David Tennant - Broadchurch
David Tennant played DI Alec Hardy and Olivia Colman played DS Ellie Miller in the three series of Broadchurch. The original series won a BAFTA and was ITV�s highest rated drama of 2013. The series finale was watched by over 10 million and consistently delivered in excess of 9 million viewers. It was broadcast in 2013 in the UK and all around the world.
In the original series, the drama explored what happened to a small community when it suddenly became the focus of a major event and was subjected to the full glare of the media spotlight. Broadchurch was written by Chris Chibnall.
The second series of Broadchurch was broadcast in early 2015. The subject matter was kept secret and no advance press screenings were arranged. When it was broadcast it was revealed that it looked at the trial of the killer of Danny Latimer and Hardy's previous, unsolved case, Sandbrook.
Filming on the third and final series of Broadchurch started on Monday 23rd May 2016 and continued until October. The series started being broadcast on Monday 27th February 2017 on ITV and will be shown on BBC America in the US starting on Wednesday 28th June. David and Olivia were joined in the third series by Arthur Darvill, Andrew Buchan and Jodie Whittaker from the first two series. Sir Lenny Henry, Roy Hudd, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Georgina Campbell, Sarah Parish, Charlie Higson and Mark Bazeley were new cast members with significant roles.
It consisted of a brand new case for Miller and Hardy with the detectives teaming up to investigate a serious sexual assault and its consequences as the drama's Dorset community came under scrutiny. The third series was set three years since the second series.
At the time of its broadcast the Broadchurch final episode was officially the most-watched television show of 2017. The figures (which included ITV + 1) showed that 11.605 million people watched the episode.
Overall the third series of Broadchurch had an average of 10.7 million viewers. This was a 1.5 million increase on Series Two and 1.3 million on the first series.
Broadchurch Series Three was released on Blu-ray and DVD on Monday 24th April in the UK.
David Tennant reprised a similar role in the American remake of Broadchurch which filmed from January to May 2014. This ten part drama was called Gracepoint and had a different killer. It was broadcast on Fox Television on Thursday evenings from October 2014 but was not renewed for a second season. It was shown in the UK on ITV Encore.
Synopsis of each episode of Series One.
Broadchurch Series One Filming dates / locations
David Tennant interviews, appearances and videos for Series One.
Synopsis of each episode of Series Two.
Broadchurch Series Two Filming dates / locations
David Tennant interviews, appearances and videos for Series Two.
Synopsis and trailers of each episode of Series Three.
Broadcast dates/times for Series Three.
David Tennant interviews, appearances and videos for Series Three.
Broadchurch Series Three Filming dates / locations
Link to posts related to Broadchurch on Blogger.com. (Usually with more detail.)
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2020 Broadchurch was voted #9 by the public in Britain's Favourite Detective when the top 25 were counted down on the show on ITV tonight. Updated 30/8
David Tennant and Olivia Colman in Broadchurch are included in a trailer for a new show called Britain's Favourite Detective which premieres on ITV on Sunday (30th) at 8pm.
ITV start a repeat tonight of the first series of Broadchurch at 9pm (which is the time of their initial broadcast in 2013). Updated 8/6
Broadchurch Series Three starts its first free-to-air repeat early tomorrow morning. Updated 26/2
Broadchurch Series Three to have its first free-to-air repeat on British television.
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2019 Tonight is the start of the first UK free-to-air repeat of Broadchurch Series Two. Updated 18/5
First free-to-air repeat of Broadchurch Series Two starts this weekend on ITV.
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2018 David Tennant has starred in the most watched drama each year in 6 of the past 12 years. Five of the years are Doctor Who and the other was the final of Broadchurch. Updated 31/12
A video from Fanx Salt Lake Comic Convention of David Tennant's career (including Doctor Who, Broadchurch and Marvel's Jessica Jones) to promote his appearance at their fan convention has been posted to YouTube. Updated 1/9
Broadchurch Season Three is released on DVD in Germany today. Updated 30/6
Both David Tennant's projects won third place in the 2018 Bulldog Televisual Awards which were announced this month.
