Writer Chris Chibnall took time off from work on his new BBC
project The Great Train Robbery this
week to have a lengthy chat with Luke from Custard TV about his highly
acclaimed drama Broadchurch. The
conversation also covered working with David Tennant and about the current
state of UK TV Drama.
Chris wouldn’t be drawn on the identity of the killer (or
killers, as he teased), and stressed that they had taken a lot of precautions
to ensure the secret would not be revealed. However, he explained that Broadchurch is more than just a murder
mystery:
“Even if it’s leaked tomorrow there is more to the piece
than that,” He said, “It’s not about an identity, the story is about the
effects of the event on the community and the last episodes are more than just
the reveal.”
Chris revealed that he had originally planned Broadchurch to be a ten part drama, but
ITV only agreed eight, but this in itself said a lot about their confidence in
the project. Also it was never designed to be a returning franchise but as a
one-off story.
He also had great things to say about David Tennant:
“James Strong and I keep coming back to him. David is the
best actor he can do anything, he’s really, really versatile. And the thing
about David that is probably a bit underappreciated is that he really works incredibly
hard at the very small details of the character. The things he’s done with
Hardy, that took me a few weeks to notice on the rushes, he’s slightly changed
his metabolism, and the way he walks and the way he blinks … It’s a really
different character and he was really up for doing something different. He has
worked so hard at the detail of that character and it looks effortless, and I’m
absolutely certain that he’s put in such immense thought and detail and
preparation into that character to make it look like that.
“He likes to be challenged and he doesn’t want to repeat
himself …it’s a very different character to the Tenth Doctor. He can bring such
truth and humanity. You feel like you know the character when David portrays
it, he brings such depth. I truly feel he’s such a special actor and I feel
lucky to be a writer when he’s an actor. He makes us all look good.”
Chris, the cast and crew have been overwhelmed by the
ratings for the first episodes of Broadchurch.
Nobody expected it to be the hit that it is, but it said a lot about the current
state of British television, “It’s in such an exciting state: a brilliant time.
There’s nowhere more exciting to make TV than Britain .”
Broadchurch has
much to offer in future episodes They will burrow down deeper into the community
and deal with concerns above and beyond the whodunit element. There will be many
more revelations, cliffhangers and great acting from the incredible cast.
Listen to the full interview below. Chris Chibnall discusses
scenes between Detectives Hardy and Miller (David Tennant and Olivia Colman)
from 13 minutes, and talks more about David Tennant from 15 minutes 30 seconds
Broadchurch continues on ITV at 9pm on Monday 25th March
Find out more about the series here
Visit The Custard TV here
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