'Grantchester' Season 5, Episode 1 Recap: Eden

Grantchester opens its new season with what seems like paradise, Will Davenport, the young squire of his family, in tie and tails, wining and dining the fresh-faced young ladies from Newnham at Linley College's Spring Ball. But outside, DI Geordie Keating is in the car with DC Larry Peters (Bradley Hall), waiting for the drinking and the fistfights to begin. They're not the only ones with their eyes open to the reality of how these things go. Ellie Harding (Lauren Carse), an enterprising reporter, has commandeered the closest phone booth with the gossip.

Ellie: Oh, you're that Will? Should change your name to Won't.

But the gossip is minor compared to the body that washes up after the party. It's a Newnham student, Jessica. The coroner says she was dead before she hit the river. Her fellow students beat a hasty retreat when they see the cops. Will notes, since Linley is a boy's college, they can't get caught. But Veronica (Sorcha Groundsell),  Jessica's BFF, does step forward, saying her pal disappeared and wasn't back at the dorm when she signed in at 11 p.m. Geordie pushes to know who they were dancing with and how much they drank. However, Veronica is more obsessed with the other girls.