Grantchester

I wish the episode had been two hours long like before. I used to like losing myself in them.

When I first saw Will's new love interest I wondered if she might be Jewish which would make for an interesting storyline.

We're obviously not meant to take to the new DI but I can't say I blame him for wondering why the local vicar is involved in all Geordie's investigations. Any time soon he'll be spitting out, 'Paddraaaay' like Inspector Mallory in Father Brown.

merlotgran Father Brown is my secret afternoon viewing ?

Yes, Will's behaviour was a bit OTT for a country vicar! Quite liked the twist at the end when we found out who she was. Loving the Poetry Cafe but not sure how successful it will be!

In last nights episode, I was pleased to see that they have included Leonard in the story line. ( I still think of him as "Poor Leonard", & have a soft spot for him.!).
Will was more like I think he should be!! Is that a more suitable new romance for him?
Mrs "C"'s plight was moving, I thought.

When is the present series finishing because I am not a fan!

Charleygirl5

When is the present series finishing because I am not a fan!

What an odd thing to say! You don’t have to watch it!

I felt sorry for Mrs C as well gillgran so many things not spoken of freely at that time.

Yes, I was pleased to see Leonard coming to the fore in this episode. Have got a bit fed up with Will moping about, and I really don’t know when he does much clergy work. I hope he has a bit of romance with Ernest’s mum.

Do you think Geordie will have a fling with his secretary, Miss Scott I think her name is? She obviously fancies him, but he seems not to notice.

Tina I do not watch it and I only asked when the series was finishing so with luck the next will be to my taste., so it was not an odd thing to say.

Apologies, Charleygirl5 - I realise I was rather rude. Sorry. I love this programme!

Accepted- I did wonder!

Telly fell on floor today so now I cannot settle to the catch up. Grrrr.

Did anyone else recognise Ernest’s mum as Barbara from Call the Midwife, and the female lead, whose name I can’t remember, in Ghosts? Popping up everywhere, she is!

Thanks, Blinko, I couldn't think where I'd seen that actress before!
It must be from a distant past "Call the Midwife", (another of my favourite programmes)!

Blinko

Did anyone else recognise Ernest’s mum as Barbara from Call the Midwife, and the female lead, whose name I can’t remember, in Ghosts? Popping up everywhere, she is!

Yes, I couldn't think where I'd seen her before so I googled her.
She wasn't blonde in CTM which confused me.
As she is a known actress she will probably become the new love interest for the vicar.
She'll know the ropes - her father was a bishop in CTM, I think.

Leonard is not at all nerdy in RL - really very attractive with lovely dark curly hair!

I think my brother plays a homeless man in this last episode. I need to watch it.

And Barbara in CTM also married the vicar, didn’t she? Trixie’s ex, can’t remember his name.

So she will make an excellent partner for Will. Time he married and had a family instead of mooning about after unavailable women.

But of course, in future scripts, no doubt he will get engaged to Bonnie, then on the eve of his wedding, (probably the last episode of the series) the police boss’s fiancée will break off her engagement and come dashing to Will to say he is her one true love……

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I did cringe a bit with Mrs C being so embarrassingly rude to people. I tend to spend my life doing the opposite. I’ve never met a vicar I liked as much. I also live Leonard, we all need a Leonard in our life, I’m still looking,

I watched the latest episode last night on catch up. I thought it was very good - poor Mrs C.

And Barbara in CTM also married the vicar, didn’t she? Trixie’s ex, can’t remember his name.

He's Jack Ashton (Rev Tom Hereward) , married to Trixie (Helen George) in RL. They have two children.

Time he married and had a family instead of mooning about after unavailable women.
That really made me laugh - I have spluttered tea over my keyboard ?

I know police procedure must have evolved in the last 60 or so years, but surely even back then, if a body was discovered on the floor of the village hall, Geordie would not have allowed members of the public to be drifting about amongst the cake stalls, with the deceased still lying uncovered on the stage amidst a pool of blood?

Surely the area would have been cleared ready for closer examination?

But then, I suppose the local vicar would not have been so involved either. This is of course, Grandchesterland.

Calendargirl, I agree with your comments. & as you say, this is Grandchesterland, ( & I love it.!!)

The stories are written by James Runcie the son of Robert Runcie who was archbishop of Canterbury , makes you wonder what he picked up in his childhood .

Floradora9

The stories are written by James Runcie the son of Robert Runcie who was archbishop of Canterbury , makes you wonder what he picked up in his childhood .

I’ve not read any of the books, but I do wonder if the last series or so have been ‘inspired’ by the James Runcie stories? In other words, totally made up by the tv scriptwriters?

Perhaps anyone who has read the books can enlighten us?