ITV drama Grantchester starring Robson Green and Tom Brittney has confirmed a 2025 return date.
The new season of the detective show marks co-lead Brittney's swansong as Will Davenport, and fans won't have too long to wait for the new episodes.
The broadcaster has announced that the show's ninth season will be back on January 8 at 9pm on ITV1.
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The new episodes will see Davenport receive a life-changing offer that would mean departing Grantchester.
Brittney originally joined the show in season 4, replacing James Norton's Reverend Sidney Chambers, and will be succeeded by former Hollyoaks star Rishi Nair, who joins as Reverend Alphy Kotteram.
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Teasing his character, Nair explained: "He's a glass-half-full kind of guy, happy-go-lucky, very positive, a bit suave. He wants to help people but there's also this stern side to him that Daisy describes beautifully as 'an iron fist in a velvet glove'.
"If he sees something he doesn't agree with morally, he will always stand up to it. He can't let it pass. There's a lot there to play with.
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"Alphy is happy being single and he's not looking for anyone. Geordie and Mrs C [Tessa Peake-Jones] keep saying, 'Maybe you need to find someone,' but he meets women and has fun with them and doesn’t take anything too seriously."
Brittney's departure as Davenport was confirmed last year, while the series was later renewed for a tenth season in June this year.
"I’ve had the most incredible time playing Will Davenport for the last five years," Brittney said. "I got to solve crimes with my best friend, and work with the best cast and crew I could ever ask for. I’ll miss it more than anything. But it’s time for the baton to be passed, as it once was to me, and I’m so excited for Rishi to join the Grantchester family."
Grantchester will return on January 8, 2025 at 9pm on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STVPlayer.
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