BAFTA Broadchurch Screening Takes Place Tonight

BAFTA host a preview screening tonight of episode 1 of Broadchurch, the new eight-part drama series from ITV starring David Tennant and Olivia Colman. Tickets were swiftly snapped up for the free event which takes place at the Princess Anne Theatre, BAFTA in Piccadilly at 6.45pm. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with series writer, creator and executive producer Chris Chibnall, director James Strong and cast members Olivia Colman and Jodie Whittaker. David Tennant is not expected to attend.

About Broadchurch:

A new eight part ensemble drama series, Broadchurch 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.

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. 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.

Cast members also include Vicky McClure, Arthur Darvil, Pauline Quirke, Andrew Buchan, Jodie Whittaker and Will Mellor.

Find out more about Broadchurch here

Broadchurch begins on ITV in March