Thisseriesissetinthelonghotsummerof1959andweddingseasonisinfullswingintheCambridgeshirevillageofGrantchester.AstheReverendWillDavenportuniteshappycouplesinholymatrimony,DetectiveInspectiveGeordieKeatingisbusyaseverinvestigatingarangeoflocalmurdercases.Withanewdecadejustaroundthecorner,thequestionofwhatthefutureholdsisoneveryone’sminds,notleastWill’s,butbeforethe50srolloverintotheswingingsixtiestherearesomecrimestosolveandsomelife-changingdecisionstobemadethatmightchangelifeinGrantchesterforever.

1958年，身为牧师的Will Davenport尽心尽力为Grantchester的人们服务，他愿意改变现状，打破传统。