We knew it was coming but no one was prepared for Sidney Chambers’ final scenes last night after falling in love with the vicar since the show first aired in 2014. It appears that she has been crying. After spending two seasons pining after Amanda Hopkins (Morven Christie), she's finally free of her husband Guy (Tom Austen) and well on her way to having her baby. https://decider.com/2017/07/31/grantchester-season-3-finale-recap While he struggles to remember what happened, Geordie becomes concerned for his friend's troubled state of mind. Great job by all. Wow. ‘It’s been a pleasure and a privilege.’, Okay when I said I hoped Sidney and Violet would end up together I DIDN'T MEAN THE VERY NEXT EPISODE, SIDNEY PLEASE DON'T GO YET #Grantchester pic.twitter.com/kwKGpBi2cD, — wini the wise ✨ (@WiniSays) January 19, 2019, #Grantchester has me in my feels currently with Sidney's exit. The one part of Sidney’s struggle here was that he had to be involved in a wedding right after realizing that he and Amanda weren’t going to get past what they had already. will miss Sidney (and you) so much! I am NOT taking Sidney leaving #Grantchester well at all. When it comes to handing over to me, it’s done in a way that I think the audience will love and be on board with.’. @jginorton can you just say everything going to be alright and act like you’ll be back next week please. He is known for roles in the British television series Happy Valley, Grantchester, War & Peace and McMafia. Grantchester premieres on Sunday, July 14 with a special, two-hour, all-new episode. Sign up to get the latest news on your favorite dramas and mysteries, as well as exclusive content, video, sweepstakes and more. (@MrsRKing89) January 18, 2019. It’s got a reputation in Britain of being just a wonderful set for every actor to step on to.” As for working with Robson Green, Grantchester‘s Geordie, Brittney describes it as “a dream—it was a dream come true. The dynamic duo of Geordie Keating (Robson Green) and Sidney Chambers (James Norton) is back and they’re wasting little time getting to the bottom of a murder mystery.What the Dickens? Sidney’s unlikely close bond with Geordie has been at the very heart of … But it’s action, not grousing, that Sidney craves, and when an African American reverend arrives to speak about religion’s role in the civil rights movement, Sidney finds inspiration…and perhaps something more! Chambers got a teary send off as he fled Grantchester for a new life across the pond with his new partner Violet and just like that, he was gone. I thought we had a whole series yet! For that family, the season ended on an up note: Mrs. Maguire married and became Mrs. Chapman, Geordie and Kathy made up, and Leonard embraced honesty…and Daniel! EDIT after LAST episode: After watching up til episode 6, I was wondering how they would end the season. 5 1 Characters 2. Find out where we left off, where we pick up, and all about the changes at the vicarage, including the exit of one #hotpriest and the introduction of another! Receive our email newsletter to get schedule updates, exclusive features, and news on shows including Atlantic Crossing. He earned a nomination for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting … As soon as the episode begins, we see Geordie spending a pleasant day at the park with his family and Sidney. So long, Sidney (Picture: ITV) If James Norton’s Sidney Chambers had walked off into the sunset at the end of Grantchester series four episode one, we … He stumbles out onto the street. A LOT happened over this season, not the least of which was James Norton leaving. #Grantchester pic.twitter.com/9VUzL1QJUS, — Millie (@MillieSansoye) January 19, 2019, Goodbye Sidney ??? Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking® and Raymond James, with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The Masterpiece Trust, created to help ensure the series' future. @jginorton #Grantchester pic.twitter.com/sJG1tbNr1q, — Victoria Thornley (@Its_me_vicky_t) January 18, 2019. The Grantchester Mysteries is a series of crime fiction books of short stories by the British author James Runcie, beginning during the 1950s in Grantchester, a village near Cambridge in England. James Geoffrey Ian Norton (born 18 July 1985) is an English actor. 3 Cast 4. https://www.distractify.com/p/why-did-sidney-chambers-leave-grantchester Find out about new shows, get updates on your favorite dramas and mysteries, enjoy exclusive content and more! #Grantchester, — joanne jennings (@jojenn5) January 18, 2019, Wait a minute… was that Sidney’s last episode?! Don’t miss James Norton’s final episodes as Sidney Chambers, and Tom Brittney’s debut as Will Davenport! As the in-demand British actor who’s helmed not just Grantchester, but McMafia and … A fan of rock-n-roll, Will is younger than Sidney, meaning that he never fought in the war and is free of the kind of post-war demons that torment Sidney. pic.twitter.com/04FAOG169q, — Miss D. (@bonobochick) January 19, 2019, That last scene with Sidney and Geordie ????? I’ve never worked with someone quite so wonderful as him. James Norton plays Sidney Chambers, who is a world away from his Happy Valley character. You may never be ready for Sidney’s departure, but at least we can get you ready for the new season. Thankfully, another strapping vicar will be taking Chambers’ place as Geordie Keating’s right hand man William Davenport -and Tom Brittany is about to become your new obsession. Click to see full answer In this regard, is Sidney Chambers coming back to Grantchester? #Grantchester pic.twitter.com/KZTxK8O8IB, — Rebecca ? We knew it was coming but no one was prepared for Sidney Chambers’ final scenes last night after falling in love with the vicar since the show first aired in … ‘So long Sidney,’ he wrote on Instagram. We want to assure them that the series they love will continue—with brilliant new episodes and a captivating new vicar.”, …Which brings us to said captivating new vicar, Will Davenport. 