Is Broadchurch worth watching?

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Broadchurch is about to start being shown here in NZ (we are always about a year late!), and I just wondered if people thought it was worth watching? They've been showing constant adverts for it here and it looks to have a pretty good cast, but just wondered if it lived up to the hype? I am also worried it is going to be a bit too harrowing - I am pregnant with dc4 so feeling a bit hormonal , am I likely to just spend the whole time sobbing? Don't think DH will be too impressed if I do...

it's really good.

but yes you will need tissues

It's really good. You should Deffo watch it.

Yes, definitely. It was gripping right until the last episode.

My dh and I watched it live, we normally record and delete most stuff but really enjoyed broad church

It was the best drama series I have watched in a long long time. It's fantastic, give it a go you won't be disappointed

Yes really good drama and great cast. I want OH to watch it and catch up so we can watch the new series together

Yes. Unlike anything else, I think.

It's really good; I began to plan my evenings around it because did not want any delay in watching it. We had it in the US after it finished in the UK so I had to be careful on MN so as not to run across a spoiler.

Yes yes.

A million times yes.

Do you have recording facility? I found it so so gripping the wait was hard. If I could do it again id bulk up a good few weeks so I could watch a couple at a time.

Going to go against the grain and say no. It's dull and quite slow. Olivia Coleman is good though

I loved it, I taped the first 3, watched them one after each other then the anticipation of 2 days before the last one- it was great. But yes, have tissues.

Yes definitely. It won loads of awards.
They are making a 2nd one apparently but I just cannot see that it can possibly live upto the first one.

Thus is a definite must see.

As long as you don't know the ending.

Well. I suppose if you haven't read the threads on MN about it then yes definitely! Personally there was so much intelligent discourse and theory that the actual denouement was very very disappointing! Seriously, MNers should write a screenplay for a whodunnit.

Thanks for the replies :) I think I'll give it a go on Sunday then, but will be prepared with tissues!
BringMeTea and WaitMonkey I have purposefully avoided the threads on Mumsnet so as to not know what happens, so all good. I love the idea of a Mumsnet whodunnit screenplay