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Season 2, Episode 4
As the trial of local teenager Gary Bell approaches, Sidney and Geordie find themselves in disagreement regarding his guilt. Meanwhile, a man is convinced that his dead wife is haunting his home and stable yards, and implores Sidney to come to his estate and perform an exorcism for him. The vicar offers prayers and counsel, but when the man is found hanged in the exact same spot in which his wife died, Sidney and Geordie are united by a shared goal as they investigate his suicide. 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
Neil Morrissey
(Actor)
.. Harding Redmond
Claudie Blakley
(Actor)
.. Agatha Redmond
Fiona Button
(Actor)
.. Jennifer Chambers
Paul Nicholls
(Actor)
.. Reggie Lawson
Tom Austen
(Actor)
.. Guy Hopkins
Selin Hizli
(Actor)
.. Margaret Ward
Sam Frenchum
(Actor)
.. Gary Bell
Helen Clyro
(Actor)
.. Phyllis Bell
Elliot Levey
(Actor)
.. Laszlo Herzl
Richard Dixon
(Actor)
.. Crown Barrister
Eliza Bennett
(Actor)
.. Kitty Lawson
Ian Conningham
(Actor)
.. Mr Greaves
Ross Waiton
(Actor)
.. Clerk
Olivia Ogilvie
(Actor)
.. Mrs Elton
Tom Knight
(Actor)
.. Judge
Daisy Coulam
(Writer)
Joshua St Johnston
(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
Neil Morrissey
(Actor)
.. Harding Redmond
Born:
July 04, 1962
in
Stafford
Best Known For:
Men Behaving Badly.
Early-life:
Neil Anthony Morrissey was born on July 4, 1962, in Staffordshire, one of four sons of Irish Catholic parents. He and brother Stephen were caught by police during a spree of petty pilfering. They were separated, sent to a children's home and grew up in care. Morrissey didn't have many prospects on leaving school, but turned his life around after enrolling at the Guildhall School Of Music And Drama. On graduating, he landed a job in panto.
Career:
Morrissey made ends meet by taking on advertising work, eventually making his TV debut in a 1984 Juliet Bravo episode. The same year he had a small role in The Bounty alongside Anthony Hopkins and Mel Gibson. Morrissey's big break came in Boon, playing sidekick Rocky for five years before quitting in 1992. Six series of Men Behaving Badly turned him into a major TV star. Other projects include A Woman's Guide To Adultery, Happy Birthday Shakespeare, Hunting Venus, Up 'n' Under, My Summer With Des, The Match and Paradise Heights. He was the original voice of Bob the Builder and had hit records as the character.
Quote:
'If someone wants to pay me millions to be lazy on a big fat project in the sun, then I'm more than happy to take it.'
Trivia:
He appeared on the stage in 2006 in Acorn Antiques: The Musical.
Claudie Blakley
(Actor)
.. Agatha Redmond
Fiona Button
(Actor)
.. Jennifer Chambers
Paul Nicholls
(Actor)
.. Reggie Lawson
Born:
April 12, 1979
in
Bolton, Greater Manchester
Best Known For:
Playing Joe Wicks in EastEnders and Sam Casey in Law & Order: UK.
Early-life:
Born Paul Greenhalgh on April 12, 1979 in Bolton, Greater Manchester to a roofer and a psychiatric nurse. He joined the Oldham Theatre Workshop at age 10 and also got his first TV acting role in an episode of Children's Ward.
Career:
Nicholls gained national attention in 1996 when he joined the cast of EastEnders as Joe Wicks. He left the series in 1997. From 1998 until 1999, Nicholls played PC Terry Sydenham in the TV series City Central. His film credits include The Trench (1999), Goodbye Charlie Bright (2001), If Only (2004), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) and TV film Clapham Junction (2007). He went on to have more TV roles in such series as Harley Street, Secret Diary of a Call Girl and Holby City. Nicholls also played Sam Casey in Law & Order: UK in 2011 and 2013. More recently, he has appeared in In The Club and Ackley Bridge.
Quote:
'I'm an actor but I don't really like attention!'
Trivia:
He enjoys skateboarding, kickboxing, basketball and surfing.
Tom Austen
(Actor)
.. Guy Hopkins
Selin Hizli
(Actor)
.. Margaret Ward
Sam Frenchum
(Actor)
.. Gary Bell
Helen Clyro
(Actor)
.. Phyllis Bell
Elliot Levey
(Actor)
.. Laszlo Herzl
Richard Dixon
(Actor)
.. Crown Barrister
Eliza Bennett
(Actor)
.. Kitty Lawson
Ian Conningham
(Actor)
.. Mr Greaves
Ross Waiton
(Actor)
.. Clerk
Olivia Ogilvie
(Actor)
.. Mrs Elton
Tom Knight
(Actor)
.. Judge
Daisy Coulam
(Writer)
Joshua St Johnston
(Writer)
David O'Neill
(Director)
Emma Kingsman-Lloyd
(Producer)
Diederick Santer
(Executive producer)
