'Grantchester' Season 7 To Debut In July

Technically, the summer solstice isn't for a few weeks yet. However, the unofficial start of Summer 2022 is the Memorial Day holiday in the U.S. (or one weekend later with the Platinum Jubilee Extended Bank Holiday if you're in the U.K.) To that end, Masterpiece and PBS are setting their schedule for the dog days of summer, first with the escapist Italian-set Hotel Portofino, paired with Endeavour Season 8, followed by everyone's favorite summer mystery, Grantchester. After last season's fall edition, the series is returning to its usual spot on the calendar, arriving in mid-July.

ITV evidently wanted Grantchester to get back to its usual spot on the schedule after the 2020 lockdowns delayed Season 6 last year, with Season 7 beginning filming before the show premiered on either side of the pond. The new season aired overseas in early spring on ITV, barely six months after its Fall 2021 run. But for American fans, though it hasn't been quite a year since we last saw Will Davenport and Geordie Keating teaming up to solve a few murders, the nine-month gap is long enough that some might need a refresher.

The primary plot points to remember from last season include Leonard no longer being the vicarage's curate, despite everyone's best efforts (and largely because of Will's). Season 6 left him at loose ends to find his calling come the new season, though perhaps he already found it during his time ministering at the prison. Also, Cathy kicked Geordie to the curb again, putting another Keating divorce in the picture. Though he didn't sleep with the secretary this time, it still probably won't be as easy for Geordie to talk his way back home as it was when this happened in Season 2.