“Grantchester” Goes Gay
This article contains minor spoilers. “Grantchester” is a British ITV detective drama set in the s English Cambridgeshire village of the same name. The series, now in its sixth season, is part of PBS’s Masterpiece Mystery programming. The focal point of the show is Anglican vicar William Davenport (Tom Brittney), who works with local Detective [ ]. Spoiler: It has nothing to do with the assortment of dead bodies who pop up in each episode. In the sixth season opener, Leonard enjoyed a bit of a holiday with his boyfriend and his surrogate family from the village when a pathetic closet case, upset that Leonard had rejected him, snapped photographs of Leonard and Daniel kissing on a park bench. 
'Grantchester' Season 6, Episode 7 Recap
Leonard Finch is a gay character from Grantchester. Leonard is a young Anglican priest, who is assigned as a curate to Sidney Chambers' parish in Grantchester. While Sidney often gets involved in the police business and helps his friend inspector Geordie Keating with his investigations, Leonard pretty much stays at the vicarage, helping in the church and around the house. Leonard's childhood. Throughout its run, the show has addressed crime while delving into various social issues, including the nascent Black Civil Rights movement and now, in season six, the illegal status of gay people. Chapman Tessa Peake-Jones.
Leonard Finch
Al Weaver has opened up about the hardest moments of filming for Grantchester, as his character Leonard Finch was sentenced to prison for being gay. The actor, 40, appeared on Good Morning Britain. Set in in the not-so-sleepy village of Grantchester , PBS's eponymous mystery period drama chronicles a vicar's attempts to solve the murder cases that keep the inhabitants of Grantchester awake at night. One of the many inhabitants of the town who has been going through a rough period is former Anglican curate Leonard Finch Al Weaver.
What Happens to Leonard in 'Grantchester'? Here's the Deal
Season 6 of Grantchester references a piece of legislation that once poisoned the lives of gay people across the U.K. Set nine years before homosexuality became legal in , the TV series looks at the ways the criminal justice system victimized many. With the case headed to trial, Leonard is facing the prospect of public denunciation. To soothe the pain of parental rejection, Leonard, who on a good day seems to be carrying the weight of the world, began drinking to excess. This soul-wrenching storyline has been heaven sent for Weaver, whose performance has showcased this usually mild-mannered character as both a fun-loving drunk and a heartbroken man spinning dangerously out of control, especially with his partner, Daniel Oliver Dimsdale , now cult-free, away visiting his own parents. 'Grantchester'
Leonard Finch, the lovable former curate brilliantly inhabited by Al Weaver, has been through the wringer over Grantchester’s 10 seasons. He was rejected by his father for being gay, dismissed. Leonard is a young Anglican priest, who is assigned as a curate to Sidney Chambers' parish in Grantchester. While Sidney often gets involved in the police business and helps his friend inspector Geordie Keating with his investigations, Leonard pretty much stays at the vicarage, helping in the church and around the house. Grantchester (TV series)
Grantchester is a British ITV detective drama set in the s in the Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester. Its first series was broadcast in The series originally featured Anglican vicar Sidney Chambers (James Norton); subsequent series have featured vicar William Davenport (Tom Brittney) and vicar Alphy Kottaram (Rishi Nair). . 
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I'm so grateful to the thoughtful way Grantchester has portrayed the life of gay curate Leonard Finch. While set in s England, the storyline has offered themes that still resonate today. .
‘Grantchester’ dares go where no other show has – Mark Perigard
Grantchester began this season with one of its heaviest storylines to date, Leonard's sexuality coming out in public. This being , being gay is illegal, and it led to him being put in prison two episodes ago. Last week spent time focused on Will and the parish moving on, Will trying to find the nerve to visit, Henry Jones hired as the new curate. But this week, the series stops sidelining. .