When ITV first started screening Broadchurch, ostenisbly a murder mystery from the mind of Chris Chibnall, it didn't really get an awful lot of attention. Sure, the strong cast, led by David Tennant and Olivia Colman, meant it got noticed. But detective whodunnits are hardly rare. However, as the weeks went by on original transmission, Broadchurch escalated, and by the end, large parts of the nation were gripped by one of the best mysteries to have screened in many, many years. No wonder a second series was swiftly announced. This first one introduces us to the apparently... quiet town of Broadchurch in south England. There, an 11-year schoolboy has gone missing, as two detectives, who hardly get on, are forced to join together to get to the bottom of what's happened. But all is not what it seems in Broadchurch, and to say any more would spoil the undoubted fun in watching it all unfold. For this is premier quality drama. Tennant and Colman are excellent, but the ensemble cast bring a collection of excellent, believable performances too. It's the writing that lifts things, though, and you can't help but be gripped as the story unravels. As well as the excellent show itself, the disc release also features a look behind the scenes of Broadchurch, along with background material. But it's that main drama that's the undoubted attraction, and one that's aching to be rewatched once seen, if only to pick up all the clues you might just have missed... --Jon Foster [show more]
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray and will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play. A hot morning in July and the Dorset town of Broadchurch is bracing itself for the tourist season when Danny Latimer, an 11 year old schoolboy, goes missing. His mother, Beth, frantically starts to search for him while her best friend, Ellie Miller, a local police officer, arrives at work to discover that the promotion she thought was hers has gone to D.I. Alec Hardy an outsider with a reputation for failure. When Danny's body is found beneath the picturesque cliffs that dominate the town opposites collide. Both Miller and Hardy are determined to solve the mystery of Danny's murder, Ellie perhaps too sensitive to people in her community; Alec as efficient as he is blunt. When news of the crime spreads through the town, a chain reaction begins which will put Broadchurch under a national spotlight, pulling the town, its residents and its secrets, apart. Actors Olivia Colman, David Tennant, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan, Adam Wilson, Charlotte Beaumont, Jonathan Bailey, Arthur Darvill, Matthew Gravelle, Carolyn Pickles, Pauline Quirke, Joe Sims, Susan Brown, Will Mellor & Vicky McClure Certificate 12 years and over Year 2013 Languages English Subtitles English for the hearing impaired
The complete first series of the ITV crime drama starring David Tennant and Olivia Colman. When the body of an eleven-year-old boy is discovered at the foot of the cliffs that dominate the Dorset town of Broadchurch, two police officers with contrasting approaches are assigned to the case. Broadchurch resident DS Ellie Miller (Colman) is a friend of the boy's mother, Beth (Jodie Whittaker), and treads carefully to avoid spreading panic in the community. In contrast, outsider DI Alec Hardy (Tennant) is all business. Will either of them be able to get to the bottom of the mysterious murder?
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