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Season 2, Episode 3
A young man sat alone in the church and covered in blood confesses to Sidney and Geordie that he attacked and killed his landlord. However, when the pair investigate further, they find the alleged victim alive and well with his family. Elsewhere, Margaret's visits to the vicarage begin to leave Mrs Maguire irritated, Leonard is distracted by secretive trips to the cinema, and Geordie is compelled to deal with a surprising shoplifter. Drama set in the 1950s, starring James Norton and Robson Green
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Cast & Crew
James Norton
(Actor)
.. Sidney Chambers
Robson Green
(Actor)
.. Geordie Keating
Morven Christie
(Actor)
.. Amanda Hopkins
Al Weaver
(Actor)
.. Leonard Finch
Tessa Peake-Jones
(Actor)
.. Mrs Maguire
Kacey Ainsworth
(Actor)
.. Cathy Keating
Liz White
(Actor)
.. Vivian Whitaker
Selin Hizli
(Actor)
.. Margaret Ward
Oliver Dimsdale
(Actor)
.. Daniel Marlowe
Lorne MacFadyen
(Actor)
.. Phil Wilkinson
Jeremy Neumark Jones
(Actor)
.. Theo Graham
Michael Shaeffer
(Actor)
.. Eric Whittaker
Rosie Day
(Actor)
.. Joan Whittaker
John Voce
(Actor)
.. Raymond Clark
Daisy Coulam
(Writer)
David O'Neill
(Director)
Emma Kingsman-Lloyd
(Producer)
Diederick Santer
(Executive producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
James Norton
(Actor)
.. Sidney Chambers
Born:
July 18, 1985
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Sidney Chambers in Grantchester.
Early-life:
James Geoffrey Ian Norton was born on July 18, 1985 in London. His family lived in Malton, North Yorkshire and he was educated at Ampleforth College. James read Theology at Fitzwilliam College at Cambridge University and graduated in 2007. He went on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and got a role in An Education (2009) shortly before he was due to graduate.
Career:
After An Education, Norton had a number of theatre roles, including appearances in Posh at Royal Court Theatre, That Face at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield and a touring production of Journey's End. He then went on to get parts in a number of films, including Cheerful Weather for the Wedding (2012), Rush (2013), Belle (2013) and Northmen: A Viking Saga (2014). He has also had a number of roles in TV, including as Henry Alveston in Death Comes to Pemberley, Andrei Bolkonsky in War and Peace, Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley and Sidney Chambers in Grantchester.
Quote:
'If it's a sunny day, I get this weird guilt if I'm not making the most of it, so I'll walk or go for a swim or get on my bike, or I'll go to the Heath, just to have a reason to get out.'
Trivia:
He received a Fitzwilliam Travel Grant to travel to Northern India and teach and perform for children at 16 schools.
Robson Green
(Actor)
.. Geordie Keating
Born:
December 18, 1964
in
Hexham, Northumberland
Best Known For:
His role in Soldier Soldier.
Early-life:
Born Robson Golightly Green in Hexham, Northumberland, on December 18, 1964, the son of a miner. He has two sisters and a brother. As a child, he harboured ambitions to become a pilot in the RAF and joined the Air Training Corps, but after leaving school, he took a draughtsman's apprenticeship at a shipbuilder's yard instead. However, after appearing in various amateur dramatic productions, he quit his job to take up acting full time.
Career:
Robson started out at Newcastle's Live Theatre, and was spotted in BBC production A Night on the Tyne, which led to a regular role in Casualty. He then spent four years in Soldier Soldier, during which he began a successful singing partnership with co-star Jerome Flynn. The pair also starred together in Ain't Misbehavin' in 1997. Other projects include The Student Prince, Touching Evil, Grafters, Northern Lights, Wire in the Blood, Close and True, Being Human and Waterloo Road. A keen fisherman, he has filmed several series of Extreme Fishing with Robson Green, which has taken him across the globe. He also has a production company, Coastal.
Quote:
'Always turn up on time, know your lines and get to know the people you work with.'
