geordie discover the ring on her finger proves she was married to God.

episode image Episode 7
7.9/10 (274 votes)

#21 Episode 7

S6:E7

Leonard goes to Will and Geordie to ask for their help when someone he knows is suddenly accused of murder.

episode image Episode 3
7.9/10 (284 votes)

#22 Episode 3

S7:E3

A vagrant is found dead in the doorway of Leonard's cafe.

episode image Episode 3
7.8/10 (590 votes)

#23 Episode 3

S1:E3

Sidney gives up alcohol and tries to renew his focus on clerical duties, but is dragged into another case when there are mysterious deaths in the village.

episode image Episode 4
7.8/10 (576 votes)

#24 Episode 4

S1:E4

A fire in the village leads Sidney to another investigation. Meanwhile, a family crisis causes Geordie to become distracted and detached from his job.

episode image Episode 2
7.8/10 (423 votes)

#25 Episode 2

S3:E2

When several villagers become ill at the local cricket match, Geordie and Sidney must determine if it was an accident, or something more sinister.

episode image Episode 4
7.8/10 (210 votes)

#26 Episode 4

S9:E4

Alphy is invited to a party at a country manor, where he hopes to raise funds for the ailing church. The evening’s frivolities are cut short when a body is found in the basement.

episode image Episode 5
7.8/10 (203 votes)

#27 Episode 5

S9:E5

A murder at Esme’s office sends shockwaves through the Keating family. Alphy’s meeting with the bishop fails to go as planned.

episode image Episode 7
7.8/10 (178 votes)

#28 Episode 7

S9:E7

Alphy discovers that a woman he knows has gone missing. When her friend is murdered, Alphy and Geordie race to find the answers.

episode image Episode 1
7.7/10 (775 votes)

#29 Episode 1

S1:E1

In the village of Grantchester, the funeral of a parishioner leads vicar Sidney Chambers to become involved in a murder investigation - and a confrontation with the local police.

episode image Episode 3
7.7/10 (407 votes)

#30 Episode 3

S3:E3

Sidney and Geordie struggle to determine the connection between a murder and a number of post office robberies.

episode image Episode 2
7.7/10 (296 votes)

#31 Episode 2

S6:E2

Will and Geordie negotiate a complex family dispute that may be connected to the murder of the head of a local adoption agency. Meanwhile, a sinister letter arrives for Leonard.

episode image Episode 3
7.7/10 (308 votes)

#32 Episode 3

S6:E3

Will and Geordie are drawn into local politics when the death of a councilor prompts a parish election. An allegation against Leonard rocks life at the vicarage to its core.

episode image Episode 4
7.7/10 (251 votes)

#33 Episode 4

S7:E4

A member of Will's congregation is found murdered just before a church fundraising event.

episode image Episode 5
7.6/10 (557 votes)

#34 Episode 5

S1:E5

Sidney and Geordie go for a night out at Johnny Johnson's London jazz club, but soon discover that policemen and clergymen can never truly be off duty.

episode image Episode 1
7.6/10 (509 votes)

#35 Episode 1

S2:E1

When Grantchester vicar Sidney Chambers is accused of a terrible crime, unmasking the real culprit sends shockwaves through the community.

episode image Episode 3
7.6/10 (468 votes)

#36 Episode 3

S2:E3

A young man confesses to Sidney and Geordie that he attacked and killed his landlord.

episode image Episode 5
7.6/10 (400 votes)

#37 Episode 5

S3:E5

Sidney arrives at a Romany camp, but when someone is killed, he is prime suspect.

episode image Episode 3
7.6/10 (432 votes)

#38 Episode 3

S4:E3

Geordie is called to investigate an apparent break-in at a computer laboratory. When the head of the lab keels over and dies from mercury poisoning, Geordie suspects foul play.

episode image Episode 4
7.6/10 (321 votes)

#39 Episode 4

S5:E4

A streaker is found dead, sparking an unusual case for Will and Geordie that draws them into the world of experimental psychotherapy and hallucinogens.

episode image Episode 5
7.6/10 (327 votes)

#40 Episode 5

S5:E5

When two boys are found near death, locked up together in the boxing ring, Will must face up to his own part in the tragedy in his greatest test of faith yet.

Cast & Chracters

character image Geordie Keating

Geordie Keating

Actor: Robson Green
character image Leonard Finch

Leonard Finch

Actor: Al Weaver
character image Mrs. Maguire / Mrs. Chapman

Mrs. Maguire / Mrs. Chapman

Actor: Tessa Peake-Jones
character image Cathy Keating

Cathy Keating

Actor: Kacey Ainsworth
character image Esme Keating

Esme Keating

Actor: Skye Lucia Degruttola

The highest rated episode of Grantchester is "Episode 6" (S7E6) with a rating of 8.60.

This episode received 325 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode 1" (S4E1) with a rating of 7.00.

This episode received 586 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Episode 6" (S1E6) with a rating of 8.10.

This episode received 560 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode 5" (S1E5) with a rating of 7.60.

This episode received 557 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Episode 6" (S2E6) with a rating of 8.40.

This episode received 473 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode 1" (S2E1) with a rating of 7.60.

This episode received 509 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Episode 4" (S3E4) with a rating of 8.10.

This episode received 412 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode 5" (S3E5) with a rating of 7.60.

This episode received 400 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Episode 4" (S4E4) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 400 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode 1" (S4E1) with a rating of 7.00.

This episode received 586 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Episode 6" (S5E6) with a rating of 7.90.

This episode received 359 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode 1" (S5E1) with a rating of 7.30.

This episode received 395 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Episode 5" (S6E5) with a rating of 8.20.

This episode received 322 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode 1" (S6E1) with a rating of 7.40.

This episode received 374 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Episode 6" (S7E6) with a rating of 8.60.

This episode received 325 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode 1" (S7E1) with a rating of 7.50.

This episode received 312 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Episode 6" (S8E6) with a rating of 8.10.

This episode received 256 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode 3" (S8E3) with a rating of 7.20.

This episode received 233 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Episode 8" (S9E8) with a rating of 8.60.

This episode received 168 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode 1" (S9E1) with a rating of 7.50.

This episode received 229 votes.

Name Department Job
James Runcie Crew Script
Diederick Santer Production Executive Producer
Emma Kingsman-Lloyd Production Executive Producer
Rebecca Eaton Production Executive Producer

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