Season 5 Plot
It's 1957, and Will Davenport has settled into his role as the vicar of Grantchester, preaching to a packed church. His best friend, Detective Inspector Geordie Keating, has come to accept his wife Cathy's commitment to her job – just about. Mrs C. happily juggles her roles as the vicarage housekeeper and being a well-to-do married woman, and after a trip to Marrakech, even Leonard has managed to carve out some happiness with Daniel. But Will's faith will be thoroughly tested as he and Geordie are reminded once more that there's darkness lurking in their little corner of Cambridgeshire...
Grantchester Season 5 aired on January 10th, 2020.
Season 5 Episodes
1. Episode 1
When a student from a prestigious all-female college is found dead, Will and Geordie must infiltrate the murky world of campus politics and university societies.
2. Episode 2
Will and Leonard witness a deadly and deliberate hit-and-run in Grantchester. Geordie traces the car to a pair of decidedly dysfunctional brothers whose house lies far off the beaten path. The victim's wife, his employee and the two brothers are all damaged characters caught in a web of lies and betrayals, and it's not just secrets that are hiding within the brothers' grounds.
3. Episode 3
After a bumpy start to their relationship, Will and journalist Ellie go on their first date with a trip to the ‘flicks'. But a scream from the projection booth cuts the romance short as they discover a brutal murder has taken place within the cinema.
4. Episode 4
A streaker is found dead, sparking an unusual case for Will and Geordie that draws them into the world of experimental psychotherapy and hallucinogens.
5. Episode 5
When two boys are found near death, locked up together in the boxing ring, Will must face up to his own part in the tragedy in his greatest test of faith yet.
6. Episode 6
When a woman is found dead, laid out in the shape of a crucifix on Jesus Green, Will and Geordie discover the ring on her finger proves she was married to God.