Trivia:
He supports Newcastle United FC.
Morven Christie
(Actor)
.. Amanda Hopkins
Al Weaver
(Actor)
.. Leonard Finch
Tessa Peake-Jones
(Actor)
.. Mrs Maguire
Kacey Ainsworth
(Actor)
.. Cathy Keating
Born:
October 19, 1968
in
Ware, Hertfordshire
Best Known For:
Playing Little Mo in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Born on October 19, 1968 in Ware, Hertfordshire to Hazel and Edward. She attended Westfield Junior School in Hoddesdon and Presdales School in Ware, Hertfordshire.
Career:
Ainsworth had guest appearances in a number of TV series, such as The Bill and A Touch of Frost, before landing the role of Little Mo in EastEnders. She stayed with the soap opera from 2000 until 2006. Since then, she has starred in such TV series as Holby Blue, The Wright Way and Call the Midwife. Her biggest role since appearing in EastEnders was as Cathy Keating in Granchester.
Quote:
On EastEnders: 'I look back on my time on EastEnders with real nostalgia. The Slaters made a big impact and it all worked well.'
Trivia:
In 2002, she won Best Actress at the British Soap Award, Most Popular Actress at National Television Awards and Best Soap Actress at TV Quick Awards.
Liz White
(Actor)
.. Vivian Whitaker
Born:
November 05, 1979
in
Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Best Known For:
Playing Annie Cartwright in Life on Mars.
Early-life:
Elizabeth White was born on November 5, 1979 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. She moved to Devon at age nine and then to Liverpool years later, when she went to train at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. Her earliest TV roles were in episodes of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Always and Everyone in 2002.
Career:
In 2003, White appeared in the TV series Teachers. Her first feature film role came the year after in Vera Drake (2004) and she also appeared in TV series A Thing Called Love. She played Annie Cartwright in two seasons of BBC drama Life on Mars from 2006 until 2007 and then played Jess Mercer in The Fixer in 2008. White then went on to appear in episodes of Agatha Christie's Marple, Doctor Who, Line of Duty and New Tricks as well as the films Franklyn (2008), The Woman in Black (2012), U Want Me 2 Kill Him? (2013) and Pride (2014). She also played Lizzie Mottershead in Our Zoo. More recently, she has had roles in The Halcyon, Call the Midwife and Ackley Bridge.
Quote:
On keeping a private personal life: 'I like to be invisible anyway but I think it's a wise choice for an actor. The less people know about you as a person, the more they can believe you as someone else.'
Trivia:
She teaches yoga.
Selin Hizli
(Actor)
.. Margaret Ward
Oliver Dimsdale
(Actor)
.. Daniel Marlowe
Lorne MacFadyen
(Actor)
.. Phil Wilkinson
Best Known For:
Playing Phil in Grantchester.
Early-life:
Born on May 27, 1990 on the Isle of Skye. Lorne graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2015, where he worked with the likes of director Ken Loach.
Career:
MacFadyen's early professional acting credits include Ken Loach's The Angels' Share (2012) and Electric Man (2012). He also appeared in two episodes of ITV detective drama Shetland and the short film Exchange and Mart (2014). In 2016, MacFadyen joined the ensemble cast of period crime drama Grantchester as Phil, which was his first role after graduation. He also appeared in detective drama The Level and starred alongside Michelle Keegan in drama series Tina and Bobby.
Quote:
'My mum's a nurse and my dad's a mechanic, so the acting has come out of the blue really, but they're really excited about what I'm doing. It's all new territory, but I definitely get my work ethic from them - they're very hard workers.'
Trivia:
He worked on Shetland during his summer holiday period as a student.
Jeremy Neumark Jones
(Actor)
.. Theo Graham
Michael Shaeffer
(Actor)
.. Eric Whittaker
Rosie Day
(Actor)
.. Joan Whittaker
John Voce
(Actor)
.. Raymond Clark
Daisy Coulam
(Writer)
David O'Neill
(Director)
Emma Kingsman-Lloyd
(Producer)
Diederick Santer
(Executive producer)
