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Grantchester (2014)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Drama series set in 1953, against the backdrop of the real hamlet of Grantchester. The drama focuses upon the life of Sidney Chambers, a charismatic, charming clergyman who turns investigative vicar when one of his parishioners dies in suspicious circumstances.
Style:
detective, tense, crime drama, period piece, serious, costume drama, slasher, historical drama, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, murder, partners against crime, priest, police detective, who done it, village, village life, friendship, clergy, whodunit, murder investigation, haunted by the past, amateur detective, partner, detective inspector, gay, lady, abbey, british police, law enforcement, amateur sleuth, unrequited love, pet dog ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 1940s, 1950s, year 1953
Place:
england, united kingdom, london, europe
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