'Grantchester' Season 5: Release date, plot, cast, trailer, news and everything else about the show on PBS
'Grantchester' is a British Detective-drama which is coming to the US. The show began airing in 2014 and is currently in its fifth season which will see Anglican vicar Sidney Chambers's post as the lead detective get taken over by that of the character Reverend Will Davenport.
Release date:
'Grantchester' Season 5 will premiere in the US on June 14 on PBS at 9 pm ET.
Plot:
Recap:
In the last season of 'Grantchester', we said goodbye to Sidney Chambers who played the role of James Norton. He and his Sidney Bechet albums left for the US. So the season welcomed the newest vicar Will Davenport portrayed by Tom Brittney. He is accompanied by his motorbike and cappuccino machine. Mrs. C and Leonard finally made up after their heartbreaking falling out, when Mrs. C discovered the truth of Leonard’s sexuality. Cathy uses Mrs. C's help to get rid of her predatory boss, Mr. Hobbs, and finally found peace at her job—as well as a comfortable place with Geordie. After tragedy struck Will’s family at the end of the season, Will had to choose between being the man his family expected and following his own calling.
Season 5:
The official plot according to PBS is "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."
Cast:
The cast of the show spoke about their roles in the upcoming season and here's the rundown according to PBS.
Tom Brittney as Will Davenport:
“If you thought they put me through the mill last year, they’ve doubled it this year. Everyone seems to be accepting (Will) as the vicar and he is still trying to hold onto this idea of being an eternal optimist. The more he gets involved in the crimes, the more he starts to be challenged and see more of the darker side of life and people and he finds it harder to hold onto that idea. Also, he is trying to deal with many different things. He is dealing with the loss of his father. He’s trying to keep his mother happy after what happened last series, and keep his friendship with Geordie going, and search for a father figure. He also deals with a new woman in his life who challenges his very tightly held vow of chastity,” explained Brittney.
Robson Green as Geordie Keating:
Green said, “It feels as if Geordie is the father Will never had, and Will is the son Geordie never had. There is also that lovely argumentative aspect of their relationship but done in a likable way. Will hasn’t gone through what Geordie has gone through, there has never been that shared experience. In a way, Will sometimes comes across as a petulant teenager, and Geordie to Will comes across as a grumpy old dad!”
He added, “The whole series deals with the theme of secrets and lies. On the surface everything appears happy in their relationship, Geordie has accepted Cathy’s position and vice-versa. Everything appears good, and Geordie suggests they get help to improve what is really good and so they move the mother-in-law in and this brings up so many secrets and so many lies that Cathy has held deep inside for so many years.”
Tessa Peake-Jones as Mrs. Chapman aka Mrs. C:
Jones explained, "Mrs. C. patched up things with Leonard so that’s good and at the beginning of this series she’s happily married to Jack Chapman [Nick Brimble]. She still wants to be a housekeeper, he’d be quite keen for her to stop work. But she wants to continue, she likes pottering around the vicarage and being involved with Will and Leonard and wouldn’t give that up I think. Things happen during the series that reveal stuff to her about her husband that she didn’t know and that throws her beliefs in life and morality into a bit of a spin so some of the series is watching her personal story.”
Kacey Ainsworth as Cathy Keating:
Ainsworth said about her character, “Cathy’s clearly found something that she’s quite passionate about. That’s why she’s getting more and more involved with things that are extra to do with work such as joining the work union and representing her co-workers. …I think (Geordie) understands how much she loves it and I think he likes the fact that he’s not coming home to her talking about the laundry. They’re talking about other things and he can see that there’s a little spark in her and he quite likes that.”
Al Weaver as Leonard:
Weaver said about his character, “Leonard’s had a great time on holiday and is in the throes of love. He’s been swept off his feet and has had a bit of a sexual awakening, I would say. To be able to go out to Morocco and hold hands with a man on the street is a huge thing for him. It’s probably the most free he’s ever felt. So he comes back to this fishbowl again and is dealing with that and how he can share his life with Daniel, but at the same time keeping it a secret.”
Director-Writer:
The show is directed by Harry Bradbeer and written by Daisy Coulam.
Trailer:
The trailer of the show sees Will meet a woman who might finally push him to break his celibacy, but his mood doesn't remain chipper. He meets the man that his mother plan on remarrying and learns that he is abusive. He tries to explain to his mother that she deserves better, but it doesn't seem to work. When he is conflicted about all that is happening in his personal life, is when he begins an all-new murder investigation.
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