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BROADCHURCH mon 9pm itv

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Blondeshavemorefun · 02/03/2013 12:31

sexy david tennant 'blonde drools' plays a police officer who investigate a childs body found on the beach :(

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bottleofbeer · 05/03/2013 16:44

Remember the passageway in Brookside close that took them through to the shops at the back? that was actually about 16 miles away. It must have been a magic tunnel, only explanation.

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Blondeshavemorefun · 05/03/2013 17:21

After several comments I have re watched and obv missed bits Blush

Thought quirke was a phychic or something like that

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BOF · 05/03/2013 17:31

Bottleofbeer, did you ever watch Good Cop? He bumped into his ex-girlfriend (who was on foot), and they arranged to meet in fifteen minutes in Maggie May's cafe on Bold Street for a chat. From Crosby Baths Grin. They must have both had personal helicopters.

bottleofbeer · 05/03/2013 18:08

Or else they ran dead fast along the beach? Grin

NorthernLurker · 05/03/2013 19:04

Danny and Ellie's Tom are really too young to have been up to anything themselves that's desperate enough to get murdered over. Much more likely that they know something about somebody.

OutsideOverThere · 05/03/2013 19:09

It's frustrating me that they didn't find the blood on the top of the cliff. You know, the bit where he was standing there at the start with his eyes closed and something dripped from his hand.

OutsideOverThere · 05/03/2013 19:10

Is the shopkeeper the chap who plays filch in Harry Potter?

OutsideOverThere · 05/03/2013 19:12

Oh it was diesel then. Hmm.

bigbadbarry · 05/03/2013 19:12

outside we thought earlier that might have been diesel from a tractor rather than blood. ESP as he was strangled not stabbed. And yes, that is filch :)

RustyBear · 05/03/2013 19:36

OutsideOverThere - yes; he was also the guy protesting outside the casino in Blackpool.

Pixel · 05/03/2013 19:46

Just catching up now! I notice everyone is saying "how could she run in those shoes?" I know they weren't trainers but they were very flat and sensible. I said to dh when we were watching that it was lucky she was wearing her 'mums' race shoes' (don't forget they were at school sports day) and her dress was also very loose and comfy looking for running in.

Not that it's all that important, but you know, has to be said Grin.

I think this is much better than the Mayday thing on BBC1, I've already given up on that as I find I don't really care about any of the thoroughly nasty characters. Even the ex-policewoman was destroying evidence!
Anyway, Broadchurch much better, I'm looking forward to the next one.

PheasantPlucker · 05/03/2013 19:50

I can't believe I missed this :(

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Blondeshavemorefun · 05/03/2013 20:00

plucker watch here

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diddl · 05/03/2013 21:06

Well if he snuck out on his skateboard, you'd think that it would be to meet someone, wouldn't you?

Ellie's son,I guess.

Wonder if the fact that the clocks were wrong due to powercut(?) is significant?

giraffesCantDateDucks · 05/03/2013 22:04

Responding to mid thread but haven't read the rest - just watched it. I loved it, brilliant I was utterly gripped. Some of it was very very close to the bone.

The running thing - Broadchurch isn;t a real place is it? It is filmed in whatever place it is filmed but if you were to see a map of the fictional place Boradchurch then the distance could be run-able by an adrenaline fueled Mum.

There is a cbeebies programme - Granny Murray or something and it switches between lots of different places but I think it is meant to seem like the same place.

Iwishitwouldgetwarmer · 06/03/2013 09:38

i was hooked by the first add break. am very happy to see dt in this kind of role... have always wanted to see him as a detective.

InLoveWithDavidTennant - he was a detective in Blackpool. And he sings as well!

Iwishitwouldgetwarmer · 06/03/2013 09:45

Oops just realised that Blackpool has already been mentioned.

CalamityKate · 06/03/2013 10:23

I liked it. Olivia Coleman is SUCH a good actress.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 06/03/2013 12:02

Blimey - I must have watched this with my head in a bucket - I missed so much! Blush

I thought the opening sequence, with him standing on the clifftop, was the mum dreaming?

I promise I will pay more attention to the next episode.

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Blondeshavemorefun · 06/03/2013 12:10

and the mum did run with flat shoes and flappy dress, as was going to do sports day

surprised school didnt ring the mum when wasnt there for register

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bigbadbarry · 06/03/2013 14:22

I don't think I'd be too impressed if my child's teacher casually mentioned when she happened to see me that my child wasnt in school!

tiredemma · 06/03/2013 18:36

Agree about Olivia Coleman being a fantastic actress. The final scene in one of the episodes of The Accused (bbc) between her and Anne Marie Duff is without doubt one of the best scenes on tv I have ever seen. Really rate her.

Arcadie · 06/03/2013 22:20

Anyone else slightly worried how closely this seems to resemble the plot of "Hot Fuzz"...? Kind of expecting some large vacant chap to start "yarp"ing soon. That said, am loving it. Watched today with DS2 (nearly 3) popping in and out. "Why's the dressy lady crying?", "Why's the little boy sleeping on the beach","Where's the dressy lady running?", "Can I have an icecream?" and my favourite "Why did that lady take the cuddly monkey?" . Apparently HE didn't pick up on the red diesel though....

OutsideOverThere · 07/03/2013 07:29

But why did she take the cuddly monkey?

diddl · 07/03/2013 07:36

Yes-why did she take the monkey??