Is there still a Downton Abbey-shaped hole in your heart? Do you like murder, mystery, and massive amounts of tea? Have you ever thought to yourself, "Jeez, I wish this show had more dramatic shots of rolling hills and quaint villages"? If any of these concerns have ever flitted through your head, then boy oh boy do I have the show for you: Grantchester, a Masterpiece Classics piece that is currently streaming on Amazon.
The show follows the antics of vicar Sidney Chambers, a young clergyman whose life is fairly normal for post-war England: he has an uppity landlady, a favorite pub, a crush on his best friend Amanda. However, all this is turned upside down when he is faced with not a difficult sermon to write but a full-on murder case within his parish.
Soon, he's tracking down killers and solving mysteries with the local detective...and it turns out that he might have originally chosen the wrong line of work. Detective Chambers rather than Vicar Chambers, anyone?
While the plot is intriguing and exciting, the visuals of the show are even better. A beautiful setting in the English countryside with a colorful cast of characters who range from comic relief to tragic muses, Grantchester carefully balances a storyline that could easily become too dreary or too campy without a single misstep.
If you're ever in need of a new show, I would highly suggest you check out Grantchester; there are certainly enough episodes out, as two seasons are available on Amazon, a third is being aired, and a fourth one has been confirmed with an unknown cast. In short, Grantchester is here to stay, and I suggest you check it out before you run out of time to catch up!
