Grantchester could get a spin-off as ITV drama prepares to end

Grantchester is set to end after its 11th and final series in 2027, but the show’s screenwriter has confirmed that spin-off discussions are taking place

Producers of Grantchester are in discussions about keeping the beloved ITV drama alive through a spin-off featuring some of its most popular characters.

The eleventh and final series, starring Robson Green and Rishi Nair as 1960s crime-fighting duo Det Geordie Keating and The Rev Alphy Kottaram, is set to air in 2027, bringing the much-loved period drama to a close after 13 years on screen.

However, those behind the show are well aware that both fans and cast members alike are saddened by its impending departure. Screenwriter and executive producer Daisy Coulam has now revealed that conversations have taken place regarding extending the Grantchester story in some capacity.

She said: “We talked about spin-offs. We talked about Larry and Miss Scott and also CeCe’s. We have got all these ideas for huge spin-off shows. There is potential. I think it’s these actors. They bring something beautiful to it – you just want to keep playing with their stories.”

Among the proposed spin-offs is one centred on DC Larry Peters and his police clerk wife Jennifer Scott, portrayed by Bradley Hall and Melissa Johns, reports the Mirror.

A further concept would follow vicarage housekeeper Mrs Chapman and Geordie’s wife Kathy, played by Tessa Peake Jones and Kacey Ainsworth, who have established a fashion boutique together known as CeCe’s. Daisy also disclosed how the cast had hoped to conclude with a final Christmas special following series 11, but it appears Robson, 61, was unavailable.

She said: “Rishi was up for doing another series. Everyone was up for a Christmas special. I think everyone is trying to keep it going – but you need Robson in it as Geordie.”

Filming has now concluded in the actual village of Grantchester in Cambridgeshire, with these final episodes set to air initially in the United States. Because of a longstanding television agreement, British audiences won’t witness the final season until next year.

Daisy confirmed that all three clergymen featured throughout the programme – including James Norton as The Rev Sidney Chambers and Tom Brittney as The Rev Will Davenport alongside Rishi – were present at the wrap party.

Speaking on The Masterpiece Studio podcast, she said: “All the boys were there. All three vicars. And rumour has it they did the ‘Spiderman-pointing-at-each-other-photo’. All three of them! Apparently Rishi was one of the last men standing at the wrap party. I was already tucked up in bed by that point.

“Somebody’s mum made a cake that’s like a huge Grantchester sign. And Robson is obsessed with fireworks and he did a fireworks display for the villagers and there was a burger van there.

“When we finished filming and left, I had a chat with one of the villagers who said ‘You’re annoying but we are gonna miss you’ which summed it up because we have invaded their village for the last 11 years.”