Unfortunately neither David Tennant or Broadchurch have been nominated for BAFTA Television Awards (which are presented for shows broadcast in 2017) but Julie Hesmondhalgh is nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Award. Updated 4/4
Unfortunately Broadchurch didn't win the Best TV Drama Series Award at the National Film Awards UK 2018 tonight as The Cuckoo�s Calling won. Updated 28/3
Winners of National Film Awards UK 2018 are announced tonight.
Two David Tennant projects (Broadchurch and Spy In The Wild) nominated for Televisual Bulldog Awards. Updated 26/3
The TRIC Awards are announced today but unfortunately neither David Tennant nor Broadchurch made the shortlist. Updated 14/3
ThisIsMoney has an article about ITV's finances which includes 'Broadchurch starring David Tennant and Olivia Colman was the most-watched drama of the year � 11.7 million people tuned in for its finale.' Updated 1/3
David Tennant and Broadchurch have been nominated for TRIC Awards.
Broadchurch won the Crime Drama Award at the National Television Awards tonight. Updated 23/1
Unfortunately David Tennant didn't win the Drama Performance Award at the National Television Awards tonight as Suranne Jones won for Doctor Foster. Updated 23/1
Winners of the National Television Awards are announced tonight.
Broadchurch Series Three nominated for National Film Awards UK 2018.
Broadchurch was the fifth most watched television show on all channels in 2017.
David Tennant and Broadchurch are finalists for the National Television Awards.
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December 2017 Insider reports that Broadchurch is one of only ten television shows which received a perfect score on the website Rotten Tomatoes this year. Updated 29/12
Broadchurch has been voted 7th in Radio Times readers poll of the Top 40 TV Shows Of 2017. Updated 29/12
Broadchurch Season Three is available in Spain from today (on Netflix). Updated 1/12
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November 2017 Broadchurch won the Best Returning Drama Series Award at C21 International Drama Awards tonight! Updated 29/11
Winners of C21 International Drama Awards are announced tonight.
Broadchurch Season Three is released in France on DVD and Blu-ray today. Updated 22/11
Broadchurch Season Three concludes in France tonight.
Broadchurch has been nominated for Best Returning Drama Series Award at C21 International Drama Awards. Updated 10/11
Broadchurch Season Three concludes in Germany tonight as episodes seven and eight are broadcast.
Last night Broadchurch Season Three was the second most watched show in France with 16.9% of those watching television at the time. That was 4.4m viewers. Updated 7/11
Episodes five and six of Broadchurch Season Three have their French premiere tonight. Updated 6/11
Episodes five and six of Broadchurch Season Three have their German premiere tonight. Updated 1/11
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October 2017 Ozap reports that Broadchurch Series Three was the most watched programme in France last night with 17.2% which was 4.2 million viewers on average. Updated 31/10
Episodes three and four of Broadchurch Season Three have their French premiere tonight. Updated 30/10
Episodes three and four of Broadchurch Season Three have their German premiere tonight. Updated 25/10
Broadchurch Season Three premieres tonight in France. Updated 23/10
Broadchurch Season Three starts broadcast tonight in Germany. Updated 18/10
David Tennant, Broadchurch, Spy In The Wild and W1A have been nominated for National Television Awards 2018.
Broadchurch Season Three start date announced for France: Monday 23rd October. Updated 3/10
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September 2017 Broadchurch Season Three is released on DVD in the US and Canada today. Updated 12/9
David Tennant won the Best Actor Award and Broadchurch won the Best Drama Series Awards at the TV Choice Awards tonight!
The first photo of David Tennant at the TV Choice Awards tonight has been added to Twitter. Updated 4/9
Winners of TV Choice Awards are announced at a ceremony at London's Dorchester Hotel tonight.
