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T2 WHATS UP! July 14 - 20, 2019 BY FRANCIS BABIN TV Media R ecently, investigative journalist Billy Jensen popularized the term "citizen detective," which he describes as an indi- vidual who devotes their time and expertise to helping au- thorities solve crimes, without compensation or expectation of reward. Thanks in large part to technological advancements and sites like Reddit, amateur sleuths have been able to fun- nel their passion for true crime into solving unresolved crimes from all around the world. While this kind of detective work is relatively new in the real world, we have seen nu- merous amateur detectives on the small screen over the years. For instance, Jessica Fletcher helped solve countless crimes in "Murder, She Wrote," and the Scooby gang has brought down an endless supply of vil- lains in "Scooby-Doo." On Sun- day, July 14, "Grantchester" re- turns to PBS for its fourth sea- son, and its citizen detectives continue their quest for truth. Based on the successful 1950s-set The Grantchester Mysteries book series by James Runcie, the period drama fol- lows the adventures of a charis- matic Anglican vicar and for- mer World War II Scots Guards officer Sidney Chambers (James Norton, "McMafia") as he develops a penchant for sleuthing. After receiving a vis- it from a deceased man's mis- tress who believes his death was not a suicide but a murder, Sidney is implored to investi- gate the man's demise, and finds he has a knack for it. Chambers' sleuthing puts him on a collision course with the grumpy, overworked fellow war veteran Det. Insp. Geordie Keating (Robson Green, "Strike Back"), who does not approve of the vicar's questioning of witnesses and suspects. How- ever, the methodical copper re- luctantly comes around, and the unlikely pair sets out to in- vestigate a variety of local crimes. Like all good fictional part- nerships, the duo does not al- ways see eye to eye, and their investigative methods and per- Robson Green and Tom Brittney star in "Grantchester" Preach on continued on page T10 TV FEATURE