‘Grace’ season 5 release date, cast, plot, and more
ITV has confirmed that Grace, one of the network’s leading detective dramas, will return for a fifth season—and sooner than you think. Based on the Roy Grace novels by acclaimed author Peter James, Grace follows the life of DSI Roy Grace, a man haunted by the disappearance of his wife, Sandy, years earlier.
Starring John Simm as Detective Superintendent Roy Grace and Richie Campbell as Detective Sergeant Glenn Branson, Grace has taken the U.K. and the world by storm. We now have an official U.K. release date for Grace season 5, so here’s everything we know about the upcoming season.
Grace season 5 release date
Grace season 5 is slated to premiere on ITVX and ITV1 in the U.K. on April 6, 2025. This is less than a year after season 4’s premiere, so the show’s production schedule is wonderfully efficient, a real treat in this streaming era. Season 6 has already been confirmed, too. For North American viewers, all current episodes of Grace are available on BritBox, and we expect the new season to air in the Spring of this year.
Grace season 5 cast
Joining Simm and Campbell in Grace season 5 are Zoë Tapper as pathologist and love interest Cleo Morey, Laura Elphinstone as DS Bella Moy, Brad Morrison as DC Nick Nicholl, and Sam Hoare as ACC Cassian Pewe.
Grace season 5 plot
Of course, Grace season 4 came to an end on a harrowing note after Roy finally found his missing wife, Sandy, but she sadly took her own life soon after. Roy was left devastated after leaving her alone in a hospital in Munich following an argument and found solace in the arms of his pregnant fiancée, Cleo. Dealing with that alongside discovering that he has a son he never knew about, Bruno, will have been a lot for him to handle. The next season will chart a new path forward for DSI Roy Grace, though that doesn’t mean there isn’t more tragedy to come in his future.
Much like season 4, Grace season 5 will consist of four feature-length episodes. The new episode titles are as follows, and we’ve included some brief episode descriptions based on Peter James’ original Roy Grace novels:
- “Dead if You Don’t”: When the son of a compulsive gambler goes missing during a father-son outing, Grace and his team get locked into a race against the clock.
The official season 5, episode 1 synopsis reads: “The team is called to investigate when a body in a barrel washes up on a beach in Sussex, but Roy finds himself in a frantic race to save hundreds of lives in a Brighton football stadium after they receive an anonymous demand.”
Sadly, it’s also been revealed that the coming season’s premiere episode will start on a tragic note, as it’s been confirmed that Cloe lost the baby sometime between seasons 4 and 5. Roy Grace really can’t catch an emotional break, can he?
The other episodes are titled:
- “Dead At First Sight”: A gang of internet fraudsters run an online dating scam to catfish vulnerable people, and the consequences are deadly.
- “Need You Dead”: A woman desperate to escape her marriage falls for a man who promises her everything, but he may not be what he purports himself to be. Will she find safety?
- “Find Them Dead”: Grace and Branson take on a case involving drugs, traffickers, and blackmail, hoping to crack down on a drug ring operating out of Brighton.
It’s time to head back to Brighton.
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