Broadchurch Season Three premieres in Switzerland on RSI LA 1 tonight (in Italian). Updated 3/9
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August 2017 Broadchurch Season Three start date announced for Germany: Wednesday 18th October. Updated 31/8
David Tennant is interviewed about the final ever episode of Broadchurch. Updated 17/8
Eighth and final ever episode of Broadchurch Season Three has its US premiere on BBC America tonight. Updated 16/8
David Tennant is TVLine's Performer Of The Week (for Broadchurch). Updated 12/8
Episode seven of Broadchurch Season Three has its US premiere on BBC America tonight at 10pm. Updated 9/8
Episode six of Broadchurch Season Three has its US premiere tonight on BBC America at 10pm. Updated 2/8
The cover art for Broadchurch Season Three DVD in Canada and the US has been revealed and posted to Twitter. Updated 2/8
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July 2017 Episode five of Broadchurch Season Three has its US premiere on BBC America at 10pm tonight. Updated 26/7
Broadchurch Season Three to be released on DVD in the US on Tuesday 12th September.
Fourth episode of Broadchurch Season Three is broadcast in the US tonight. Updated 19/7
Episode three of Broadchurch Season Three has its US premiere on BBC America at 10pm tonight. Updated 12/7
The iPaper lists Broadchurch as one of The 15 Best TV Shows Of 2017 So Far. Updated 3/7 |
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June 2017 EW also has a new David Tennant interview about Broadchurch Season Three. Updated 28/6
Parade Magazine has a new David Tennant interview about Broadchurch Season Three. Updated 28/6
Broadchurch Season Three has its US premiere on BBC America tonight at 10pm. Updated 28/6
US Today has another new interview with David Tennant about Broadchurch Season Three, DuckTales and Doctor Who. Updated 27/6
Yahoo! has a new (short) interview with David Tennant about Broadchurch Season Three. Updated 27/6
New interview on IndieWire with David Tennant about Broadchurch Season Three. Updated 27/6
David Tennant and Broadchurch short-listed for TV Choice Awards. Updated 27/6
Broadchurch Season Three to be released on DVD in Canada in September. Updated 27/6
The seventh episode of Broadchurch Season Three is broadcast in The Netherlands and Luxembourg tonight. Updated 25/6
BBC America in the US to show a 4 minute clip of Broadchurch Season Three tonight. Updated 23/6
ITV Encore starts the first repeat of Broadchurch Series Three tonight. Updated 21/6
Eighth and final episode of Broadchurch is broadcast in Sweden tonight. Updated 21/6
Broadchurch Season Three concludes in Italy tonight. Updated 19/6
The sixth episode of Broadchurch Series Three has its premiere in The Netherlands and Luxembourg tonight on RTL4. Updated 18/6
Seventh episode of Broadchurch Series Three broadcast on TV4 tonight in Sweden. Updated 14/6
Eighth and final ever episode of Broadchurch Season Three has its South African premiere tonight on M-Net. Updated 13/6
Final episode of Broadchurch Series Three has its premiere in Latin America on DirecTV. Updated 12/6
Fifth and sixth episodes of Broadchurch Season Three have their Italian premiere on Giallo TV. Updated 12/6
Fifth episode of Broadchurch Series Three has its premiere in The Netherlands and Luxembourg on RTL4 tonight. Updated 11/6
Broadchurch Series Three to be repeated on ITV Encore from 21st June. Updated 10/6
The sixth episode of Broadchurch Series Three is broadcast tonight on TV4 in Sweden. Updated 7/6
Episode seven of Broadchurch Season Three has its South African premiere on M-Net tonight. Updated 6/6
Tonight the seventh episode of Broadchurch Season Three has its premiere in Latin America on DirecTV. Updated 5/6
The third and fourth episodes of Broadchurch Season Three have their Italian premiere on Giallo TV tonight. Updated 5/6
Fourth episode of Broadchurch Series Three has its premiere tonight in The Netherlands and Luxembourg on RTL4. Updated 4/6
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May 2017 A fun photo of David Tennant and the cast of Broadchurch Series Three has been posted to Twitter. Updated 30/5
Sixth episode of Broadchurch Series Three has its premiere in Latin America on DirecTV tonight. Updated 29/5
Broadchurch Season Three starts broadcast on Giallo TV in Italy.
