'Grantchester's Al Weaver on Leonard's Crisis, Men Sharing Feelings & Directing Challenges - IMDb
[Warning: The below contains spoilers for Grantchester Season 10, Episode 5.] Leonard Finch, the lovable former curate brilliantly inhabited by Al Weaver, has been through the wringer over Grantchester’s 10 seasons. He was rejected by his father for being gay, dismissed from his position in the Anglican Church, imprisoned for “gross indecency” and even temporarily lost his partner to a cult. As if that weren’t enough, at the beginning of this 1962-set season, he learned that his father had passed away — after the funeral had taken place, because Russell Finch didn’t want his son to attend. To soothe the pain of parental rejection, Leonard, who on a good day seems to be carrying the weight of the world, began drinking to excess. This soul-wrenching storyline has been heaven sent for Weaver, whose performance has showcased this usually mild-mannered character as both a fun-loving drunk and a heartbroken man spinning dangerously out of control, especially with his partner,...
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