This article is about the British television series. For the stream of Anglican churchmanship, see Broad church.
Broadchurch
Genre
Crime drama Mystery drama Serial drama
Created by
Chris Chibnall
Written by
Chris Chibnall Louise Fox (one episode)
Starring
David Tennant
Olivia Colman
Jodie Whittaker
Jonathan Bailey
Charlotte Beaumont
Andrew Buchan
Arthur Darvill
Matthew Gravelle
Carolyn Pickles
Adam Wilson
Ending theme
"So Close" by Ólafur Arnalds featuring Arnór Dan (series 1) "So Far" by Ólafur Arnalds featuring Arnór Dan (series 2) "Take My Leave of You" by Ólafur Arnalds featuring Arnór Dan (series 3)
Composer
Ólafur Arnalds
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of series
3
No. of episodes
24 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Chris Chibnall
Jane Featherstone
Punit Kulkarni
Producer
Richard Stokes
Dan Winch (series 3)[1]
Cinematography
Matt Gray
Running time
46–51 minutes
Production companies
Kudos
Imaginary Friends
Original release
Network
ITV
Release
4 March 2013 (2013-03-04) – 17 April 2017 (2017-04-17)
Related
Gracepoint, Malaterra
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Broadchurch is a British crime drama television series broadcast on ITV for three series between 2013 and 2017. It was created by Chris Chibnall, who acted as an executive producer and wrote all 24 episodes and produced by Kudos in association with Imaginary Friends Productions Ltd. The series is set in Broadchurch, a fictional English town on the coast of Dorset and focuses on Detective Inspector Alec Hardy (David Tennant) and Detective Sergeant Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman). Other members of the ensemble cast appearing in all three seasons are Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan, Arthur Darvill, Carolyn Pickles, Jonathan Bailey, Matthew Gravelle, Charlotte Beaumont and Adam Wilson.
The first series, which premiered on 4 March 2013, focuses on the death of local 11-year-old Danny Latimer and the impact of grief, mutual suspicion and media attention on the town. Danny's family, his mother, Beth (Whittaker), father, Mark (Buchan) and sister, Chloe (Beaumont), is a key focus. The second series, which premiered on 5 January 2015, follows the dual story lines of bringing Danny's killer to justice and a case from the past returning to haunt Hardy. The third and final series, which premiered on 27 February 2017, focuses on the rape of a local woman, Trish Winterman (Julie Hesmondhalgh), at a birthday party, while the Latimer family goes to extreme lengths to move on from Danny's death. Chibnall has stated that the third series was the last and that he had originally envisioned Broadchurch as a trilogy.[2]
All three series received positive reviews and praise for the writing, cinematography, performances (particularly Tennant and Colman) and character development.[3]
^"New cast members for Broadchurch 3 announced ahead of filming of the final series". ITV. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
^"Chris Chibnall says Broadchurch is "absolutely" never coming back". Radio Times. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
^"Broadchurch - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
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