Tonlight the third episode of Broadchurch Series Three has its premiere in The Netherlands and Luxembourg on RTL4. Updated 28/5
Broadchurch Season Three start date in the US is Wednesday 28th June at 10pm.
He said that he interviewed David about Fireman Sam - The Movie, Broadchurch, Doctor Who and Don Juan In Soho. Updated 24/5
Fourth episode of Broadchurch Series Three broadcast on TV4 in Sweden. Updated 24/5
Broadchurch Season Three is on a broadcast break in South Africa. Updated 23/5
Fifth episode of Broadchurch Series Three has its premiere in Latin America on DirecTV tonight. Updated 22/5
Second episode of Broadchurch Series Three has its premiere in The Netherlands and Luxembourg tonight on RTL4. Updated 21/5
The third episode of Broadchurch Series Three is broadcast tonight on TV4 in Sweden. Updated 17/5
Episode six of Broadchurch Season Three has its South African premiere on M-Net tonight. Updated 16/5
David Tennant and Broadchurch nominated for TV Choice Awards.
Fourth episode of Broadchurch Series Three has its premiere in Latin America tonight on DirecTV. Updated 15/5
Broadchurch Season Three to be released on DVD and Blu-ray in France in June.
Broadchurch Series Three starts broadcast in The Netherlands and Luxembourg on RTL4 tonight at 10.30pm (a revised start time). Updated 14/5
Second episode of Broadchurch Series Three is broadcast tonight on TV4 in Sweden. Updated 10/5
The Broadchurch Series Three start date has officially been announced for Italy: Monday 29th May.
Episode five of Broadchurch Season Three has its South African premiere tonight on M-Net. Updated 9/5
The third episode of Broadchurch Season Three has its premiere in Latin America on DirecTV tonight. Updated 8/5
Broadchurch Series Three concludes tonight in Norway as the seventh and eighth episodes are broadcast on NRK 1. Updated 8/5
Tonight Broadchurch Series Three starts broadcast in Sweden on TV4 at 9pm. Updated 3/5
The Broadchurch final episode is officially the most-watched television show of 2017 so far.
Tonight episode four of Broadchurch Season Three has its South African premiere on M-Net. Updated 2/5
The Broadchurch Series Three start date has been announced for The Netherlands and Luxembourg: Sunday 14th May on RTL4.
The second episode of Broadchurch Series Three has its premiere in Latin America on DirecTV tonight. Updated 1/5
Tonight the fifth and sixth episodes of Broadchurch Series Three are broadcast on NRK 1 in Norway. Updated 1/5
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April 2017 Broadchurch Series Three soundtrack released on CD in the UK today. Updated 28/4
BBC America tweeted today that Broadchurch Season Three will be broadcast in the US 'this summer.'
The 28 days consolidated figure for episode four of Broadchurch Series Three was a massive 11.17 million viewers! Updated 26/4
Broadchurch Series Three concludes in Poland tonight when episodes seven and eight are broadcast on Ale Kino+. Updated 26/4
Broadchurch Season Three starts broadcast in Israel on HOT Xtra VOD today. Updated 26/4
A late update: An extra episode of Broadchurch Series Three will be broadcast tonight in South Africa i.e. episodes two and three will now be broadcast from 9.30pm. Updated 25/4
Episode two of Broadchurch Season Three has its South African premiere on M-Net tonight. Updated 25/4
The consolidated figure for Broadchurch episode seven (during the week ending 16th April) was 10.659 million.
Broadchurch Series Three starts broadcast in Latin America tonight.
Third and fourth episodes of Broadchurch Series Three are broadcast on NRK 1 in Norway tonight. Updated 24/4
Broadchurch Series Three is released on Blu-ray and DVD in the UK.
Broadchurch Series Three start date announced for Sweden: Wednesday 3rd May on TV4 at 9pm. Updated 23/4
Episode eight of Broadchurch Season Three has its Canadian premiere on Showcase tonight. Updated 23/4
Final episode of Broadchurch Season Three has its New Zealand premiere on TVNZ 1 tonight. Updated 23/4
Broadchurch Series Three starts broadcast in Latin America on Monday. Updated 22/4
Mumbrella reports that the finale of Broadchurch Series Three was Australia's most-watched non-news program last night.
