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The Worst Episodes of Grantchester

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In 1953 at the hamlet of Grantchester, Sidney Chambers—a charismatic, charming clergyman—turns investigative vicar when one of his parishioners dies in suspicious circumstances.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Grantchester Season 5 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    5.0/10(454 votes)

    #1 - Episode 1

    S5:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Grantchester Season 6 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    5.0/10(335 votes)

    #2 - Episode 7

    S6:E7

    Leonard goes to Will and Geordie to ask for their help when someone he knows is suddenly accused of murder.

    Director:Jermain Julien
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Grantchester Season 6 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    5.2/10(352 votes)

    #3 - Episode 2

    S6:E2

    Will and Geordie negotiate a complex family dispute that may be connected to the murder of the head of a local adoption agency. Meanwhile, a sinister letter arrives for Leonard.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Grantchester Season 6 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    5.2/10(364 votes)

    #4 - Episode 3

    S6:E3

    Will and Geordie are drawn into local politics when the death of a councilor prompts a parish election. An allegation against Leonard rocks life at the vicarage to its core.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Cookson

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  5. Grantchester Season 4 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    5.5/10(548 votes)

    #5 - Episode 2

    S4:E2

    Sidney discovers he was the last person to see a woman alive during a drunken night while Geordie becomes increasingly alarmed at his friend's behaviour.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Grantchester Season 6 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    5.5/10(380 votes)

    #6 - Episode 5

    S6:E5

    Will and Geordie investigate an audacious bank robbery, which sees Geordie unexpectedly cross paths with an old friend from his army days.

    Director:Jermain Julien
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Grantchester Season 4 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    5.8/10(459 votes)

    #7 - Episode 5

    S4:E5

    An unexpected phone call summons Will back home, and he asks Geordie for his help: Will's father has got himself into some trouble. When one vicious beating leads to a grisly murder at a sprawling ancestral home, scandal threatens to engulf the Davenport Family, and life will never be the same for Will again.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Grantchester Season 3 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    5.9/10(506 votes)

    #8 - Episode 6

    S3:E6

    When a little boy is abducted, personal pressures on Sidney and Geordie come to a head.

    Director:Rob Evans
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Grantchester Season 4 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    5.9/10(495 votes)

    #9 - Episode 3

    S4:E3

    Geordie is called to investigate an apparent break-in at a computer laboratory. When the head of the lab keels over and dies from mercury poisoning, Geordie suspects foul play.

    Director:Stewart Svaasand
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Grantchester Season 4 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    5.9/10(463 votes)

    #10 - Episode 4

    S4:E4

    As Will is preparing to be installed as the new vicar Geordie persuades him to involve himself in a case involving a young uncommunicative boy with blood on his hands.

    Director:Stewart Svaasand
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Grantchester Season 5 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    5.9/10(409 votes)

    #11 - Episode 2

    S5:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Grantchester Season 5 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    6.0/10(373 votes)

    #12 - Episode 4

    S5:E4

    A streaker is found dead, sparking an unusual case for Will and Geordie that draws them into the world of experimental psychotherapy and hallucinogens.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Grantchester Season 3 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    6.2/10(471 votes)

    #13 - Episode 3

    S3:E3

    Sidney and Geordie struggle to determine the connection between a murder and a number of post office robberies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Grantchester Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    6.3/10(915 votes)

    #14 - Episode 1

    S1:E1

    In the village of Grantchester, the funeral of a parishioner leads vicar Sidney Chambers to become involved in a murder investigation - and a confrontation with the local police.

    Director:Harry Bradbeer
    Writer:Daisy Coulam

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  15. Grantchester Season 3 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    6.4/10(492 votes)

    #15 - Episode 2

    S3:E2

    When several villagers become ill at the local cricket match, Geordie and Sidney must determine if it was an accident, or something more sinister.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Grantchester Season 4 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    6.4/10(418 votes)

    #16 - Episode 6

    S4:E6

    Will, reeling from his family tragedy and daunted by the choice he now faces, seeks distraction in Geordie's world. A curious new case unfolds: the murder of a Teddy Boy at a dance hall, which Geordie concludes is proof that the country's truly gone to the dogs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Grantchester Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    6.5/10(642 votes)

    #17 - Episode 5

    S1:E5

    Sidney and Geordie go for a night out at Johnny Johnson's London jazz club, but soon discover that policemen and clergymen can never truly be off duty.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Grantchester Season 4 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    6.5/10(659 votes)

    #18 - Episode 1

    S4:E1

    Sidney and Geordie investigate when a man is stabbed during a talk by a Civil Rights activist, sparking racial tensions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Grantchester Season 5 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    6.5/10(375 votes)

    #19 - Episode 5

    S5:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Grantchester Season 7 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    6.5/10(304 votes)

    #20 - Episode 5

    S7:E5

    There's a murder at a local old folks' home and two of its elderly residents go missing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Grantchester Season 10 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    6.5/10(261 votes)

    #21 - Episode 1

    S10:E1

    Alphy feels like he has found home, until he is forced to confront secrets he has kept close to his chest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Grantchester Season 10 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    6.5/10(225 votes)

    #22 - Episode 2

    S10:E2

    A death at the university plunges Geordie and Alphy into a world of academic adversaries, and Alphy encounters a romantic complication.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Grantchester Season 10 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    6.5/10(243 votes)

    #23 - Episode 3

    S10:E3

    Alphy's attempt to cook a romantic dinner is interrupted by a familiar face arriving unannounced at the vicarage.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Grantchester Season 10 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    6.5/10(229 votes)

    #24 - Episode 4

    S10:E4

    Alphy and Geordie investigate witchcraft at a home for orphaned and disadvantaged children, where Alphy struggles to consider an old friend as a suspect when a body is found.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Grantchester Season 10 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    6.5/10(207 votes)

    #25 - Episode 6

    S10:E6

    Alphy and Geordie investigate the murder of a rock band member, and Alphy struggles with some family history.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Episode 1" is the worst rated episode of "Grantchester". It scored 5/10 based on 454 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/10/2020. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 7".