Broadchurch, UK Killing-style TV drama 04 March 2013

[Nick Armstrong]

But did we get hints as to what the kid was deleting and / or why? My fault - I was only half watching. Can anyone help?

It was left a total mystery

Like emails I doubt if texts are considered to be our personal property. I do not think they are ever really deleted from the various servers.

The watchword on t'internet is that there may be a key with the word on, but in fact there is no such thing as 'delete'.

[Richard Tarleton]

There were one or two scents, true or false, being laid. Dead boy's father playing away, perhaps. The actor playing the newsagent tends to play dodgy characters.

[Ferretfancy]

There were one or two scents, true or false, being laid. Dead boy's father playing away, perhaps. The actor playing the newsagent tends to play dodgy characters.

This is the problem I have with it. All the characters appear to have been invented by an agreed formula and slotted into a contrived plot. Thus we have your dodgy newsagent, the eager cub reporter, the unscrupulous tough cookie from the Daily Mail, the ill matched detectives etc. etc. We have seen it all a thousand times. The locations at Bridport and West Bay are nice, but there's no real sense of place. If you want to see interesting interplay of character in a thriller, watch Spiral.

[Anna]

R3 keep plugging Shetland, tonight at 9pm and tomorrow same time. Problem is, I have yet to catch up with Broadchurch before tomorrow's transmission at 9pm and Shetland offers vistas of Scotland to take your breath away ,,,,,,, but both offer murder most foul ........ which one to go for?

[Nick Armstrong]

R3 keep plugging Shetland, tonight at 9pm and tomorrow same time. Problem is, I have yet to catch up with Broadchurch before tomorrow's transmission at 9pm and Shetland offers vistas of Scotland to take your breath away ,,,,,,, but both offer murder most foul ........ which one to go for?

I would certainly not miss Olivia Colman's performance in Broadchurch, Anna. Others inc Tennant good too, and the look and feel of the slightly misty sunshine in the South-West are seductive. Definitely don't miss a catch-up and then Episode 2 tomorrow.

You can then always catch up with the Shetland programme on the jolly old iPlayer at your leisure, can't you?

[Nick Armstrong]

That reminds me, Broadchurch was reviewed on the Late Review programme on BBC2 TV on Friday evening (it was approved of).

But what got me was that the programme was presented by none other than Ms Clemency Burton-Hill, taking a break from tweeting and twattering on early morning talk radio

She kept repeating words / questions to the reviewers, to the effect of "But it lasts eight weeks.... it's spread over eight weeks.... that's two months.... " as if it was inconceivable that anyone could even imagine how long that is, let alone carry a story in their head for that long.

[amateur51]

That reminds me, Broadchurch was reviewed on the Late Review programme on BBC2 TV on Friday evening (it was approved of).

But what got me was that the programme was presented by none other than Ms Clemency Burton-Hill, taking a break from tweeting and twattering on early morning talk radio

She kept repeating words / questions to the reviewers, to the effect of "But it lasts eight weeks.... it's spread over eight weeks.... that's two months.... " as if it was inconceivable that anyone could even imagine how long that is, let alone carry a story in their head for that long.

Not anyone, Caliban - just lickle Clemency, the solipsist of New Broadcasting House

[amateur51]

I'm greatly enjoying this classy, intense serial,which has now reached its half-way point. David Tennant's pent-up dissociated rage is beginning to bubble up and Olivia Coleman's performance gets better each week. I stiill don't have a clue who dunnit, why dunnit ... indeed what the whole thing's about

Anyone else hooked?

[eighthobstruction]

Hooked....but equally annoyed by it....

[Parry1912]

Also hooked. Especially as we have had many a holiday in that area. My wife always gets the morning paper in that newsagent's.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

...lost the habit i'm afraid

[Nick Armstrong]

I'm greatly enjoying this classy, intense serial,which has now reached its half-way point. David Tennant's pent-up dissociated rage is beginning to bubble up and Olivia Coleman's performance gets better each week. I stiill don't have a clue who dunnit, why dunnit ... indeed what the whole thing's about

Anyone else hooked?

Yes!! The fourth episode was very good, I thought. The music and plotting does sometimes remind me very much of the Danish crime dramas, annoyingly so occasionally - but the 4th was sufficiently absorbing for that not to be a problem.

Incidentally I happen to know ITV have sold it to DR1 (producers of The Killing etc) for broadcast in Denmark!

[Richard Tarleton]

It's pretty riveting. The discovery of the victim's phone will presumably lead to the discovery of the other end of DS Millar's son's phone messages, the ones the lad deleted......

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Anyone else hooked?

Me!

I particularly liked the way Hardy and Miller's husband "clicked" at the dinner - brought in a new aspect of both characters.

But I'm a bit puzzled about where Hardy collapsed: it looked as if he was going into a ground-floor apartment, but was rescued by the Hotel owner who had been alerted by the people "below" who complained about the noise. What happened - or is this going to be a clue?

[Serial_Apologist]

I find I have to sympathise/identify with at least one character to maintain my interest in any drama, and so I watched the Boris docu on the beeb instead.

Don't think I'll be going back...