Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall has opened up to Broadcast magazine about the writing, development and shooting of the new ITV drama series starring David Tennant and Olivia Colman. Read what he had to say here:



I’d wanted to write a big ensemble piece for 10 years, but inspiration finally came on a walk along the cliffs near my home, says Chris Chibnall

Broadchurch started when I was out walking. Lin Coghlan, my writing tutor at Soho Theatre, always said “take a problem out for a walk”. It’s how I work out my script quandaries, across the cliffs and beaches of West Dorset where I live. In 2011, after writing United for BBC2, I wanted my next project to be as authored and personal as that film.
I’d wanted to write a big ensemble drama, set in a small community, for the best part of 10 years. And as I walked, I began to realise that I lived in the perfect setting: my corner of Dorset has an epic, cinematic landscape.
So, over a few months, I wrote just for fun. A first episode, on spec, …

ITV have uploaded another video of their Broadchurch interview with David Tennant. This time he chats about Chris Chibnall's script and what drew him to the part of DI Alec Hardy.

Broadchurch starts on Monday 4th March at 9pm. For more information visit our Broadchurch section here.

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During his promotional interviews for his new drama Broadchurch, David Tennant has been asked about his latest theatre project Richard II.Here's a quick look at what David has to say on the play which sees him treading the boards once more...
Whilst talking to The Times, David revealed that rehearsals will begin in August. Speaking of his lead role as Richard II he says  "He’s an incredible character who’s a total tw*t in some ways, but you end up feeling very sympathetic towards him." David went on to describe theatre as his "proper job" but admits that the prospect of taking to the stage is always daunting “to the point where, every time I do a play, I say to myself, at the five minute call when there’s no going back: ‘Never do this again. This is stupid! Stupid, stupid, stupid! It would be better to work in a shop. This is horrible!' I think every actor that goes on stage is a lot closer to never being able to do it again than you might imagine. The anxiety …

David Tennant will be among a host of stars making a guest appearance - and runs the risk of a shaven head -  in a special Red Nose Day edition of the Beano.





The BeanoMAX spin off from the classic comic will also feature One Direction, Olly Murs. Jedward and Jessie J alongside regular characters Dennis the Menace, Minnie the Minx and the Bash Street Kids. The 'Bald' issue will be co-written and guest edited by comedian Harry Hill and will follow the attempts of the Beano crew to put on a charity show. Harry also sends character Minnie the Minx on a trail of extreme hairdressing which targets the Queen, among other famous faces.
He explained: “The bald issue tells the story of hair clippers going out of control. It was everyone I could think of. It was obvious — people associate me with being bald"





One Direction said of their appearance: "We've grown up with the magazine so now to actually appear in it with Dennis and Gnasher themselves is incredible." 


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Time Out London have given Broadchurch four out of five stars in their review of the first episode. The eight-part crime drama series stars David Tennant and Olivia Colman and begins on ITV on Monday 4th March at 9pm.


Read the review here:

A heavyweight cast steps up for the second missing-child drama of the week, with David Tennant and Olivia Colman the ill-matched investigators charged with finding the killer of a young boy in a seaside town. Jodie Whittaker and Andrew Buchan are superb as the bewildered, grieving parents, and expect Vicky McClure’s nosey Fleet Street hack and Arthur Darvill’s footballing vicar to play bigger roles as the eight-part drama unwinds over the coming weeks.

Ostensibly a more traditional police procedural than its BBC counterpart ‘Mayday’, ‘Broadchurch’ scores strongly on the emotional realities of grief: the cracks in Whittaker and Buchan’s relationship are already opening up, while Colman’s local copper struggles to keep a professional distance. Chris Chi…

Jodie Whittaker, who plays bereaved mother Beth Latimer in Broadchurch has spoken to TV Choice magazine about her role in the drama.
Jodie Whittaker - BroadchurchInterview by Jon Peake
When a child dies, the finger of suspicion points at the residents of a small coastal town in ITV's new drama Broadchurch. Jodie Whittaker plays Beth Latimer, the mother of murdered boy Danny in the series that also co-stars Andrew Buchan, Olivia Colman, David Tennant, Pauline Quirke, Arthur Darvill and Vicky McClure…
What is the relationship like between Beth and her husband Mark (Andrew Buchan)?
Not good. They’ve been together for 15 years, she got pregnant at 15, and as any childhood sweethearts might be, it’s a very normal stage to be at when you’ve been with someone for half your life. Of course the pressure following a child bereavement is immense, nothing compares to it. So any marriage would be severely tested.
No one really trusts each other in the town and anyone could be a suspect — even the …