In a behind-the-scenes chat about the making of the award winning
ITV series Broadchurch, David Tennant and Olivia Colman discuss the importance
of the location in which the drama is set.
"The story has always been as much about the community and
the fracturing of the community as it’s been about solving any crime," explains
David as the pair film scenes on the beach at West Bay near Bridport, which
stands in for the fictional coastal town of Broadchurch.
"You want to know what that world is that these people live
in and to get a real sense of what that community is and why people live here
and the sort of people that live in this kind of situation," he adds.
Fans of the show agree that the glorious Dorset landscapes
and coastline are as much characters of the show as the star-packed cast. The
ever-present sea and golden beaches, in particular, have formed the backdrop to
many a key scene during both series.
"Incredibly beautiful and it looks great on film. There's
something about the beauty of it juxtaposed with the upset and the horror of
what happens," says Olivia. "It’s an incredibly humbling thing, it’s incredibly
powerful, you feel insignificant. I suppose a lot of our thinking and talking
and working out brings you back to who you are, walking across this."
David's experience, however, was sometimes less profound. "It
usually involves me sitting near the waterline and inevitably getting soaked a
couple of times, that’s usually what happens in those scenes. And having to
change my undercrackers," he laughed. "Hopefully that’s not something you’re
going to think about when you see the final product."
The behind-the-scenes look at the making of the show is just
part of a fabulous collection of Extras included in the new DVD and Blu-ray
release of Broadchurch Series Two, released on DVD and Blu-Ray on 16th March 2015. A
Series One & Two box set is released on DVD and Blu-Ray on the same day.
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