The village and many of its inhabitants form the backdrop to the ITV crime drama “Grantchester” first broadcast at 9pm on Monday, 6th October 2014. The popularity of the drama means that viewers are now looking forward to series 8.
The series is based on books by James Runcie (son of the former Archbishop of Canterbury) in which the vicar of Grantchester church serves as an amateur sleuth, solving a series of mysteries from the 1950’s until 1978.
The author’s site can be found here.
More details on the TV series can be found here.
(updated 17/4/2026)