Grantchester

I’m losing interest too, haven’t we already had Geordie and Cathy falling out over her work? Will and his wife and a pregnancy that seemingly is going on forever and Leonard and his forever miserable face what happened to the cafe? Even Will is depressed I’m not sure I’ll be watching again.

After last night’s episode, I really think Grantchester is going the same way as Call The Midwife.

A pretty boring story, just miserable characters, think it has run its course.

That’s what I thought chestnut.

Calendargirl

If it’s already been shown ‘live’, then it isn’t a spoiler, IMHO.

I watched Truelove last night, and will catch up with Grantchester tonight.

Thought it would end after Will got married though?

I thought Truelove was brilliant!

Chestnut

I'm happy to go along with it because I've watched from the start and have kept going. Now on Series 8 !! I feel a connection because I know the area.

Was astonished when Will stormed off because his wife needed to visit her sick mother. What was all that about? He had been trying to be a good father and she had just left him in charge of the little boy, so why on earth was he behaving like a petulant teenager? Look how that ended.

In that brief flash the man he ran over looked like Leonard's friend, I hope not.

I thought it was Daniel as well.😮

I think the earlier ones explored the differences between the law of the land in the 50s and God's laws, and a lot of the stories were about the clashes and crossovers, as well as hinting at how things have changed between the 50s/60s and now. Oh, and the way in which wars change priorities and outlooks. Sidney is a damaged man as a result of his wartime experiences, whilst the vicar characters are more optimistic.

I don't find it particularly cosy - although there is no real violence, some of the subject matter is quite dark.

LucyAnna

Greenfinch

I watched it for the first time last week but found it incredibly boring and mundane. Perhaps it doesn’t really gel without the background of the earlier series.

It’s not as good as it was.

Not as good in what way? I've always seen it as a fairly cosy drama set in the 1950s although the murders have often been quite dark and edgy. Also, Sidney was a tormented soul and virtually an alcoholic, so it was a difficult watch at times. Really it wasn't as cosy as I would have liked!

I think it is not just that it was James Norton, it was that Sidney was a more interesting character than Will, perhaps because the earlier series were closer to the books, perhaps because Sidney was a flawed man, where Will is just a jolly nice chap.

I'm happy to go along with it because I've watched from the start and have kept going. Now on Series 8 !! I feel a connection because I know the area.

Was astonished when Will stormed off because his wife needed to visit her sick mother. What was all that about? He had been trying to be a good father and she had just left him in charge of the little boy, so why on earth was he behaving like a petulant teenager? Look how that ended.

In that brief flash the man he ran over looked like Leonard's friend, I hope not.

Greenfinch

I watched it for the first time last week but found it incredibly boring and mundane. Perhaps it doesn’t really gel without the background of the earlier series.

It’s not as good as it was.

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I watched it for the first time last week but found it incredibly boring and mundane. Perhaps it doesn’t really gel without the background of the earlier series.

I lost interest when James Norton left.
(Be still my beating hear)
I wonder why?

Sounds like a very good reason, LucyAnna.

If you can get the early series, it started with James Norton in it…….just saying…….

I have never watched this - should I start from the beginning?

So - do we know if Will is leaving?

I found episode 1 of series 8 rather tedious. I will see if it improves with the next episode. Otherwise I think perhaps it has run its course.

No idea about the cafe sorry merlotgran

Not keen on Will’s wife (sorry).

They just don’t look a pair. And her hair looks an odd colour.

Geordie looks quite old now.

😃 must watch on catch-up

Last time I saw his wife she was married to someone else, had a new baby and living with ghosts!

Callistemon21

We watched it but realised that we must have missed a whole series last year so were rather confused as we didn't know Will had got married.

Keep up at the back there!

We watched it but realised that we must have missed a whole series last year so were rather confused as we didn't know Will had got married.

Oh, I didn't realise it was a new series. I'll watch it in bed tonight, I think.

Haven’t watched since James Norton disappeared 😢