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Masterpiece Mystery

Grantchester 3.06: Episode Review

By Leslie Gilbert Elman

July 31, 2017

We conclude this series of Grantchester with preparations for a wedding, although maybe not the wedding you were expecting. It’s Mrs. Maguire (Tessa Peake-Jones) preparing to walk down the aisle with her gentleman friend Jack Chapman (Nick Brimble). Now that her ne’er-do-well husband Ronnie is dead and out of the way, she’s free to wed—although…

Grantchester 3.05: Episode Review

By Leslie Gilbert Elman

July 24, 2017

Sidney’s in civvies. The hunky vicar Sidney Chambers (James Norton) has gone AWOL from Grantchester and his duty to his parishioners, not to mention his budding love affair with Amanda (Morven Christie). He’s in the hinterlands, thumbing rides, heading north, bound for Lincolnshire but making a stop at someplace called Larkview Farm to see—of all…

Prime Suspect: Tennison Deserves Prequel Time

By Leslie Gilbert Elman

July 20, 2017

It’s been years since we last saw Superintendent Jane Tennison with all her ugly, angry demons on display in Prime Suspect. Helen Mirren left us with an indelible impression of the character created by author Lynda LaPlante—one that can’t truly be replicated. (Sorry Maria Bello, but the American version of Prime Suspect was never going…

Grantchester 3.04: Episode Review

By Leslie Gilbert Elman

July 17, 2017

“Temptation is the source of all suffering,” Sidney Chambers (James Norton) tells his parishioners in his Sunday sermon. Well, if that’s true, the hunky vicar must be suffering mightily. He’s never been a guy who could resist temptation. In fact, there she is, in the pews, rolling her eyes and smirking. Yes, it’s a little…

Grantchester 3.03: Episode Review

By Leslie Gilbert Elman

July 10, 2017

There’s not much in the sleepy village of Grantchester that’s likely to set one’s pulse racing. Hearing a spirited debate about whether to have bingo in the church hall? Watching hunky vicar Sidney Chambers (James Norton) out for his morning run? That pretty much covers it, and both of these things happen before we’re five…

Grantchester 3.02: Episode Review

By Leslie Gilbert Elman

July 3, 2017

Nothing says cozy English country village quite like a cricket match on a summer afternoon. Men in white flannels cavorting on the green pitch. Women arranging cakes and sandwiches at the buffet. An adorable pup scampering about. That’s how we begin this episode of Grantchester. Sidney Chambers (James Norton) has traded his usual vicar’s black…

Grantchester 3.01: Episode Review

By Leslie Gilbert Elman

June 26, 2017

You might recall that the former archdeacon in Grantchester left under a cloud of “embarrassment” last season. That’s the politest way to describe what occurred. Suffice it to say no one misses him, and his departure means that, this season, Sidney Chambers (James Norton) has a new boss.  Gabriel Atubo (Gary Beadle, whom you might…

Vote for Your Favorite Masterpiece Mystery Series

By Crime HQ

June 20, 2017

  Don't see your favorite Masterpiece Mystery series? Let us know which is your favorite in the comments below!

Grantchester 3.00: Christmas Special Episode Review

By Leslie Gilbert Elman

June 19, 2017

Behold, I bring you tidings of great joy … Grantchester has returned. And this episode, which aired in the U.K. last December, opens with a rehearsal for a Christmas pageant. Thus, the aforementioned tidings. In the past, I’ve been harsh with hunky vicar Sidney Chambers (James Norton) and his pals, which has distressed fans of…

Trailer: Sherlock Series 4

By Crime HQ

December 12, 2016

It’s here. Nearly two years after the end of Series 3 and almost a full year after the standalone “The Abominable Bride” episode, BBC has finally released a trailer for Series 4 of the hit series Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. Written and created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, inspired by the…

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