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Grantchester, Season 5
Sundays, June 14 – July 19, 2020 at 9 on PBS

It’s 1957, amd Will Davenport has settled into his role as the vicar of Grantchester, preaching to a packed church. His best friend, Detective Inspector Geordie Keating, has come to accept his wife Cathy’s commitment to her job – just about. Mrs C. happily juggles her roles as the vicarage housekeeper and being a well-to-do married woman, and after a trip to Marrakech, even Leonard has managed to carve out some happiness with Daniel. But Will’s faith will be thoroughly tested as he and Geordie are reminded once more that there’s darkness lurking in their little corner of Cambridgeshire…

Episode One
Sunday, June 14, 2020; 9:00 – 10:00pm
When a student from an all-female college is found dead, Will and Geordie must infiltrate the murky world of campus politics and university drinking societies to find the killer.

Episode Two
Sunday, June 21, 2020; 9:00 – 10:00pm
A deadly hit-and-run in Grantchester leads Will and Geordie to a dysfunctional pair of brothers and a hidden garden, while their own home lives are tested by tricky family members…

Episode Three
Sunday, June 28, 2020; 9:00 – 10:00pm
A date at the cinema turns sour for Will when the projectionist is murdered during a screening, while a shadowy figure from Jack Chapman’s past comes back to haunt him and Mrs C.

Episode Four
Sunday, July 5, 2020; 9:00 – 10:00pm
A streaker is found dead on the Fens, sparking an unusual case for Will and Geordie that draws them into the world of experimental psychotherapy and hallucinogens.

Episode Five
Sunday, July 12, 2020; 9:00 – 10:00pm
When Will finds two boys near death in a boxing ring, he must face up to his own part in their tragedy, while unearthed secrets prove to be the hardest test of his faith he’s faced yet.

Episode Six
Sunday, July 19 2020; 9:00 – 10:00pm
When a body is found on Jesus Green, the trail of clues leads Will and Geordie to an oppressive con- vent, where Will’s must finally confront his own demons.

Grantchester, Season 5 is a Co-Production of Kudos, an Endemol Shine Company and MASTERPIECE for ITV and is distributed internationally by Endemol Shine International. The executive producers for Kudos are Emma Kingsman-Lloyd and Daisy Coulam. The executive producer for MASTERPIECE is Rebecca Eaton at WGBH Boston. The series is produced by Richard Cookson. The directors are Gordon Anderson, Christiana Ebohon- Green, and Rob Evans. The writers are John Jackson, Carey Andrews, Jake Riddell, Joshua St. Johnston and Daisy Coulam. Adapted from the Grantchester Mysteries novels by James Runcie, the series was developed for television by Daisy Coulam.

About MASTERPIECE

Winner of 83 Primetime Emmys® and 19 Peabody Awards, MASTERPIECE has been essential Sunday night viewing for millions of fans since 1971. Rebecca Eaton is executive-producer-at-large. Susanne Simpson is the executive producer of the series. Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust. Presented on PBS by WGBH Boston, MASTERPIECE is known for recent hits such as Sherlock, Downton Abbey and Victoria, and beloved classics such as Upstairs Downstairs, Prime Suspect, The Forsyte Saga and Poldark.