TV of a quality like Broadchurch doesn’t come along very often. And in an age when telly is an elastic experience – something which can be paused, rewound, and watched whenever we demand it – it’s rare for a show to command such attention that it becomes an appointment: an hour that millions cannot afford to record or download, because it would leave them behind.
One of the wonderful things about Broadchurch is that it has made water cooler detectives of us all. Heck, even Ant & Dec were jabbering on about it on their Saturday evening entertainment trough; a sure sign that Chris Chibnall’s drama has deservedly reached the point of cultural supersaturation. The Geordie finger puppets suspected Reverend Paul Coates of murder, and Episode 6 doesn’t do anything to disprove that theory.
Well, we can probably now discount Jack Marshall as a suspect. Can’t we?
That’s the thing about Broadchurch: to be certain of anything is to risk being utterly wrong. It’s the dilemma the townspeople face this week as their collective gaze turns on a quiet old man who looks a lot like William Hartnell. The murder of Danny Latimer has stirred the sands of the Jurassic Coast, uncovering not only evidence like high tar cigarettes, but also events that some would rather stay buried.
Who killed Danny Latimer in ITV’s Broadchurch? We’re halfway through now, so it’s time to round up the suspects.
Written and created by Chris Chibnall (Doctor Who, Torchwood), ITV’s new drama series, Broadchurch, explores what happens to a small community in Dorset when it suddenly becomes the focus of a police investigation, following the tragic and mysterious death of an eleven year old boy under the glare of the media spotlight.
Roll up, roll up, ladies and gentlemen! It’s time for another spin of wheel in ‘Seaside Suspect Roulette’. And what a game it it is.
Written and created by Chris Chibnall (Doctor Who), ITV’s new drama series, Broadchurch, continues next week.
Written and created by Chris Chibnall (Doctor Who), ITV’s new drama series, Broadchurch, continues next week.
After a tremendous opening instalment, can the new series from Doctor Who and Torchwood writer Chris Chibnall continue its form?
ITV has released a clip from the second episode of new drama series Broadchurch.