{"id":17350,"date":"2022-08-12T09:22:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T13:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/grantchester-returning-season-eight\/"},"modified":"2022-08-12T11:58:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T15:58:42","slug":"grantchester-returning-for-season-eight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/grantchester-returning-for-season-eight\/","title":{"rendered":"Grantchester Returning for Season Eight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The crime drama <em>Grantchester<\/em> is set to return for an eighth season on ITV in the U.K. and Masterpiece PBS in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by Kudos (a Banijay UK company), the season has started production, with Robson Green returning as DI Geordie Keating and Tom Brittney as Reverend Will Davenport.<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte Ritchie (<em>Ghosts<\/em>) returns as Bonnie, alongside Tessa Peake-Jones as Mrs. C, Al Weaver as Leonard Finch, Kacey Ainsworth as Cathy Keating, Oliver Dimsdale as Daniel Marlowe and Nick Brimble as Jack Chapman. Special guest actors for this season include Shaun Dingwall (<em>Top Boy<\/em>, <em>Noughts &amp; Crosses<\/em>), Jeff Rawle (<em>Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire<\/em>, <em>Doc Martin<\/em>) and Jemima Rooper (<em>Gold Digger<\/em>, <em>The Girlfriend Experience<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Banijay Rights is responsible for international distribution.<\/p>\n<p>Kudos Executive Producer Emma Kingsman-Lloyd said:\u00a0\u201cWe are delighted to be returning to our beloved <em>Grantchester<\/em>. It\u2019s a testament to the fantastic creative work of our cast and crew that the audience wants us back series after series.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Masterpiece Executive Producer Susanne Simpson added:\u00a0\u201cWe are thrilled to bring Masterpiece viewers back to <em>Grantchester<\/em> for an eighth season. The talented ensemble cast and captivating storylines have made <em>Grantchester<\/em> one of our most beloved series. We can\u2019t wait for fans to see it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Green said:\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s so good to be back on <em>Grantchester<\/em>. A series that just gets better with age. Everyone involved is at the top of their game, and this incredibly charming, likable, dark and edgy show is an absolute privilege to be part of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brittney added:\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m absolutely chuffed that we\u2019re going ahead with another series of <em>Grantchester<\/em> and that I get to continue playing a character I adore so much. To be part of a show as well-loved as this one, which is now in its eighth series, is an absolute honor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ITV Drama Commissioner Chloe Tucker\u00a0said:\u00a0\u201cWe are delighted to be returning to Grantchester for an eighth series. With an incredibly talented cast and crew, and storylines that always deliver, <em>Grantchester<\/em> is a real treat for the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The crime drama Grantchester is set to return for an eighth season on ITV in the U.K. and Masterpiece PBS in the U.S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":17351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[1227,321,5149],"class_list":["post-17350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-grantchester","tag-itv","tag-masterpiece-pbs","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Grantchester Returning for Season Eight - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/grantchester-returning-for-season-eight\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Grantchester Returning for Season Eight - 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