{"id":357213,"date":"2026-01-07T15:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/357213\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T15:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:11:09","slug":"hit-british-detective-drama-branded-even-better-than-sherlock-holmes-returns-to-tv-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/357213\/","title":{"rendered":"Hit British detective drama branded ‘even better than Sherlock Holmes’ returns to TV tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grantchester, ITV’s beloved detective drama, returns to screens tonight for its penultimate season<\/a>. Starring Robson Green as DI Geordie Keating, the series has been running for over 10 years and follows the detective as he solves cases alongside the village’s Anglican vicar.<\/p>\n

The first vicar was played by James Norton, with Tom Brittney taking over the collar in season four and Rishi Nair in season nine. <\/p>\n

The first episode of season 10 will air on ITV tonight at 9pm, with weekly episodes dropping at the same time for the next eight Wednesdays.<\/p>\n

The long-running drama has proved to be a huge hit with fans, who find it a comforting watch with a good heap of mystery.<\/p>\n

One IMDB<\/a> viewer wrote: “The last time I was this caught up in a British detective series was with Jeremy Brett’s Sherlock Holmes. Yes; it’s that good – even better.”<\/p>\n

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Another fan wrote: “I can’t recall seeing a bad episode, always consistent. I’m impressed how they manage to make each episode feel so unique, and the personal lives of the lead duo add to the story.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile fans of the show recently had their hopes raised and then quickly dashed after seeing a photo of Norton and Green reuniting<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n

Many thought the reunion meant Norton would be returning for the penultimate season, but sadly the whole thing was just a crazy coincidence.<\/p>\n

As Green explained during a press Q&A last month: “That was nuts. I’m sat next to Kacey [Ainsworth] and we’re all having dinner in a restaurant, and we’re all there just reminiscing, of course, and talking about our favourite subject… ourselves.<\/p>\n

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“And this guy walks in, very tall, incredibly charismatic, sits in the corner, starts reading a book. And I’m thinking, ‘That can’t be… that cannot be James Norton?’ And it was [him]. He turns around and he goes, ‘WTF!’ And we go, ‘WTF!’ And we sit down and reminisce.”<\/p>\n

Green went on to reveal that both Norton and Brittney later attended the show’s wrap party with the cast and crew.
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“It was just beautiful. The stars were aligned that evening,” Green continued. “It was joyous on so many levels, and [executive producer] Emma [Kingsman-Lloyd] gave us a knockout speech there, just reminding us all of what a beautiful journey it’s been.” <\/p>\n

Grantchester<\/a> airs in the UK on ITV1 and streams on ITVX<\/p>\n

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