MNPD assemble! It's Broadchurch time

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Notebooks at the ready We should have enough information at the end of the first episode to start cooking up some slightly implausible theories.

In feb, you say? Fantastic! Shall look forward to more gorgeous french living dead-but-not-zombies, the sex-medium and the homeopathic dam.

The one we saw was Les Revenants, wasn't it? Just with subtitles.

I haven't seen an EL remake.

Yes, the one I saw was in French.

So is it going to be too involved if it's about the trial & Hardy's old case?

Do we think that it will have been Claire who killed the girls?

So Joe pleaded not guilty just so that he can rake up everyone's secrets??

Why does everyone blame Ellie??

Just read this on the BBC news website-it made me laugh

Marking the show four out of five, Ben Lawrence in The Telegraph said: "Broadchurch continues to be a rich and complex tapestry which respects the viewer's intelligence and commands you to become an armchair detective.

He obviously doesn't know about the criminal law practices inaccuracies.

great to see "Viv" from without a trace!

I think the 2nd series of Les Revenant/The Reurned is still being filmed and Canal are planning to air in France at the end of 2015so don't think we'll be seeing any time soon.

Joe mentioned his not wanting to be in prison as a child killer more than once iirc, so maybe changing his plea is an effort to plead manslaughter? And his bringing up Danny's dad hitting Danny as some sort of mitigation as to why Danny enjoyed spending time with Joe could help his defence.

Ellie - the whole "How could you not know?" will haunt her and I think OC does a great job in gaining our sympathy without it ever feeling mawkish or contrived.

Marking place with my eyes closed, while I catch up on Sky+

Or Joe is hoping for procedural mistakes, benefit of doubt etc., plus dad's motive, anything to get him off.

Or he really wasn't alone on the cliff top and someone else was involved.

I think it could be Claire, yes.

Was Claire in the first series?
I thought the background music was too loud and some actors mumbled a bit and it was difficult to make out what they were saying.
I thought it would be better.
But I alao thought the first series was over rated.

Chuck I thought it was strange Ellie stayed in Claire's house too

Having absolutely no legal knowledge I am sucked into this series already. I'm loving the music as much as the acting.

Claire didn't appear in the first series but I think there were texts from someone who it was assumed was his ex.

I thought it was pretty obvious that Joe was going to plead not guilty with the amount of build up with everyone arriving at court.

Remember in season 1 Ellie lied and said Danny and Tom were best friends, so did Danny's sister. Why would they do that? They're both hiding something. I don't think they lied but that Danny and Tom were best friends but had fallen out or have I made that up? I recall them falling out over Joe paying Danny so much attention?

Interesting theory about Claire murdering the cousins but why would Lee then turn up and seemingly stalk DT if it was him in the bus shelter?

I can't quite remember what happened to Danny tbh.

was he running from Joe, or did Joe kill him to stop him saying anything to anyone?

I thought about Claire as it's the old thing of the killer giving themselves an alibi iyswim.

Danny and Joe were in the holiday home on the cliffs, iirc, and Joe asked for a hug. Then, according to Joe, Danny recoiled, threatened to tell and fell and banged his head. Joe threw him off the cliff and cleaned up.

Ah yes, that sounds familiar.

Hope to goodness that he doesn't get away with it!

enjoy Ripper Street!

I'm new to Mumsnet but I've been following this forum and feeling the burning desire to join the detective club I've watched the episode again this morning with your theories in mind and can definitely agree with those of you who suspect the vicar! Notice how we doesn't return to court as he has something to do... While our attention is on his relationship with the hotel owner I feel this is a pretty big clue. Especially as we don't see any of the scenes in the court after this scene. Plus when joe is explaining why he is pleading innocent the vicar is looking panic stricken saying 'but it's you who killed a child'

I'm a bit confused about The Returned then. Wikipedia reckons it's a television series based on the 2004 film. Series was made in 2012. It IS French. I've seen the 2004 film. I'll check IMDB, hang on...

Yes, it's a remake of the film. Definitely looks worth a watch.

Welcome to MNPD, Firsttime. You're new so you have to do the donut run

Is The Returned the same thing as Resurrection? Is that the US remake?