1. His friendship with Geordie. If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page - we'd love to hear from you. Actress Jean Marsh of Upstairs, Downstairs guest starred in the third episode of the first season. Don’t miss Sidney Chambers’ final episodes and Will Davenport’s first ones! It’s happened. But unlike Sidney, Will wears his rebellion on the outside as well, arriving in Granchester clad in leather, on a motorcycle. As chaplain at Cambridge’s Corpus Christi, he’s considered, like Sidney, a “boat-rocker” and a “liability” by the Dean. S4, Ep3 21 Jul. It’s been nearly two years since MASTERPIECE last visited Grantchester, so let’s take a stroll back to 1955, when Sidney Chambers wrote his letter of resignation and broke Mrs. Maguire’s heart in order to follow his own. ITV has confirmed that the period drama will return for a fourth series, but will feature “James Norton's final episodes as character Sidney Chambers”.Robson Green will also be back as Detective Geordie Keating, alongside returning cast including Al Weaver, Tessa Peake-Jones and Kacey Ainsworth. Grantchester Season 4 premieres Sunday, July 14 at 9/8c on MASTERPIECE on PBS. I wasn’t ready! ... Last week’s episode… Solving crimes just isn’t on Will’s radar when he first dismounts his motorcycle in Grantchester…. Terms of Use: PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Stepping into James Norton’s shoes as vicar, Brittney told MASTERPIECE and PBS, was “a fun and exciting, but also daunting experience,” one made easier by virtue of Grantchester being “the happiest set. As the in-demand British actor who’s helmed not just Grantchester, but McMafia and War and Peace departs the series, so too must Grantchester‘s jazz-loving, crime-fighting vicar. Season 4 marks James Norton’s final episodes as Sidney Chambers. Photograph: Patrick Redmond +353872600976/ITV. But he never did submit that letter, and it was Amanda’s and Sidney’s hearts that broke; Sidney ultimately couldn’t desert his calling, his congregation, and his makeshift family. Sidney discovers he was the last person to see a woman alive during a drunken night. Sidney Chambers was the primary character on ITV’s hit present Grantchester — that’s, earlier than actor James Norton determined to depart the present after its fourth season. Filming for the first series began in London, Cambridge and Grantchester from March to June 2014. James Norton has officially left Grantchester. He’s become a best friend of mine and made going to work—if I can call it that—a joy, every day.” But fans of a bromance, beware: Will and Geordie’s relationship doesn’t start off as smoothly as Tom Brittney and Robson Green’s! In the morning, Mrs. Chapman (Tessa Peake-Jones) wakes him up with the vacuum cleaner. Followers had been unhappy to see the Anglican vicar/novice sleuth depart the village of Grantchester for good. And plenty of had been additionally questioning why the present opted […] That’s not to say that Will doesn’t have a dark past of his own…, Playing Will Davenport is Tom Brittney, whom American audiences may recognize from his role as villain Roger Lockwood on UnReal and Lieutenant Jeremy Foster in Outlander. Posting a photo alongside his co-star Robson Green, Norton, 33, waved goodbye to the character which ultimately made him a household name. Leonard (Al Weaver) and Chapman prepare to have a tough discussion with Sidney. Season 4 marks James Norton’s final episodes as Sidney Chambers. Reverend Sidney Chambers, played by the exceedingly symmetrical James Norton, is the hottest of hot priests. ? He’d intended to give up his vicar-and-sleuth duties, marry Amanda, and raise baby Grace together in London. — Nathan Richardson (@NathRNath) January 18, 2019, Noooooooo ? Perhaps MASTERPIECE’s Executive Producer, Rebecca Eaton, says it best: “It’s a bittersweet time for Grantchester fans, who will be cheering the return of the series but crushed to say goodbye to James. MORE : Granchester series 4 ep 2 review: James Norton’s Sidney makes unbelievably sudden exit, MORE : Grantchester’s Robson Green ran over his baby brother because he was getting more attention, Glazers set £4bn asking price to sell Manchester United, IMPACT Wrestling Rebellion 2021 preview: UK start time, matches, live stream and more, Home and Away spoilers: Christian gets drunk and punches Lewis, Coronation Street spoilers: Wedding drama revealed for Tyrone Dobbs and Alina Pop, EastEnders spoilers: Gray Atkins frames the Mitchells for Kush Kazemi’s murder, And the 28-year-old revealed to Metro.co.uk, Granchester series 4 ep 2 review: James Norton’s Sidney makes unbelievably sudden exit, Grantchester’s Robson Green ran over his baby brother because he was getting more attention. The six-episode Season 3 (plus Christmas Special premiere) was a hard one for everyone's favorite Vicar, Sidney Chambers (James Norton). On Sunday night's penultimate episode, Sidney was presented with an ultimatum by Amanda (Morven Christie), the divorced woman he's loved―and whom we've been rooting for―since the … https://www.kpbs.org/news/2015/jan/15/masterpiece-mystery-grantchester He asks a woman for a light. 2 Production 3. ‘It will still retain the wonderful qualities that makes Grantchester, Grantchester.’, He continued: ‘It’s a really lovely handover. The books feature the clergyman-detective Canon 2019 Norton cites the tying up of the Amanda storyline and the natural conclusion that came with Sidney’s choosing the church as a good point for departure. Watch the Season 4 trailer now, and share it with a friend who loves a good mystery (or a #hotpriest). Telling Radio Times that “…there are other vicars, other conflicted souls to explore”, he cites the opportunity for a “fresh injection of energy” into the series. That got to me. And I miss every day that I don’t get to work with him. 4 Broadcast 5. And the 28-year-old revealed to Metro.co.uk Davenport will be shaking up the family period drama. As the episode begins, Sidney Chambers (James Norton) drinks at the pub. Yes, the reports are true: Grantchester series four will include James Norton’s It’s 1956, and Elvis Presley has Geordie grumbling about the decline of decency, while mold in the vestry has Mrs. Chapman grumbling about baking soda vs. vinegar.