HexMachina Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/broadchurch/39850/broadchurch-series-3-to-be-final-chapter-new-cast-synopsis-announced Quote The final run "will herald a brand new case for Miller and Hardy with the detectives reuniting to investigate a serious sexual assault". It's the "final chapter of Broadchurch," says Chibnall. "We have one last story to tell, featuring both familiar faces and new characters. I hope it’s a compelling and emotional farewell to a world and show that means so much to me." And some of the new castings have been announced Quote The ace Julie Hesmondhalgh, recently seen in Happy Valley and before that, Cucumber is one of them. Georgina Campbell (Murdered By My Boyfriend) is another, as are W1A and Atlantis' Sarah Parish, The Fast Show's Charlie Higson and Home Fires' Mark Bazeley. Filming isn't due to start until this summer so looks like we won't get this until next year at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissdbyfire Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Just now, HelenaExMachina said: http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/broadchurch/39850/broadchurch-series-3-to-be-final-chapter-new-cast-synopsis-announced And some of the new castings have been announced Filming isn't due to start until this summer so looks like we won't get this until next year at least Intersting. I really liked the first series, the second, not so much. The third will be the tiebreaker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Previous discussion thread. Thanks for posting this Helena.I was going to open a topic myself but you beat me to it Some more details: Quote As ITV’s acclaimed crime drama, Broadchurch, heads into its final chapter, new cast has been added alongside returning stars David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker and Andrew Buchan. Taking significant roles in Season 3 are Julie Hesmondhalgh (Happy Valley), Georgina Campbell (Murdered By My Boyfriend), Sarah Parish (Atlantis), Charlie Higson (The Fast Show) and Mark Bazeley (Home Fires). Shooting starts this summer in Dorset where Tenant’s Detective Inspector Alec Hardy and Colman’s Detective Sergeant Ellie Miller will reunite to investigate a serious sexual assault. The story will explore the consequences of the event as Broadchurch again comes under the scrutiny of Hardy and Miller’s investigation. The final chapter looks at the emotional cost to all of those involved and the irreparable damage to friendships and relationships. Whittaker and Buchan are back as Danny’s parents Beth and Mark Latimer. Also returning are Arthur Darvill as Vicar Paul Coates, Carolyn Pickles as newspaper editor Maggie Radcliffe and Adam Wilson as Ellie’s son Tom. The season will be directed by Paul Andrew Williams (The Eichmann Show, Murdered by My Boyfriend), Daniel Nettheim (Doctor Who, Humans) and Lewis Arnold (Prey, Humans). The Shores (Dorset’s Sexual Assault Referral Centre) and Dorset Rape Crisis have supported and advised Chibnall throughout writing the scripts for this season of Broadchurch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted April 12, 2016 Author Share Posted April 12, 2016 1 minute ago, kissdbyfire said: Intersting. I really liked the first series, the second, not so much. The third will be the tiebreaker! Same here. I'll watch it, because it sounds like it's not treading water and labouring over the same case again. The legal stuff last season dragged it down for me, from what I recall, along with some weird turns in the story. Hopefully getting back to the investigative side of things like the first season will be a step in the right direction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissdbyfire Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Just now, HelenaExMachina said: Same here. I'll watch it, because it sounds like it's not treading water and labouring over the same case again. The legal stuff last season dragged it down for me, from what I recall, along with some weird turns in the story. Hopefully getting back to the investigative side of things like the first season will be a step in the right direction Yeah, agree. And I can't remember... Spoiler what happened to Charlotte Rampling's character? She didn't die, did she? Just wondering, since she's not mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 hopefully the mystery will be more compelling this time round as well (like the first). I initially liked the idea of the court case but changed my mind after the poor execution. I hope the couple from the second series are gone too (the ones from Tenants "failed case"). I can't even remember what happened to them they were (and my memory's) that bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cas Stark Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Season 2 was awful. So totally, completely unrealistic that I have no reason to hope for anything different in season 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Chalk me up as another who really liked Season 1 but thought Season 2 had some serious problems. There's plenty of examples of shows turning around after a sophomore slump, but plenty more examples than that of shows that had a great first season and never matched it again. I'm not optimistic about this. I'd like to be wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 In this case, the pessimism is because Chris Chibnall is a pretty consistently terrible writer. Broadchurch Season 1 was the sole thing he's ever written that has been pretty good. The fact that he's taking over Doctor Who from Moffatt is a serious cause for concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Though a 3rd season is unnecessary, I'm happy there will be one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I liked the first season. I haven't bothered with the second one since from all the reviews of it when it ran in the UK it sounded like a waste of time that could be used for many other activities either more productive or more fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Broadchurch: Third and Final Season Begins Filming; Two Join Cast Quote Filming commenced today on the award winning drama Broadchurch. The third and final series will continue shooting in Dorset and Somerset throughout the summer of 2016. David Tennant and Olivia Colman (photographed on