The WORST episodes of Grantchester
Every episode of Grantchester ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Grantchester!
Set 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.
#1 - Episode 1
Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2026
When a suspicious death interrupts an Easter fete in the parish, Alphy attempts to use the case as a distraction from the recent lovelorn nature of his personal life.
#2 - Episode 4
Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/21/2026
Alphy and Geordie investigate witchcraft at a foundling home run by an old friend of Alphy's - when a body is found, Alphy struggles with his friend being a suspect.
#3 - Episode 2
Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2026
A death at the university plunges Geordie and Alphy into a world of academic adversaries while Alphy encounters a complication in his newfound romantic life with Meg.
#4 - Episode 5
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/2024
Geordie is placed on desk duty as Elliot contrives to force him to resign, Larry struggles with a murder case and enlists help, and something is very wrong with Will.
#5 - Episode 3
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/25/2024
A student protest at a university garden party turns dark when a valuable painting is stolen and a college porter is found dead, and Cathy and Mrs C worry for Will.
#6 - Episode 4
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/1/2024
Leonard is devastated and comes under pressure when an Italian immigrant and halfway house resident who confessed suicidal thoughts to a troubled Will is found dead.
#7 - Episode 1
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/2021
The vicarage family and the Keatings are on a much-needed summer break at Merries Holiday Camp when the camp's owner is found dead in suspicious circumstances.
#8 - Episode 3
Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/14/2026
Alphy's attempts to cook a romantic dinner for Meg - with Mrs C's help - are interrupted when a familiar face arrives unannounced at the vicarage seeking sanctuary.
#9 - Episode 1
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2020
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.
#10 - Episode 2
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2020
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.
#11 - Episode 5
Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/28/2026
Leonard's drinking lands him in a prison cell overnight - when he wakes up, the consequences only escalate from there as there is a dead police sergeant in his cell.
#12 - Episode 3
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2020
After a bumpy start to their relationship, Will and journalist Ellie go on their first date with a trip to the ‘flicks’. But a scream from the projection booth cuts the romance short as they discover a brutal murder has taken place within the cinema.
#13 - Episode 3
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/2025
Geordie and new vicar Alphy Kottaram get off on the wrong foot but soon find themselves teaming up to investigate the murder of a local landowner.
#14 - Episode 4
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2020
When a young man is found dead and stark naked out on the Fens, Will and Geordie discover ties to a Cambridge research project experimenting with mind altering drugs.
#15 - Episode 6
Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/4/2026
Alphy and Geordie investigate when a member of a rock band is murdered, but Alphy is also struggling with some family history involving a letter from his mother.
#16 - Episode 5
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/5/2025
A murder at Esme's office sends shockwaves through the Keating family, and Alphy's meeting with the Bishop about his work on repairing the church doesn't go well.
#17 - Episode 3
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/25/2019
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.
#18 - Episode 1
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2025
Carson's Circus has rolled into town, but its illusions and stunts are soon disrupted when one of its performers is found dead after being shot with a crossbow.
#19 - Episode 7
Season 10 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/12/2026
Cathy and Mrs. Chapman’s new business venture hits a serious obstacle. Geordie tries to intervene in Alphy’s personal life.
#20 - Episode 1
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/11/2024
When a young biker is found dead after a fun-filled charity motorbike race, Will and Geordie struggle to work out who would want to hurt a gifted young man.
#21 - Episode 6
Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2025
Alphy and Geordie soon realise that there is more to the discovery of a professor of archaeology who has brutally murdered at a dig site outside Grantchester.
#22 - Episode 4
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/24/2021
When an American airman dies in the police station, a quiet late shift turns into a challenging night for Will and Geordie. Leonard and Daniel reassess their relationship.
#23 - Episode 2
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/30/2017
Sidney and Geordie join a local cricket team to play a match against nearby Whittlesford, but team captain Geoff Towler (Peter Davison) seems to have an objection to talented young Pakistani batsman Zafar, and is even willing to forfeit the game to spite the player. After the match, a buffet ends badly when contaminated beer leaves everyone feeling ill, a matter Geoff is keen for Geordie to cover up. However, a worse fate awaits Zafar, who is later found to have received a fatal dose of the poison his teammates and spectators had received.
#24 - Episode 8
Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/19/2026
Alphy and Geordie keep an eye on rising tensions as a controversial figure is invited to speak at the university.
#25 - Episode 1
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/11/2019
Sidney and Geordie investigate when a man is stabbed during a talk by a Civil Rights activist, sparking racial tensions.