The idyllic world of Grantchester is set to be shattered by dark secrets and fractured relationships when the hit ITV drama returns for its tenth season. Star Robson Green has teased a plot that will profoundly test the core bonds of the show's beloved community.
A New Partnership Faces Its Greatest Test
The new series, which premieres on ITV1 and ITVX at 9pm on Wednesday, January 7, marks the first full run for the detective duo of DI Geordie Keating (Robson Green) and Reverend Alphy Kottaram (Rishi Nair). Writer and executive producer Daisy Coulam has hinted that this season will delve deep into their fledgling friendship, which forms the emotional centre of the show.
"It's about Geordie discovering about Alphy that maybe he isn't quite the glass half full guy that he seems to be," Coulam explained. She revealed that the theme of identity and family struggles runs through every character's story, from Geordie and his wife Cathy to Leonard Finch and others in the village.
A Secret That Haemorrhages
Robson Green elaborated on the coming turmoil, describing how the writer deliberately fractures the show's relationships to create compelling drama. The catalyst this season is a long-buried secret within Alphy. "All the way through, Geordie knows there's something, there's a secret and a lie that is haemorrhaging within Alphy," Green revealed.
He teased that this secret finally comes to the surface in series ten, with devastating consequences. "It has a profound effect on their relationship and really fractures the family of Grantchester, as do the crimes," the actor stated.
Death Shadows the Easter Festivities
The darkness invades from the very first episode. While Alphy is preparing his Easter celebration programme, a local resident named Reg stages a solitary protest outside the church, brandishing a sign condemning the commercialisation of Christianity.
The scene turns tragic when the sound of gunfire echoes through the village. Reg is found dead, in an apparent suicide. However, Geordie and Alphy are drawn into the mystery, forced to question whether there is more to this death than meets the eye as they strive to uncover the truth.
The ensemble cast returns for this penultimate season, including Al Weaver as Leonard Finch, Tessa Peake-Jones as Mrs C, and Kacey Ainsworth as Cathy Keating. With eight new episodes, Grantchester season 10 promises to be its most emotionally charged and suspenseful yet, as the community must find a way to save each other from the secrets that threaten to tear them apart.
