Overview
- The six-part adaptation premiered Tuesday 7 October at 9pm on Channel 5, with episode two scheduled for 14 October.
- Based on Reverend Richard Coles’s first Canon Clement novel, the 1980s-set mystery follows a village rector drawn into a churchyard killing.
- Matthew Lewis leads as Canon Daniel Clement with Amanda Redman as Audrey, alongside Amit Shah, Adam James, Tamzin Outhwaite, Marion Bailey and others.
- Producers shot extensively in the West Midlands, with Worfield doubling for fictional Champton and locations including Leamington Spa, Offchurch, Welford-on-Avon, Claverley, Dudmaston Hall, Wolverhampton’s former Express & Star HQ and Chillington Hall.
- Social media feedback highlights a ‘cosy’ feel with comparisons to Midsomer Murders and Grantchester, even as Lewis and creators stress a darker, more character-focused approach; Channel 5 lists streaming on 5, and Acorn TV is cited as a streaming partner.