Faith on TV?

The Christian Institute  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  1 Jun 2017
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Faith on TV?

The star of ITV’s Grantchester criticised screenwriters and producers in April for constantly portraying faith in a negative light.

James Norton, who plays Reverend Canon Sidney Chambers in the detective drama, said he was proud to play the role of a churchman.

Many believe something

In an interview for the Telegraph ‘Weekend’ magazine, Norton said: ‘The idea of faith isn’t really explored any more on television; now the only real representations of it are either comic, or sinister with exorcisms and weird culty things. But so many people have faith and I enjoy showing that.’

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