Last Updated on August 8, 2023
It’s back! A new season of the long-running mystery series “Grantchester” premieres Sunday, July 9, 2023, on MASTERPIECE Mystery! on PBS.
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Season 8 of the TV show features six all-new episodes, which will be available to stream for free for a limited time after they premiere; see the link below.
The year is 1960 when Tom Brittney returns as Will in the new season of “Grantchester.” Brittney is joined by Robson Green as Geordie, Tessa Peake-Jones as Mrs. C, Al Weaver as Leonard Finch, Kacey Ainsworth as Cathy Keating, Oliver Dimsdale as Daniel Marlowe, Nick Brimble as Jack Chapman, and Charlotte Ritchie as Bonnie.
Special guest actors for this series include Shaun Dingwall (Goodbye Christopher Robin), Jeff Rawle (Rebecca) and Jemima Rooper (Lost in Austen).
Catch up with previous seasons here, or with PBS Passport, an added member benefit. The series is based on The Grantchester Mysteries, six collections of short stories by James Runcie.
Keep reading for more details, airtimes, episode descriptions, and to watch the trailer.
There’s no shortage of murder, mystery, and mayhem in the Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester — but Detective Geordie Keating (Robson Green) and motorcycle riding vicar Will Davenport (Tom Brittney) are always on the case.
Will’s life has changed for the better as he’s happily married to Bonnie. But fate introduces a stunning development that will rock Will’s life and shifts everything in Grantchester.
Meanwhile, Geordie and Cathy are content, but when they are both confronted with surprising announcements from work, will it threaten their new-found happiness? Mrs. C, Leonard, Jack and Daniel rally around as Will and Geordie find themselves in unfamiliar, emotional waters, where murder is always around the corner.
The eighth season of “Grantchester” will range from Speedway to spies, exploring the lives of invisible women and the very visible problems caused by Leonard’s new vocation which may, once again, find him battling the law.
Exploring faith, forgiveness, and redemption, this explosive season of “Grantchester” tests Will and Geordie to the limit.
In the US, each episode will be available for online streaming for free for 14 days starting at 9pm ET on the night of the national broadcast premiere. Check availability here.
You can also stream “Grantchester” (Season 8) with the PBS MASTERPIECE Add-On Channel here.
Grantchester Episode Premiere Dates & Airtimes
Season 8 of “Grantchester” premieres Sunday, July 9, 9/8c on MASTERPIECE on PBS, and continues Sundays through August 6, 2023.
On Sunday, August 6, fans will get a double dose of “Grantchester,” with the final two episodes of Season 8 airing in one night. Episode 5 begins at at 9/8c, and Episode 6, the season finale, premieres at 10/9c.
In the US, each episode will be available for online streaming for free for 14 days starting at 9pm ET on the night of the national broadcast premiere. Check availability here. You can also stream “Grantchester” (Season 8) with the PBS MASTERPIECE Add-On Channel here.
GRANTCHESTER SEASON 8 : Episode One
Premieres July 9, 2023, 9:00 – 10:00 p.m ET
After a fun-filled charity motorbike race, a young biker is found dead. Will and Geordie struggle to work out who would want to hurt a gifted young man.
GRANTCHESTER SEASON 8 : Episode Two
Premieres July 16, 2023, 9:00 – 10:00 p.m ET
In the aftermath of a fatal accident, Will is devastated to be the cause while Geordie rushes to exonerate his friend.
GRANTCHESTER SEASON 8 : Episode Three
Premieres July 23, 2023, 9:00 – 10:00 p.m ET
At one of Cambridge’s most prestigious colleges, a man is murdered and a valuable painting is stolen, leaving Geordie to determine if the two crimes are linked.
GRANTCHESTER SEASON 8 : Episode Four
Premieres July 30, 2023, 9:00 – 10:00 p.m ET
Leonard is devastated when a halfway house resident is found dead. The man confessed suicidal thoughts to Will, but is this suicide or murder?
GRANTCHESTER SEASON 8 : Episode Five
Premieres August 6, 2023, 9:00 – 10:00 p.m ET
Geordie is placed on desk duty as Elliot contrives to force him to resign. The next murder case is handed to Larry, who struggles but wisely enlists the help of Miss Scott.
GRANTCHESTER SEASON 8 : Episode Six
Premieres August 6, 2023, 10:00 – 11:00 p.m ET
Will has disappeared, but with Bonnie about to give birth, Geordie must find him and bring him to his senses before it is too late.
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