Get Ready for Grantchester Season 8
Grantchester is a summer viewing staple, and a new season of the long-running mystery series is arriving soon! Grantchester Season 8 will premiere Sunday, July 9, 2023, 9/8c on MASTERPIECE Mystery! on PBS. Find out all about the new season of the TV show that star Robson Green calls “incredibly charming.” Learn more about the six new episodes, where to watch, and how you can catch up on previous seasons right now.
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What Grantchester Season 8 is About
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.
“It’s so good to be back on Grantchester, Robson Green said. “A series that just gets better with age. Everyone involved is at the top of their game and this incredibly charming, likeable, dark and edgy show is an absolute privilege to be part of.” Added Susanne Simpson, Executive Producer of MASTERPIECE, “We are thrilled to bring MASTERPIECE viewers back to Grantchester for an eighth season. The talented ensemble cast and captivating storylines have made Grantchester one of our most beloved series. We can’t wait for fans to see it!”
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Grantchester Season 8 Premiere Date
The new season 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.
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Episodes of Grantchester Season 8
There will be six, all-new episodes in the explosive new season of Grantchester.
Episode 1 (Sunday, July 9, 9/8c)
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.Episode 2 (Sunday, July 16, 9/8c)
In the aftermath of a fatal accident, Will is devastated to be the cause while Geordie rushes to exonerate his friend.Episode 3 (Sunday, July 23, 9/8c)
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.Episode 4 (Sunday, July 30, 9/8c)
Leonard is devastated when a halfway house resident is found dead. The man confessed suicidal thoughts to Will, but is this suicide or murder?Episode 5 (Sunday, August 6, 9/8c)
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.Episode 6 (Sunday, August 6, 10/9c)
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. - 4.
The Cast of Grantchester Season 8
Tom Brittney returns as Will in the new season of Grantchester. ‘“I’m absolutely chuffed that…I get to continue playing a character I adore so much. To be part of a show as well loved as this one, that is now in its eighth series, is an absolute honor.” 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 (Top Boy, Noughts & Crosses), Jeff Rawle (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Doc Martin) and Jemima Rooper (Gold Digger, The Girlfriend Experience).
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Stream Full Episodes of Grantchester
You can watch Grantchester Season 8 on air, or stream full episodes online and with the PBS app. Each episode will be available for online streaming for 14 days starting at 9pm ET on the night of the national broadcast premiere. [Full-episode streaming available in the U.S. only.] If you watch with PBS Passport, an added member benefit, all six episodes of Season 8 will be available to view the night of the season premiere.
Can’t wait until this summer for Grantchester? There are seven seasons to savor right now when you stream with PBS Passport. Enjoy the series from the very beginning, and get ready for Season 8.
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Go Deeper into the World of Grantchester
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