Crime drama fans were overjoyed as 'one of the best shows ever' returned to ITV with a 'powerful, edge-of-your-seat' premiere.
Grace, based on Peter James' Roy Grace books, hit our screens on the channel back in 2021.
'The tenacious detective returns as a chilling new crime wave grips Brighton - but will his personal demons hamper his pursuit of justice?,' ITV's synopsis reads.
The programme, which is set in Brighton and Hove, stars John Simm as Detective Superintendent Roy Grace and Richie Campbell as Detective Sergeant Glenn Branson.
They have been joined by the likes of Rakie Ayola, Sam Hoare, Craig Parkinson, Laura Elphinstone, Brad Morrison, Amaka Okafor, Juliette Motamed, Zoe Rapper, Clare Calbraith, Adrian Rawlins and Steven Hartley over the years.
The show has gone on to air six series, with the latest airing on Sunday night and fans were amazed by the episode.
Crime drama fans were overjoyed as 'one of the best shows ever' Grace returned to ITV with a 'powerful, edge-of-your-seat' premiere.
The show, based on Peter James' Roy Grace books, hit our screens on the channel back in 2021.
Many rushed to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share how much they enjoyed it.
'New season of Grace starts tonight, one of the best shows on TV and the first episode on ITVX now!! 9/10.'
'It was very good, well acted and an interesting storyline. The backdrop of the sunny South Coast also makes it a little more rewarding to watch as well. #ITV does a good drama. They just need to give channel 5 some lessons.'
'John Simm is a ridiculously underrated actor #Grace.'
'OH & I really enjoyed #Grace this evening.'
'I love #Grace.'
'Wonderful to have @ITV#Grace back on my telly. Excellent 1st episode of the new series', added @SteveRBelieve, while @superpidge said the programme is "always so tense' and 'edge of the seat stuff".'
But others took to the platform to disagree.
Many rushed to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their rave reviews about the new series - but some disagreed
'Is it me? Can't say I have watched many episodes before but the acting was like the local amateur drama group.'
'Is it just me or is the new series of #Grace on very badly directed? No flow to the scenes, each scene looks 'staged' & wooden. Like an acting school.'
The programme is written by Russell Lewis and directed by John Alexander and Julia Ford.
The first series, which aired in 2021, only had two episodes, and the second, which followed in 2022, aired three instalments, just like the third the following year.
In 2024, when the fourth series hit, four episodes were released, which is the same as series five and six.
The Daily Mail's TV critic Christopher Stevens gave the show three stars in his recent review.
He wrote: 'Vera has her shabby hat. Strike sleeps in his greatcoat. Maybe you remember the permanently rumpled Frost, or even Shoestring with his straggling tie. And just one more thing . . . Columbo.
'But DI Glenn Branson is never going to have his own show, with his name over the titles -- not dressing the way he does.
'The Brighton copper, sidekick to John Simm's Grace, is invariably attired in a three-piece suit straight from the dry cleaners, with colour-matched accessories.
'As he turned up at a property developer's modernist home, to investigate the disappearance of the man's wife, he was wearing moss green, every button neatly fastened, with a crimson shirt and jewelled tie.
'Later, with that suit safely zipped, I hope, in one of those full-length bags to protect it from dust and sunlight, Branson (Richie Campbell) changed into a mauve outfit, apparently by the same designer.
'His dress sense intrigued me so much that I began dipping into past episodes of this police procedural show, to admire his sartorial choices. One of his favourites is an understated camel three-piece paired with an oxblood shirt; though my preference is his grey check with a Paisley tie.
'It's not hard to imagine his tailor showing him rolls of cloth and inviting him to choose the material: "Never mind the serial killer, sir; feel the quality."
'Perhaps it's the influence of his Guv'nor, Det Supt Roy Grace, who clearly hasn't forgotten Brighton was once the haunt of the old Prince Regent George IV—Britain's dandiest monarch.'