their first day on set of the third series) reprise their roles as DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller, with Jodie Whittaker and Andrew Buchan returning to play Beth and Mark Latimer. To coincide with the commencement of filming, ITV confirmed that BAFTA winner Sir Lenny Henry and Roy Hudd will join the impressive ensemble cast alongside National Television Award winner Julie Hesmondhalgh, BAFTA winner Georgina Campbell, and acclaimed actors Sarah Parish, Charlie Higson and Mark Bazeley who take significant roles in the eight part series to be co-produced for ITV by Kudos, Imaginary Friends and Sister Pictures. Arthur Darvill also returns as local Vicar Paul Coates, Carolyn Pickles as newspaper editor Maggie Radcliffe, Charlotte Beaumont as Mark and Beth’s daughter Chloe, and Adam Wilson as Ellie’s son Tom. The new series will herald a brand new case for Miller and Hardy, with the detectives reuniting to investigate a serious sexual assault. “This is the final chapter of Broadchurch,” said Chris Chibnall. “We have one last story to tell, featuring both familiar faces and new characters. I hope it’s a compelling and emotional farewell to a world and show that means so much to me.” The series explores the consequences of a serious sexual assault as a Dorset community comes under the scrutiny of Hardy and Miller’s investigation. Based on a year of research with Dorset-based organisations who specialise in dealing with victims of sexual assault, and police advisors who specialise in investigating crimes of sexual violence, Broadchurch’s final chapter looks at the emotional cost to all of those involved and the irreparable damage to friendships and relationships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 ‘Broadchurch’ first look: Season 3 promo pic released Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 On 12.4.2016 at 10:08 PM, Werthead said: In this case, the pessimism is because Chris Chibnall is a pretty consistently terrible writer. Broadchurch Season 1 was the sole thing he's ever written that has been pretty good. The fact that he's taking over Doctor Who from Moffatt is a serious cause for concern. That's a bit harsh. While his Doctor Who stories were hardly the best of the season, I didn't think that any of them was the weakest of the respective season. And I quite liked his Torchwood episodes. And yes, Broadchurch season 1 was pretty damn good. Season 2 not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maithanet Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I also found season 2 rather frustrating. The way the courtroom drama was depicted just felt ridiculous to me. I tried to give it the benefit of the doubt since maybe in the UK the justice system is different, but even that excuse falls short. Spoiler It seemed like the defense attorney was allowed to introduce evidence and speculate whenever she felt like it, and nobody acted like that was unusual. There were several times when I was begging for an objection, but the prosecution said nothing. But worst of all, the logic of throwing out the confession made no sense. Hardy was at that time physically incapable of overpowering anyone (this could be proven by interviewing his boss and doctors). Miller was unaware of Joe's guilt until after the confession, and this can also be proven since she was conducting a taped deposition at the same time as the confession. Joe was uninjured when he entered the interrogation room (this is on videotape), and obviously injured after being beaten by Miller. The defense is stating that Joe could have been intimidated or beaten by the police prior to giving the confession, but provides no evidence for why this would be the case. Who committed this beating, since neither Hardy nor Miller could have possibly done so? Where did it occur? If it was just intimidation, couldn't that excuse be used to invalidate all confessions ever? The judge should have laughed at the idea that "my client could have been coerced into this. I have no evidence. Please throw it out." The Sandbrook stuff in season two was better than the courtroom stuff, but the more I thought about it, the less sense it really made. Spoiler The biggest problem was that Claire's actions don't make a lot of sense. Why did she testify in the original trial? Was she trying to get Lee convicted, or trying to get him acquitted? If she was trying to get him acquitted, why did she testify at all? If she was trying to get him convicted, why didn't she tell the truth? She barely even broke any laws (she didn't explicitly know that the drink had ruffies in it, and she didn't bury either body). All she did illegal was help clean up afterwards, and if she testified, there's no way the prosecution wouldn't give immunity for that. Was she trying to give the impression of cooperating without actually doing so? If so, why was she afraid of Lee at the start of season 2? Did she try and get him off, but then realized that he might want to murder her to make sure she didn't ever testify? I dunno, in all it didn't really add up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 I hope the third season makes up for the second. Either way it at least won't get a fourth season. It could be a valid lesson in not making sequels to one season concepts though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 Beating @AncalagonTheBlack To posting this. Feel I have accomplished something http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/broadchurch-season-3-the-final-chapter-trailer-release-date-david-tennant-olivia-colman-itv1-a7554746.html First trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 6 hours ago, HelenaExMachina said: Beating @AncalagonTheBlack To posting this. Feel I have accomplished something http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/broadchurch-season-3-the-final-chapter-trailer-release-date-david-tennant-olivia-colman-itv1-a7554746.html First trailer haha..nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 Broadchurch returns 27th February at 9pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hound of sansa Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Nice! Although I'm not a big fan of the series, at least I can have a weekly dose of David Tennant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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