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Murder mystery with David Tennant and Olivia Colman. An idyllic seaside town in Dorset becomes the focus of police activity and media attention following the death of an 11-year-old boy.
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Alison Graham
There’s a long tracking shot early in the opening episode of Chris Chibnall’s superb thriller when plumber Mark (Andrew Buchan) walks down the main street of his home town. It captures perfectly the smallness and closeness of a seaside community as Mark greets friends and neighbours in the sunshine. It’s a long scene full of light and optimism, which makes what happens next so much more bleak and harrowing.
The drama begins in a small town that implodes when disaster befalls a child. In Broadchurch an 11-year-old boy is found dead on a beach at the foot of a cliff. Bitter, weary DI Alec Hardy (David Tennant) leads the investigation as the town becomes the focus of national attention.
Chibnall has made something quite special here: a delicate portrait of extreme, unbearable sadness, layered with guilt, suspicion and recrimination. This is about as good as TV drama gets.
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rolenameDI Alec HardyDavid TennantDS Ellie MillerOlivia ColmanBeth LatimerJodie WhittakerMaggie RadcliffeCarolyn PicklesRev Paul CoatesArthur DarvillChloe LatimerCharlotte BeaumontTom MillerAdam Wilson
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rolenameDirectorPaul Andrew WilliamsDirectorLewis Arnold
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