Gripping crime drama series Broadchurch premieres on TV3 this Wednesday.

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IMMEDIATE: 6th January 2014

 
 Gripping crime drama series Broadchurch premieres on TV3 this Wednesday.

 

The critically acclaimed crime drama series ‘Broadchurch’ premieres on TV3.

 

Broadchurch stars Emmy-winning actor David Tennant and BAFTA-winning actress Olivia Colman.

 

Broadchurch Episode 1 airs this Wednesday 8th January, at 9pm on TV3.

 

Murder mystery comes to TV3 this Wednesday with the premiere of the critically acclaimed and gripping crime drama series Broadchurch. Starring Emmy-winning actor David Tennant and BAFTA-winning actress Olivia Colman, Broadchurch centres on a quiet seaside town following the shocking murder of a young boy and the impact it has on the tight-knit community when everyone becomes a suspect.

 

The young boy in question is Daniel Lattimer, whose death sparks a major investigation in the town. Leading the investigation are two detectives – the strong yet compassionate local Detective Sergeant Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman), and the by-the-book Detective Inspector Alec Hardy (David Tennant), Ellie’s newly appointed boss.

 

By circumstance they are partnered to solve the murder, keeping the newspapers from derailing the investigation and trying to prevent the crime from impacting tourism at the beach where the boy was murdered.  But the murder brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.

 

In the first episode, we are introduced to a number of characters who are all under scrutiny for the murder which is slowly tearing the community apart. It’s the beginning of a long journey for Miller and Hardy, as they struggle to uncover the truth around Daniel’s tragic death and deliver on their promise of finding his murderer.   

 

Created and written by Chris Chibnall (Law & Order: UK, Torchwood), Broadchurch boasts an impressive cast. Joining Tennant and Colman is Jodie Whittaker (One Day, Venus) and Andrew Buchan (Bones, Cranford), who play Daniel’s grieving parents Beth and Mark Latimer, Matthew Gravelle (The Bible) as Ellie’s supportive husband Joe Miller; David Bradley (Game of Thrones, An Adventure in Space and Time), as local shop owner Jack Marshall; Arthur Darvill (Doctor Who) as the town priest Reverend Paul Coates; Jonathan Bailey (Leonardo) as up-and-coming local reporter Olly Stevens who is attempting to make the case his big break; Vicky McClure (This is England) as eager London reporter Karen White and Pauline Quirke (Birds of a Feather) as mysterious loner Susan Wright.  .

 

Broadchurch achieved high ratings in the UK, winning critical acclaim, and generating a large amount of publicity around the "whodunit" mystery. After the first series ended, it was announced that Broadchurch would return for a second series. The Fox Broadcasting Network announced that they would produce a remake of Broadchurch for US audiences to air in the 2014-15 season.

 

Broadchurch Episode 1 airs Wednesday 8th January, at 9pm on TV3.

 

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NOTES TO EDITOR

 

Generic Synopsis

Broadchurch is a British television crime drama which centres on the investigation into the murder of a young boy in a British seaside town.

 

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Episode 1

Crime thriller. When the body of an 11-year-old boy is found on a beach in Dorset, local police officers DS Ellie Miller and DI Alec Hardy are called to investigate.