How many episodes are in Grantchester?

Grantchester has 8 episodes in this listed season.

When does Grantchester premiere?

Grantchester premieres on 2026-06-14.

Is Grantchester a new series?

Grantchester is a returning series (Season 11).

Grantchester(2014)

Archived · ITV1

7.9TV-148 eps

S11

CrimeDramaMystery

ON AIR: JUN 14Season 11Archived listing

What to Expect

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Grantchester gives its weekly murder mysteries an unhurried, bittersweet texture. Church pews, parish halls and cricket greens provide a gentle countryside backdrop, but the investigations uncover guilt, grief and secrets behind respectable appearances. Sidney’s gift for earning trust makes conversations as important as clues, while his instinct to see the best in people is tested by lies and betrayal. Gentle humor sits alongside the sadness rather than brushing it away.

Sidney and the world-weary Geordie bring different temperaments to their detective partnership, with friendship developing alongside the cases. Beyond those investigations, Sidney’s feelings for Amanda face the obstacle of her social standing and his position as a country vicar. That slow, aching romance carries personal uncertainty across seasons, while Leonard’s well-meaning awkwardness and Mrs Maguire’s disapproval give parish life a lighter, fussier texture.

Best for

gentle crime mystery, country-house mystery and Crime

Story lane

Crime and Drama

Commitment

Season 11 · 8 episodes

Where

ITV1

Official Premise

It's 1953, and Sidney Chambers is vicar of Grantchester, a village just outside Cambridge. Sidney's life is a quiet life - right up until the moment that murder comes his way. Pushed into the dangerous world of lies, betrayal and murder, Sidney quickly finds that his insight into the human condition, and the natural trust that he engenders in people, means that he excels in his new position as 'detective'. Joining Sidney as he journeys into this dark world is the affable but world-weary Detective Inspector Geordie Keating, the naive, but well-meaning curate Leonard Finch, and his austere and constantly disapproving housekeeper Mrs Maguire. But crime isn't the only matter that occupies Sidney. He's smitten with the witty, beautiful, Amanda, but could high society Amanda ever be allowed to marry a lowly country vicar? Can you still see the best in people when the world of murder asks you to see the worst?

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Grantchester balances satisfying mysteries with a detective’s private troubles, and Grace gives its cases a similarly personal edge. Dry exchanges between two Brighton detectives lighten the search for answers, while the lead’s grief over his missing wife makes this a darker, more brooding watch.

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