Grantchester is returning for more but will soon be without one of its stars. The British detective series has been renewed for a ninth season, but those will be the final installments for star Tom Brittney (above). Production on season nine of the ITV and PBS series has just begun in the UK.

Brittney has played Reverend Will Davenport since he joined the series in the fourth season. The series' lead spot was previously held by James Norton as Reverend Sidney Chambers. Taking Britteny's place will be Rishi Nair as Vicar Alphy Kotteram.

Robson Green, Al Weaver, Tessa Peake-Jones, Nick Brimble, Kacey Ainsworth, Skye Lucia Degruttola, Oliver Dimsdale, Charlotte Ritchie, Bradley Hall, and Melissa Johns also star in the series which is based on short stories by James Runcie. The stories follow vicars who find...