With many thanks to our friends from ITV1 we bring you the full details of David Tennant's exciting new drama series Broadchurch:
EIGHT PART DRAMA BROADCHURCH STARRING DAVID TENNANT AND OLIVIA
COLMAN COMMISSIONED BY ITV
Everything matters, now. Who did what, who was where. Everything
connects..
A new eight part ITV ensemble
drama series, Broadchurch, led by David Tennant, Olivia Colman and Vicky
McClure will explore what happens to a small community when it suddenly becomes
the focus of a major event and is subjected to the full glare of the media
spotlight.
Produced by Kudos Film and
Television, Broadchurch features an amazing array of British acting talent
including Jodie Whittaker as Beth, Andrew Buchan as Mark, Will Mellor playing
Stephen Turner and Arthur Darvill as the town priest Paul Coates.
Bloodied and dirty, Danny Price
has been found dead on an idyllic beach, surrounded by rocks and a jutting
cliff-face from where he may have fallen. Whilst his death remains unresolved,
the picturesque coastal town of Broadchurch is at the heart of a major police
investigation and a national media frenzy.
Written and created by Chris
Chibnall, whose previous work includes United, Torchwood, Law & Order: UK
and Doctor Who, Broadchurch is a story Chris has wanted to tell for some time.
“Broadchurch focuses on a small
British community which finds itself at the eye of a storm. In the wake of one
boy’s death, the residents of Broadchurch come under scrutiny and suspicion,”
said Chris. “It’s a story of scale and
intimacy, as the lives of the characters are laid bare,” he added.
The sadness of losing a child
consumes Danny’s family, Beth and Mark Price (Jodie Whittaker and Andrew
Buchan), their daughter 15 year old Lara and Beth’s mum, Liz as they attempt to
cope with their grief. Understandably
they struggle to cope with the unwarranted attention heaped upon them. Devastated by their loss, they struggle to
relate to their friends, neighbours, the church, the press, and the
police.
David Tennant takes the role of
DI Alec Hardy; an out-of-town, newly promoted police detective who takes the
job local girl DS Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman) believes should have been hers.
Ellie has to find reserves of
patience and toughness to negotiate a professional relationship with the
difficult and unyielding Hardy. Yet as the drama progresses, Hardy’s own
secrets are laid bare.
Ellie is also emotionally
involved with this case. Ellie’s son Tom
was the dead boy’s best friend and she’s known Danny all his young life. How could she not be drawn in? But Hardy’s clinical methods force Ellie to
see the community she grew up in through a different prism.
Broadchurch has been commissioned
for ITV1 by drama commissioning team, Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes.
“Broadchurch tells the story of a
small community and the devastating emotional repercussions for everyone caught
up in the mysterious death of a young boy,” said Laura. “It’s not a ‘whodunit’
or a traditional police drama. Chris
Chibnall’s superb scripts have attracted a stellar cast,” she added.
James Strong (United, Downton Abbey, Silent Witness,
Doctor Who) will direct the first two episodes and episodes seven and eight
of the series. Richard Stokes (Silk, Law & Order: UK, Torchwood)
will produce the drama and Jane Featherstone (The Hour, Life on Mars, Law & Order: UK) will executive produce
with Chris Chibnall.
The drama will be filmed on
location in Portishead near Bristol and Dorset and filming begins from mid August
and will continue until the end of November.
“We’re proud to have cast an outstanding
array of Britain’s finest performers to appear in Broadchurch,” said executive
producer Jane Featherstone. “The drama is
a snapshot of modern Britain. Its community represents a microcosm of life as
we know it with the character of Ellie part of the fabric of Broadchurch. She’s lived amidst the people in this coastal
town all her life so when the fabric begins to tear it’s Ellie who will feel
the impact the hardest,” added Jane.
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