Grantchester · Season 9 · ITV / PBS Masterpiece

Grantchester Season 9

Name: Grantchester Season 9 review: BollyAI verdict
Item: Grantchester Season 9
Rating: 6.8
Author: BollyAI

Grantchester Season 9 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 6.8/10. 8 episodes on ITV / PBS Masterpiece from 8 January 2025.

WORTH-IT

BollyMeter6.8/10Rishi Nair's debut as the Reverend Alphy Kotteram - the series' first South Asian lead - brought new social texture; early reviews welcomed the casting and its period-drama implications.

Updated 18 June 2026

What BollyAI Thinks

Series 9 launched in January 2025 and introduced Rishi Nair as the Reverend Alphy Kotteram, marking the series' third lead change in eleven years. The first South Asian vicar in the Grantchester tradition created immediate period-specific storytelling opportunities - a British-Indian clergyman in 1960s Cambridgeshire navigates racism and institutional Church conservatism alongside the familiar murder-a-week format. Robson Green's continued presence as Keating, now elevated to Detective Chief Inspector, provided continuity.

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Season Over Season

Season 9 used a bold casting change to inject genuine dramatic freshness into the long-running format, with Nair's South Asian lead bringing new period-specific tensions.