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BROADCHURCH mon 9pm itv thread 2

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DuelingFanjo · 16/04/2013 12:03

Is it ok for me to start a new thread.

Can anyone tell me why Ellie says about Will Mellor's character:

"if you go into the bookshop in town all his books are in there"?
he is KNOWN to the police for this, plus the petty convictions, vehicle theft and conspiracy to defraud, they say in EP 4. So why is he allowed to write and sell these books?

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RedPencils · 17/04/2013 22:59

There had been a power cut so Danny's alarm clock had reset. Perhaps e was supposed to meet someone, but misread the time and went earlier/later than he was supposed to and stumbled upon some dodgy activity

No idea on what, who or why though.

MrsShrek3 · 17/04/2013 23:02

you lot are awesome Smile

cornyponydash · 17/04/2013 23:08

the crazy looking sister may have set fire to the boat for some reason
she said that she saw something...that leaves lots of options for the final episode. Who is Ollie's Dad?

I think that Ollie is guilty of something dodgy but not the murder.

MrsShrek3 · 17/04/2013 23:10
MadBusLady · 18/04/2013 05:25

It wasn't a power cut redpencils, I watched it again and Beth's clockwork alarm clock had stopped too, so someone had stopped them all deliberately maybe?

MrsShrek3 · 18/04/2013 05:47

in DTs office in Mondays episode, the clock appeared to be blurred out. I pointed it out to DH. significant or continuity issue?

MrsSalvoMontalbano · 18/04/2013 06:49

the boat thing has been bothering me too - everyone knows that forensics can tell if a body has fallen from a cliff or been strangled - to try to confuse cause of death, if you have a boat, surely far better to dump body at sea - even if washed up, forensics/time of death blurred by crabs etc

Northumberlandlass · 18/04/2013 07:51

Yes MrsSalvo - I was just thinking the PM would of shown if the body had been tossed from the cliff or not (dead or alive). Remind who orginally said they had seen the boat and the man who looked like Nige dumping the body? If that is based on Susan / Elaine's testimony then it's shaky.

I like the idea that due to power cut Danny was up at crazy time (maybe he didn't know what the time was & saw it was light so headed out for his paper round), then saw something ...maybe Vicar (who has fallen off the wagon) & Joe loving it up!!!!! (I'm clinging onto this theory, but I fear it is wrong).

I think the red diesl / poaching are all red herrings.

I REALLY want to know what Ellie's sister know's and what happened to her hubby.

I feel like Mark is still holding something back and can we REALLY believe Beth about the father of the baby ? ooooooh maybe she is in a threeway with Joe & Vicar???

I'm going to have a rest now as my head hurts Grin

cornyponydash · 18/04/2013 08:01

it was dark when danny was out - it was shown on the cctv - I wonder if Ollie was out as well.

(Surely there would be more cctv footage anyway to show who else was up and about at that time )

megandraper · 18/04/2013 08:37

Ellie is the main character and the most sympathetic, so I think the denouement must be about her / have a profound effect on her. I think her family will be destroyed by it - even if Joe/Tom didn't kill Danny, they are very involved in some way.

Is next week's episode the final one?

Juniperdewdropofbrandy · 18/04/2013 08:43

Yes bedhopper it's the last one.

Juniperdewdropofbrandy · 18/04/2013 08:44

What shall we call the last thread? Need a monumental title surely after our dedication? Wink

XBenedict · 18/04/2013 08:46

Danny Latimer - WHODUNIT?

I'm spending far too much time analysing this programme, but I love it and I love that there are other people who love it too Grin

MadBusLady · 18/04/2013 09:08

I think it'll turn out that basically everybody in Broadchurch was out at some point in that night. They all seem to wander round at night, the Vicar has secret drinking sessions in the crypt insomnia, Mark sneaks around shagging, Nige goes poaching and probably Dean and the boys as well, PQ walks her dog at 4am.

Also in an early episode DT observed how you have a good view of the playing fields and the Latimer house etc from the church. So somebody (maybe the Vicar, or not) saw something happen from the church?

If I throw out enough theories over the course of the week I am bound to get a couple of things right...

ChocsAwayInMyGob · 18/04/2013 09:38

I'm starting to think that PQ's/Elaine's story has big holes in it.

First of all she said she was on the cliff. Then after pressure she said she was on the beach. If she lied about that what else is she lying about? Is her tragic past even true? Why did she threaten the newspaper editor with rape if she is the parent of rape victims herself?

pateran · 18/04/2013 09:51

Didn't Ellie's Sister, Olly the journalist say she saw something of interest but wanted to charge ehr £1000 for info. Ellie has never questioned her, or have I missed that?

I'm not sure it is significant or not but everyone else has been questioned.

pateran · 18/04/2013 09:51
  • Sorry Olly's Mother.
ohforfoxsake · 18/04/2013 09:54

Yes, she has some important info but OC thought it was just a way of getting money IIRC.

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DuelingFanjo · 18/04/2013 11:12

I still wonder if the woman in the hotel has told the whole truth, maybe she was only with the dad for part of the night, if at all?! maybe she was just giving an alibi to help him.

Ollie's dad left his mum 2 years ago. Wikipedia says he worked in banking but the wikipedia info is really flawed and it's never been mentioned in the programme as far as i can remember.

His mum has lots of problems, more than financial, judging by her conversation with Ellie. mental health? drugs? Alcoholic?

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Northumberlandlass · 18/04/2013 11:27

Ooo Duelling - recovering alcoholic who maybe know's Vicar from AA meetings? ... Tenuous, I know

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DuelingFanjo · 18/04/2013 11:35

maybe been blackmailing vicar for cash?

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Northumberlandlass · 18/04/2013 11:44

I like it. It's all coming together Smile

UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 18/04/2013 12:47

I'm worried....how are they going to tie up all the loose ends in an hour?!

MadBusLady · 18/04/2013 13:00

William Hill has Joe Miller 1/2 favourite apparently.

chartreuse · 18/04/2013 13:05

Yes, I have never been able to understand why Ellie didn't pursue her sister the divulge the information she said she had. Especially later with the link to the boat.