Grantchester Season One 2015

    The year is 1953 and Sidney Chambers is the vicar of Grantchester.  This is unusual for a vicar but he usually finds himself involved in crime investigations?  There are six episodes in this series and the years are 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019.  (1) Sidney conducts a ceremony for a supposed suicide.  No one else would officiate because of the circumstances.  (2) Sidney doesn’t want to go to a dinner party but he is convinced that it’s the right thing to do.  His sister’s engagement ring goes missing and a woman is later found dead. (3) Sidney likes the occasional drink but he is going to give it up.  He wants to focus on his religious duties. (4) A fire in the village leads Sidney to conduct an investigation. (5) Sidney takes Detective Inspector Geordie on night out to a London jazz club. (6) Sidney and Geordie investigate the murder of a local policeman.

     It doesn’t seem likely but Sidney is the best person to solve crimes because people tend to talk to him.  He engenders a natural trust from people.  Sidney has a housekeeper Mrs. Maguire to help him at the Vicarage.  She is an austere person and she is constantly disapproving of his detective work.  I thought this series was very good and it is different with a vicar involved in solving crimes!!   4* (I really liked this series)      

  

PBS TV series, each episode is 45 min, created by Daisy Coulam with Robson Green, Tessa Peake-Jones, Al Weaver, James Norton, Kacey Ainsworth, Morven Christie, Skye Lucia Degruttola, Nick Brimble, Tom Asten.

Note:  Imdb 8 out of 10, 100% critic 91% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic 70 out of 100 with 10 critics 7.6 out of 10 with 21 user scores, Amazon Video 4.7* out of 5* with 5179 reviews.

Special Note:  Filmed at Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK.  James Norton started his acting career in 2009.  He has also been in other TV programs, Inspector George Gently, Blandings, Doctor Who, Death Comes to Pemberley, Life in Squares, War & Peace, McMafia, The Trial of Christine Keeler and Happy Valley.  Both Tom Austen in the role of Guy and Morven Christie in the role of Amanda made guest appearances in Poirot episodes.  Austen had a minor role but Christie had a more substantial role.