James Norton’s real life family will appear in his final season of ‘Grantchester’.
The 33-year-old actor will leave his role of Sidney Chambers after the upcoming fourth series, and he admitted while his father always lands a cameo in his projects, he managed to get his mother and aunts on camera too.
Speaking to Whats On TV, he said: "Yes, in fact this is a bit embarrassing: we’ve got a scene where there’s a big outdoor fete and not only is my dad coming, but my mum and my two aunts as well!
"They’ve been begging me the whole time, ‘Please can we?’ So my Aunt Bridget and Aunt Alison are going to be people visiting the fete."
While he will be sad to say goodbye to the ITV detective drama, he is looking forward to continuing as Tommy Lee Royce on ‘Happy Valley’, and moving into work on the big screen.
He added: "Sally Wainwright is writing a third series of Happy Valley and I’m starting to venture into film, so it feels like the right time to challenge myself.
"I fancy an adventure – I’d love to spend a bit more time in New York or LA, I’m open to opportunities."
Meanwhile, James also admitted he had some "absurd" ideas for his character’s exit storyline, but did tease that it will feature some kind of "romantic mess".
He said: "I had a couple of light-hearted conversations with the producers offering my absurd, far-fetched versions of his exit, but inevitably they weren’t picked up! I don’t think it’s a surprise that Sidney finds himself entangled in a complicated romantic mess again."
James Norton felt time was right to leave Grantchester
