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Jan 16, 2015
90
The glorious new PBS mystery series Grantchester is a revelation on two fronts and unforgettable on both. It turns back the clock to solve crime in a different era, offering respite from the world around us now even as it reveals how little ever changes about the human heart.
Jan 4, 2015
80
If you like Brit mysteries, this one set in the post-World War II era is easy to fall for.
Jun 20, 2024
80
Alphy Kottaram (Rishi Nair, instantly appealing). .... [Robson] Green is the endearing, eternal heart of this charming whodunit. [24 Jun - 14 Jul 2024]
Jan 12, 2015
75
Grantchester is a period piece, but it’s fascinating to view it through a contemporary lens. Daisy Coulam’s adaptation is superb: She fleshes out the main characters with a deft hand, to be sure, but takes her time, enabling us to get to know Chambers as we would a new acquaintance.
Mar 28, 2016
75
Grantchester always goes down as easily as a cup of sweet and milky tea.
Jun 10, 2020
75
"Grantchester" is back. "Grantchester" is still good. "Grantchester" — even without Sidney — is still "Grantchester." ... Still as gentle as a summer shower.
Jun 20, 2024
75
The show had become steadily tedious in recent years. But with Rishi Nair as Alfie, the new man in the collar beginning with Episode 3, suddenly there is wit and life in this series.
Jan 14, 2015
70
It's light and diverting yet respectful of its characters and their histories, thus it can serve as a pleasant, earnest counterbalance to some of TV's darker dramas.
Jan 16, 2015
70
Grantchester makes for very easy viewing, in the manner of so many of the “Masterpiece” mysteries. The murder plots are extremely light and undemanding, without being insulting.
