James Norton and Robson Green are both excellent as Sidney Chambers and Geordie Keating. And Tessa Peake-Jones is perfect as Mrs. Maguire. Chambers housekeeper and would be conscience: not that he needs one. Chambers is trying to redeem his life. During WWII he fought with the Scottish Guards and saw his share of death. As a minister he is more willing than most to forgive some human failings but that does not diminish his need to see justice done. In his position, he finds that people are willing to confide in him and those confidences make him a detective of sorts. He works with the local police through Geordie Keating, a family man who while a reluctant partner at first, warms quickly to the young, handsome minister and accepts him as a partner. Sidney, he discovers, is not the quiet sherry sipping minister of stereotype but a man who prefers his whiskey (Scotch) neat, suffers from the occasional flashback to incidents from the war, and like women: especially Amanda Kendall (Morven Christie). The episodes run a quick hour and are a comfortable as a British cozy. I admit to enjoying British period pieces as Foyle's War, and this show is a welcome addition to the genre. I gather it has been renewed for a second season so I have hope PBS will also pick up that season.
Review of Grantchester
