Good news coming from PBS for all you fans of the dramatic series Grantchester. The show’s fifth season hits PBS in America this June, and the cabler teaser a bit of what we can expect from this upcoming season. I had very low expectations for the fourth season because it was the first season without the original star, Sidney Chambers, played by James Norton. His chemistry with Geordie, played by Robson Green, was so fantastic. It was so sad to see him part ways with the series, but the gap has filled with newcomer Will Davenport (Tom Brittney), and the storylines surrounding the returning characters.
Here’s the fifth season synopsis provided by PBS:
Fast forward: It’s 1957, and Will has finally settled into his role as the vicar of Grantchester, preaching to a packed and adoring congregation. His best friend, Detective Inspector Geordie Keating, has come to accept his wife Cathy’s commitment to her job – well, just about. Mrs C. happily (and deftly) juggles her roles as the vicarage housekeeper and as a well-to-do married woman. And after a trip to Marrakech, even Leonard has managed to carve out some happiness with Daniel, in secret.
“The main theme that goes through the season is this idea of ‘Eden’,” said Grantchester star Tom Brittney. “Harold Macmillan [British Prime Minister, 1957-1963] was saying at that time in the fifties that Britain had never had it so good. But in actual truth, underneath, there is always this dark side bubbling, and no more than in the village of Grantchester.”
From a student’s misadventure at one of the local colleges, a hit-and-run that leads them to a secret garden, a murder in a cinema, a death at a controversial drug trial and more, crime never truly stops in Grantchester. As the season goes on, Will’s faith and Geordie’s patience will be thoroughly tested as they are reminded once more that there’s always darkness lurking in their little corner of Cambridgeshire.
This is incredibly exciting. This is such a quality series that I have loved to see evolve over the years. Grantchester Season 5 hits PBS on June 14th, at 9/8c. Are you excited for it?