Episode #4.3

Grantchester soldiers on without the handsome and troubled Sidney Chambers. But the other characters don't disappoint. They have all still have growing to do.

To the homophobes who want to straight wash history: There's nothing revisionist about depicting gay people in the 1950s. Gay people have existed in every century. Leonard represents the countless of men of God who have struggled to have their vocations honored simply because they are gay. My advice is to actually study history before you attack the accuracy of characters like Leonard.

Series 4. Quote from the Radio Times web site: "The new series will also see characters tackling themes such as homosexuality, racism and female equality."

So its going the sanctimonious and proselytising way that's killing (or killed) Doctor Who, preaching at us what we must think. Homosexuality and racism have been lectured at us.

Can we have the good old detective drama back without the pontifical indoctrination. Lets be entertained not be homilized in every episode.

It will be the death of Granchester.

NOT Sidney. And yes, Norton did a great job of showing how troubled his character was. But as we saw through three seasons including wartime flashbacks, Sidney was on a journey, searching. And when he found what he hadn't even realized he was seeking, he was smart enough to go after her & find his peace. So his journey continues & I thought the final episode was a great tribute to an excellent character. But Grantchester has other excellent characters & I will continue to follow their stories. In no way is Grantchester p.c., post-War was an era of huge social change, how could it not be? And we get to watch some of those changes happen on a personal level. As pastoral & bucolic as Grantchester seems, there is so much more going on beneath, totally true to the village of 2,200 I lived in decades ago. I am totally looking forward to seeing how our new young motorcycle-riding preacher varies from the excellent Mr. Chambers.

No Rev C so becomes nothing outstanding -Based on the novels... The first advert was for PureCremations - no vicar needed also 😳😬😱 Gone totally PC and totally unlikeable characters now at the forefront. Dull and tedious and annoying..

Fair play to Al Weaver, Leonard finally gets to take centre stage, and helped deliver a truly great episode. Best of the series thus far, it was very different to all that have gone before, it somehow felt very fresh, the start of a new era possibly. I loved the story of Geordie and his wife's anniversary, that provided an unexpected twist,

I enjoyed the mystery itself, very very imaginative, a story that had me guessing til the end, but the ultimate triumph was Leonard's, we saw his funny side, his caring side, and his sad side, the scene where he accepts he's not getting the job was very touching, and brilliantly played out, the look on Weaver's fave throughout I thought was utterly sincere. I'm glad we have the new Vicar, though it seems like ages since we first saw him, but hopefully a bit more of Leonard will follow.

Lots of life in this show yet. 9/10