9 things we learned on the set of...
Grantchester – series 2 premiere!Wednesdays, 9pm, ITV (CH 103) and ITV HD (113). Also available after broadcast in ITV On Demand in Catch Up TV
If you like your crime-fighting odd couples, you’ll be glad to know that one of the best in recent times is back on our screens this week for a second series. Grantchester, starring James Norton (War & Peace, Happy Valley) as Anglican priest Sidney Chambers and Robson Green (Strike Back, Soldier, Soldier), as grumpy Detective Inspector Geordie Keating, is back for more murder, mystery and… Morrissey.
Eh? No, not the singing one. Neil Morrissey (Men Behaving Badly, The Night Manager) joins the cast as Harding Redmond, a Grantchester resident whose daughter is found dead in the first episode. If you can believe it, Redmond dares to point an accusing finger at our dear Sidney. Will our charming clergyman be able to prove his innocence?
To find out more, we headed down to the set of Grantchester for some investigating of our very own. Is Dickens the dog coming back? Does the Geordie/Sidney bromance exist off screen? How does Green really feel about Unchained Melody? Here’s what we learned…

1. Yes, Dickens the dog is back

Phew! You can rest easy now. The beloved black Labrador from the first series is back and it’s even the same dog. “Less sausages were required this series now he’s learned his craft,” says Norton.
2. James Norton is a real Jekyll and Hyde
We don’t mean it like that. In fact, from meeting him, we reckon he’s probably one of the nicest men in the world. We’re talking about the very short space of time he gets between filming saintly Sidney and his more devilish role, Happy Valley’s Tommy Lee Royce (watch him in Happy Valley, Tuesdays, 9pm, BBC One).
“Last year it was pretty much back-to-back. This year I’ve had a few weeks between this and Happy Valley. In a way, it’s lovely to play them close together because they are very much the two extremes. Filming them at the same time would be a nightmare. I need a few weeks to get my head straight… and get my hair done as well! But I can’t allow Sidney to have any little psychopathic moments, or let Tommy suddenly become a little bit holy.”

3. Robson Green has some words of advice for his younger self
“Never do anything that you don’t instinctively feel comfortable with. Unchained Melody? Always trust your instincts. Don’t sing. Let’s leave it at that.”
4. Mrs McGuire is a mother hen on and off screen
“I try not to mother them,” Tessa Peake-Jones (Only Fools And Horses`) says, “but Al [Weaver, who plays Sidney’s curate Leonard] and James are of the age where they could be my sons. I do have a tendency to cluck when I hear them moaning about having late nights and being tired. I have to stop and tell myself, hang on, you’re not my children!”
5. The Poldark Effect is very much a reality
“That shot of Aidan Turner made me feel incredibly inadequate and emasculated,” Norton laughs. “I think every man was like ‘Oh, wow…’ The focus has been more on women over the last however-many-decades, so it’s probably right that the tables should turn for a bit!”
“I don’t feel pressure,” Green says, “but when you get to my age and, you know, HD… if you’ve put on a few pounds it’s pretty obvious! There are a few gym wars going on between me and James – we were doing press-ups by the riverbank before the swimming scene… I won the battle, he won the war.”
What swimming scene, you ask? It’s in the trailer at the top…
6. Green texts on-screen wife Kacey Ainsworth every time they film
“‘Had a lovely day today’, it’ll say, or ‘see you next week’. He doesn’t have to do that, he’s just such a nice guy,” Ainsworth sighs. “Everybody loves Robson, don’t they? I think he’s actually better in real life than he is on screen, if that’s possible.”

7. Don’t be fooled – Geordie’s no softie
See that mark above Green’s left eyebrow (below)? That’s a scar. Granted, it’s make-up, but we just had to ask him about it…
“This series we deal with the consequences of murder in the 1950s. Geordie believes in the death penalty and Sidney doesn’t. You have these two very valid arguments challenging one another and it’s going to affect the relationship. Sometimes, words aren’t enough – that’s all I’m saying.”
8. But don’t fret – the bromance is stronger than ever
“I had to sit between Robson and James once at a cast dinner and did feel like a bit of a gooseberry. I had to put a stop to that,” Ainsworth says. Green grins, “Be it Jerome Flynn, Mark Benton, Stephen Tompkinson, I’ve been so lucky. James is a very good friend. It’d be great if this went to a third series.”
9. And never say never to a Slater sisters reunion in EastEnders…
“It’s not like they haven’t asked,” Ainsworth whispers.

这九件事虽然不是多新鲜但是萌死了。
Geordie的老婆的演员有一次吃晚餐时候坐在那俩孩子中间（你知道我说的谁），结果根本拦不住这俩人热络好么。这俩还在河边做俯卧撑。。。图片再贴一遍把。

ms Ma也好好玩，常常和妈妈似得觉得该管教下james和Al（Leonard演员），因为他们老熬夜啥的。。。

Sidney和Geordie之间的bro