Watch trailer for first ever ‘Grantchester’ Christmas special

ITV has released a trailer for next week’s festive Grantchester special. James Norton and Robson Green are back as crime-fighting clergyman Sidney Chambers and Detective Inspector Geordie Keating in the 90-minute Christmas episode. The special airs at 9pm on Saturday 24 December on ITV. Watch the trailer… The official synopsis for the episode reads: “It’s the week … >

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‘Grantchester’ first look: Christmas special pics and story hints revealed

The first promotional pics and storyline details for next month’s festive Grantchester special have been released. James Norton and Robson Green will return as crime-fighting clergyman Sidney Chambers and Detective Inspector Geordie Keating in the 90-minute Christmas episode. The special will air at 9pm on Saturday 24 December on ITV. Norton teased that viewers should expect “snow, … >

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Peter Davison to guest star in ‘Grantchester’ Season 3

The third season of Grantchester will begin filming shortly in Grantchester, Cambridge and London. James Norton and Robson Green will return as crime-fighting clergyman Sidney Chambers and Detective Inspector Geordie Keating in six new episodes and a Christmas special of the 1950s-set drama. The show’s first ever festive episode will see pregnant Amanda adjusting to life having left … >

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BBC One orders gay love story drama from novelist Patrick Gale

Best-selling British novelist Patrick Gale has written his first screen drama for BBC One. Man in an Orange Shirt tells two gay love stories, set sixty years apart. The tales are linked by family and by “a painting that holds a secret that echoes down the generations.” The two-part drama will be produced by Kudos, the makers … >

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‘Grantchester’ will return for a third season

ITV has recommissioned Grantchester for another season. James Norton and Robson Green will return for Season 3 of the 1950s-set drama as crime-fighting clergyman Sidney Chambers and Detective Inspector Geordie Keating. Based on The Grantchester Mysteries by James Runcie and adapted by writer Daisy Coulam, Grantchester launched in October 2014. > Buy Season 1 on … >

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‘Grantchester’ Season 2 episode guide

James Norton (Happy Valley, War and Peace) reprises his role as Sidney Chambers, the charismatic, charming, crime-fighting clergyman in the second season of Grantchester. Robson Green (Wire In The Blood) returns as his partner in crime, Detective Inspector Geordie Keating. > Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. Set in the Cambridgeshire hamlet of Grantchester … >

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‘Grantchester’ Season 2 Episode 4 review: Sidney is torn

If we think of the second season of Grantchester as a book rather than a series, it starts to make more sense – and as we reach Chapter 4 we can see what it may actually all be about. It’s the story of Sidney; conflicted, flawed human Sidney (“I’m no saint” as he’s remarked more … >

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