Grantchester Mysteries 1 Now a major, prime-time six-part series Grantchester for ITV Sidney Chambers, the Vicar of Grantchester, is a thirty-two year old bachelor. Sidney is an unconventional clergyman and can go where the police cannot.Together with his roguish friend Inspector Geordie Keating, Sidney inquires into the suspect suicide of a Cambridge solicitor, a scandalous jewellery theft at a New Year's Eve dinner party, the unexplained death of a well-known jazz promoter and a shocking art forgery, the disclosure of which puts a close friend in danger. Sidney discovers that being a detective, like being a clergyman, means that you are never off duty...Sidney Chambers will be played by James Norton (Death Comes to Pemberley), and Robson Green (Reckless) will take on the role of Geordie Keating. Other cast members include Morven Christie (Twenty Twelve) as the beautiful heiress Amanda Kendall, while Tessa Peake-Jones (Only Fools and Horses) will play Sidney's housekeeper, and Kacey Ainsworth (Eastenders) is to join them as Geordie's wife.

At last, an Anglican Father Brown ... Each tale is beautifully crafted and surprising. I hope for many more volumes

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Now a major, prime-time six-part series Grantchester for ITV

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James Runcie is an award-winning film-maker, playwright and literary curator. He is the author of twelve novels that have been translated into twelve languages, including the seven books in the Grantchester Mysteries series. He has been Artistic Director of the Bath Literature Festival, Head of Literature and Spoken Word at the Southbank Centre, London, and Commissioning Editor for Arts on BBC Radio 4. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He lives in Scotland.

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'Inspector Morse would appear to have a rival' - Scotland on Sunday

'A perfect accompaniment to a sunny afternoon, a hammock and a glass of Pimms' - Guardian

'An undiluted pleasure' - Scotsman
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Sidney Chambers, the Vicar of Grantchester, is a thirty-two year old bachelor. Sidney is an unconventional clergyman and can go where the police cannot.

Together with his roguish friend Inspector Geordie Keating, Sidney inquires into the suspect suicide of a Cambridge solicitor, a scandalous jewellery theft at a New Year's Eve dinner party, the unexplained death of a well-known jazz promoter and a shocking art forgery, the disclosure of which puts a close friend in danger. Sidney discovers that being a detective, like being a clergyman, means that you are never off duty...
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'A charmingly effective tale of detection ... a satisfyingly old-fashioned read' - The Times
'No detective since Father Brown has been more engaging than Canon Sidney Chambers' - Salley Vickers
'The coziest of cozy murder mysteries' - New York Times Book Review
'Full of witty phrases to delight the reader' - Peggy Woodford, Church Times
'Gentle criminal entertainment with a pleasantly old-fashioned feel to it' - Andrew Taylor, Spectator