‘Grantchester’ Season 11: Rishi Nair Confirms Return, Gives Big Filming Update
Grantchester Season 11 is official. So says Rishi Nair, who currently stars as the Masterpiece Mystery drama’s vicar, Alphy Kottaram. The actor told TV Insider in a new interview about Grantchester Season 10 that he’s coming back for Season 11, among other exciting filming updates.
Set in the 1950s/1960s village of Cambridgeshire, Grantchester follows a charismatic clergyman who teams up with a detective to solve a series of perplexing murders while grappling with moral and personal challenges. The series has had a collection of different vicars, starting with Sidney Chambers (James Norton), followed by Will Davenport (Tom Brittney), and now Alphy Kottaram (Nair). Robson Green has played Detective Inspector Geordie Keating since the very first episode.
Grantchester Season 10 debuted on PBS on Sunday, June 15. The eight-episode season marks Nair’s second season as the new vicar of the quaint English village, but his first full season. Nair made his debut in the second half of Grantchester Season 9 after Tom Brittney’s final episodes. Nair says that he’s now just weeks away from the start of filming for the new season.
“We are coming back for Season 11,” Nair tells TV Insider. “We start filming in two weeks time, so I’ve just been reading my scripts for my first couple of episodes from that.”
“Being very careful not to mention that when I’m talking about Season 10, I need to make sure I know the difference between 10 and 11,” he jokes. “But yeah, we’re doing Season 11, another eight episodes. So yeah, it’ll be fun.”
Nair says that all feelings of being the new kid on the block faded before they started filming Season 10.
“I had it in my first season massively. I was the new kid at school kind of thing,” Nair shares. “This season I came back and in a weird way it felt like I was coming home again. It’s such an intense shoot. You’re there for four-and-a-half months, every day, 12 hours a day. And so for half the year you’re kind of living and breathing Grantchester. And when we finished Season 9, I really missed it. I really missed it. I really missed all the people, all the cast and crew. And so coming back for Season 10 just felt like coming back home really. I kind of feel part of the furniture now even though it’s only been two seasons.” Soon to be three!
As of the time of publication, there is no confirmed release date for Grantchester Season 11. Stay tuned as we continue to report the latest on the beloved series.
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I am so glad to see this! I absolutely love this program and have watched it since the beginning. As I live in the states, we have to wait awhile for the next season, but it is definitely worth the wait.I have 2 more episodes to enjoy in the current season 10, and am already feeling sad that I will be done. The acting and story lines are excellent and I find myself laughing at one segment and feeling so sad at other aspects of the same episode. I love each and every cast member!
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Such great news. The show never looses momentum. It’s great from beginning to end!
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What a wonderful, well-written show with so much heart! I hope for MANY more seasons of Grantchester!
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Fantastic!...so very happy Grantchester is continuing....this show is just so refreshing, each character a force unto themselves....love how Geordie and Alphy just bounce off each other....and this Vicar is so human and nice and complicated and basic all at the same time....not only a well written character but supremely well acted also...don't let this Vicar leave Grantchester....ever...he is a breath of fresh air...on both sides of the pond
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Great news the family loves this show
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So happy there will be season 11. I absolutely love this show and I’m always so sad when I finish the season because I can’t wait for the next one and it takes too long for me. The next season can never come too soon. I love all the characters and this season was one of my favorites. I love the new vicar I love the new vicar and his relationship with Gordy. I’ve been in love with Gordy since the very first show. The acting is amazing for all the characters. Hope it goes on forever.
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I love it. A brilliant series, well written, great actors but I cried all the time through Series 10. Cannot wait for Series 11 to arrive on our screens in Australia. Rishi is a smasher. Haven't got Vicars like him in my town.
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I'm so happy to hear that Grantchester is returning for season 11. I love the new vicar, as well as the rest of the cast. Watching the last episode of season 10 & loved the season.
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Superb program, great acting. Some confronting moments that give the show depth and show that those acting are up to the task. Well done you guys, thank you sincerely!
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