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- The short answer is no. The story and most of the characters of ‘Grantchester’ are fictional. However, the titular town that the series is set in is quite real. In fact, the production has also filmed a few scenes in Grantchester.
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Jul 25, 2022 · Is Grantchester a True Story? Owing to the period nature of ‘Grantchester,’ several viewers of the ITV detective drama would have wondered whether it is based on true events or inspired by it. The short answer is no.
Oct 10, 2021 · Grantchester is not based on a true story, but rather, a book series published in 2012 by British author James Runcie.
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- Pub lic Knowledge. Among Grantchester village’s small handful of local pubs are The Red Lion Pub, The Green Man (the location of many a backgammon/pint pairing on the show) and the Orchard Tea Garden, once a gathering place for some of England’s brightest early 20 century minds.
- From the Meadows to the Moon. Before British psychedelic prog rockers Pink Floyd recorded “The Dark Side of the Moon,” they released “Grantchester Meadows,” a pastoral ballad featuring acoustic guitar, the chirps of skylarks, and lyrical, nostalgic vocals.
- A River Runs Through It. The River Cam, home to punters, anglers, and swimmers, was originally called the Granta; Grantchester was a Roman settlement whose name is derived from Latin meaning “camp along the Granta.”
- Fossil Fuel. Long before dashing British actors and even scholars rambled through Grantchester’s meadows, they were likely walked by…dinosaurs! The late nineteenth century saw the region’s scholars, landowners and even clergy excavating “corprolites,” which were thought to be fossilized dinosaur droppings.
May 8, 2017 · The residents of ‘Grantchester’ all feel like friends they’ve long known to the millions of fans of the ITV drama, but the writer tells HuffPostUK that, in fact, only one of the characters is...
Aug 18, 2019 · “Grantchester,” which premièred in 2014, is based on a series of short-story collections by James Runcie, whose father, Robert Runcie, was the archbishop of Canterbury.
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Nov 22, 2021 · While the initial push failed, historians and LGBTQ+ advocates alike credit the report and the society as one of the key parts in the overturning of the law in 1967. Although Grantchester’s characters are fictional, the history of the Wolfenden Report shaped this season’s plotline.
Oct 7, 2014 · ITV News Anglia's Claire McGlasson talks to James Runcie, the author of the books the Grantchester series is based on: The author who wrote 'The Grantchester Mysteries' still can’t quite...
