Grantchester is a very good series wherein the main characters are a cop and an Episcopalian priest (Or Anglican because it's in England) . The setting is in the 50's.These strange pairing actually is delightful as they try to solve crimes with their diverse way of thinking.However I do want to take the time to comment on some points which I did not find amusing.
Sidney, the priest, has a childhood friend who he deeply loves. Unfortunately, he has decided not to embark into an amorous relationship with her making her toy with another man's feelings instead and inducing him to marry her. Bereft, Sydney becomes totally alienated to any woman who shows him some attention. The girl, eventually chooses to visit Sydney almost everyday, feigning her husbands's lack of attention towards her needs. I actually think she never intended to save the marriage because she keeps on putting herself in this adulterous situations by constantly visiting Sydney while her husband works.
She implies that she is bored and feels useless because now she is not working and they have numerous maids that actually performs her duties as a wife except the sexual part.Obviously her husband resents her constant visits to the priest as he ends up punching Sydney for encouraging her. The fact is she is the one who was pursuing Sidney. I believe she never wanted the marriage to work. I know an older woman in real life who was in a similar situation who also experienced this "lack of excitement" during the same time frame. However, this other wife was keen on making this marriage work by insisting on accompanying her husband when he had to work out of town. Since the husband was rich (just like this girl's husband) he obliged and had his wife shop around and tour whatever place his business brings him to while he worked. Beats fantasizing on illicit affairs and making the husband the bad guy ! The girl in the series , on the other hand, prefers to have herself driven to her loved one on a daily basis. She ended up being pregnant with her husband but decides to throw caution to the wind and joins the priest instead. Talk about - Nope! I don't like to save my marriage and no one's stopping me! That was how season 2 ended.Despicable woman!
