Grantchester in the Media: All the News You Can't Get from Mrs. Maguire

[ComeWhatMay]

mishy beat me. Renewed for series six! Robson made me smile. You appreciate steady gigs in the entertainment business so much more with age. Filming safely will require a lot of precautions and respect for each other’s safety on the part of the actors and crew. 

[magdalene]

https://deadline.com/2020/07/grantchester-pbs-masterpiece-itv-drama-renewed-for-season-6-1202988484/

And it will start filming soon!  I am glad. All in all this season with the new vicar has been a marked improvement on all fronts.

[dargosmydaddy]

What advice would you give your character?:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/clips/grantchester-s5-what-advice-would-you-give-your-character/?subscriber=true&list_id=general

Everything you need to know about season 6:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/grantchester-season-6-news/?subscriber=true&list_id=general

[MrsRafaelBarba]

I follow Tom on Twitter, he posted a bts video recently.

They're currently filming S6.

[MrsRafaelBarba]

They  wrapped production on S6 recently.

[dargosmydaddy]

Apparently season 6 will start airing October 3 on PBS, and season 7 has already begun filming.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/filming-begins-on-grantchester-season-7/?subscriber=true&list_id=general

[ComeWhatMay]

Returning to Masterpiece October 3 and the preview is awesome: 

 

[magdalene]

I saw that season 7 has already been filming since July.  It will take place during summer 1959.

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a37156473/grantchester-season-7/

[dargosmydaddy]

First promo for season 7:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/clips/grantchester-s7-trailer/?subscriber=true&list_id=general

[Cetacean]

So it looks like Leonard is staying.

[gingerella]

Is S07 the last season for this show? I'm not sure if I'm confusing that info with another BBC mystery show...

[Pallas]

The most recent word that I found -- from features that appeared after the season concluded in the UK in April -- was that discussions are underway for Season 8. 

[gingerella]

21 hours ago, Pallas said:

The most recent word that I found -- from features that appeared after the season concluded in the UK in April -- was that discussions are underway for Season 8. 

Thank you dear Pallas...let us hope it brings with it more Leonard helping Geordie. I love Leonard so much more as a not-curate!

[seacliffsal]

3 hours ago, gingerella said:

Thank you dear Pallas...let us hope it brings with it more Leonard helping Geordie. I love Leonard so much more as a not-curate!

I so agree, but I need to add that they take Dickens along with them on their adventures (maybe he could sniff out clues...[sorry]).

[ComeWhatMay]

Renewed

[dargosmydaddy]

20 minutes ago, ComeWhatMay said:

Renewed

Ha! Everyone is always convinced this whatever season we're currently on is the last, and then it always comes back...

Sounds like they've known for awhile, even if they're only announcing it now, considering the article talks about plot points, guest stars, etc. And Al Weaver will be making his directorial debut-- good for him!

[AngieBee1]

I'll definitely be watching but I really felt that S7 ended in a way that would be a perfect wrap-up for the series.

I guess it will be interesting seeing Will as a husband and father. He certainly needs something to do. What I first loved about Will was that, unlike Sidney, he had a deeper inner life. I loved the insights we got about him as a youth, and his relationship with his parents. He also seemed more about his job than Sidney. Then the writers just turned him into a Sidney redux (minus the heavy drinking) with him running headlong into chasing romantic relationships.

[Cetacean]

I guess Leonard won't be running the tea room - I can't think of why he would be "battling the law" over tea and crumpets.

[dubbel zout]

Maybe it's his social work out of the tea room that's got people riled up.

[Irlandesa]

I mean I'm glad.  I do like this show.  But I do not look forward to:

Spoiler

Tragedy for Will.  Can't we just have something without heavy angst?

[DonnaMae]

Spoiler

Sure hope it isn't Bonnie.  She already died in Call the Midwife.

[gingerella]

On 8/11/2022 at 7:09 AM, ComeWhatMay said:

Renewed

@Irlandesa and @ComeWhatMay and @DonnaMae THANK YOU to you three for not spoilering those of us who've not finished this season, let alone knowing anything possible about the next! Most appreciated. I don't care what the final episode brings, nor where it leaves our characters for next season so long as they're coming back, but would love more emphasis on Leonard, Mrs. C and the Dog! Actually, I'm pleased with the amount of Leonard we got this season so far.

[HoodlumSheep]

@ season 8 renewal: 

Yay...ish? They wrapped up enough things where I would have been satisfied had they decided to pull the plug. Though it would have been a pretty weak season to end things on.

Hopefully with how season 7 wrapped up, the sidney-fication of Will has mostly come to an end, so I'm being hopeful in that regard.

With the later than usual renewal announcement, I'm wondering if they're gonna take things day by day so to speak concerning possible future season announcements. Pbs/bbc/whoever is also usually pretty upfront when they announce a new and final season. They didn't mention "final" yet, so I feel like they haven't quite closed the doors on a potential ninth or tenth series. Not sure if I want to see this series stretched that far though. :/

[magdalene]

On 8/11/2022 at 7:09 AM, ComeWhatMay said:

Renewed

I am glad that the actors and the crew get to keep their jobs for another season.