A different trailer for the final episode of Broadchurch has been posted to Twitter by the Canadian broadcaster Showcase. Updated 21/4
Final episode of Broadchurch Season Three has its Australian premiere tonight on ABC at 8.30pm. Updated 21/4
Broadchurch Season Three starts broadcast in Israel on HOT Xtra VOD on Wednesday 26th April. Updated 20/4
Episodes five and six of Broadchurch Season Three have their Polish premiere on Ale Kino+ tonight. Updated 19/4
Non spoiler photos of David Tennant from the eighth episode of Broadchurch Series Three. Updated 18/4
Round up of reviews of the eighth and final ever episode of Broadchurch Series Three. Updated 18/4
ITV have posted a Broadchurch deleted scene online. This scene is set at the end of Hardy's Tinder date. Updated 18/4
For the eighth consecutive week Broadchurch was the most watched show of the day AGAIN yesterday with 8.66 million viewers. That was 36.4% of the people watching television at that time. The episode peaked at 9.3 million viewers.
Recap of Broadchurch writer and cast screening last night in Bridport. Updated 18/4
Broadchurch Series Three premieres in South Africa tonight. Updated 18/4
Behind The Scenes video of Broadchurch Series Three. Updated 18/4
ITV Hub link to watch episode eight of Broadchurch Series Three (UK only but not Scotland). The link is valid for 30 days.
The consolidated figures for episode six of Broadchurch Series Three are that it was the most watched show of the week (again!) with 10.57 million viewers.
The Telegraph (behind a paywall) has an article titled 'How Broadchurch bounced back to become brilliant again.' Updated 17/4
The Guardian includes Broadchurch in its Best TV For Tonight. Updated 17/4
New clips released from final episode of Broadchurch Series Three. Updated 17/4
The Sun laments the end of Broadchurch. Updated 17/4
The first two episodes of Broadchurch Series Three premiere in Norway tonight on NRK 1 starting at 9.25pm. Updated 17/4
The eighth and final ever episode of Broadchurch Series Three premieres on ITV at 9pm.
Tonight episode seven of Broadchurch Season Three has its Canadian premiere on Showcase. Updated 16/4
Episode seven of Broadchurch Season Three has its New Zealand premiere tonight on TVNZ 1. Updated 16/4
A new photo of David Tennant from Broadchurch Series Three has been posted to Twitter. Updated 13/4
Episode seven of Broadchurch Season Three has its Australian premiere on ABC at 8.30pm tonight. Updated 13/4
Episodes three and four of Broadchurch Season Three have their Polish premiere on Ale Kino+ tonight. Updated 12/4
The trailer for the final ever episode of Broadchurch. Updated 11/4
For the seventh consecutive week Broadchurch Series Three was Monday's most popular show on UK television with 7.29 million viewers. That was 33% of those people watching television at that time. Updated 11/4
Round up of reviews of the seventh episode of Broadchurch Series Three. Updated 11/4
Over 70 non spoiler photos of David Tennant from the seventh episode of Broadchurch Series Three. Updated 11/4
Video of what The Sun calls 'Broadchurch's most iconic scene ever� (starring David Tennant).
STV Hub link to watch episode seven of Broadchurch Series Three (Scotland only). The link is valid for 30 days. Updated 10/4
ITV Hub link to watch episode seven of Broadchurch Series Three (UK only but not Scotland). The link is valid for 30 days. Updated 10/4
A trailer from BBC America (including clips from Broadchurch Series Three) has been posted to Twitter but no actual air date has been announced yet. Updated 10/4
A new photo of David Tennant and Olivia Colman from episode seven of Broadchurch Series Three has been posted to Twitter. Updated 10/4
The consolidated figures show that Broadchurch episode five was the most popular programme (again!) for the week ending Sunday 2nd April with 10.697 million viewers (including ITV + 1)!
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