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David Tennant - Broadchurch

August 2013
Tomorrow BBC America in the US are repeating the first 4 episodes of Broadchurch from 3pm to 7pm. Updated 31/8

A Sydney Morning Herald article on viewer figures for drama in Australia has the title 'Broadchurch finale brings a Friday night miracle'. Updated 31/8

This time it's The Hollywood Reporter who thinks Broadchurch is worth binge-watching! Updated 31/8

The overnight ratings for the eighth and final episode of Broadchurch in Australia saw a series high of 1,001,000 and second highest for the night. Updated 31/8

In Canada, after the broadcast of the final episode, The Star believes that Broadchurch 'pulled it off.' The article contains a minor SPOILER. Updated 30/8

In the US AV Club says Broadchurch is a series worth 'binge-watching.' Updated 30/8

Daily Telegraph in Australia picks Broadchurch as one of its TV Picks for tonight. Updated 30/8

Episode eight of Broadchurch has its Australian premeiere on ABC1 at 8.30pm tonight.

The Broadchurch DVD is released today in Australia. Updated 30/8

Cover of Broadchurch DVD in Australia

Examiner review of episode 5 of Broadchurch says 'it couldn't be better!' Updated 29/8

ShotsMag reports that David Tennant has been nominated for the Best Actor Dagger in the Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards.
Broadchurch has been nominated for the TV Dagger Award, Andrew Buchan for Best Supporting Actor Dagger, Pauline Quirke for Best Supporting Actress Dagger and Olivia Colman for Best Actress Dagger.
The Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards 2013 will be announced on Thursday 24th October at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London and will be televised on ITV3 on 29th October at 9pm. Updated 29/8

Broadchurch will broadcast on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Finland from Thursday 19th September on MTV3 at 9pm. Updated 29/8

BBC America have added a trailer for episode 5 of Broadchurch to their website which plays worldwide. The episode airs next Wednesday.

TheGlobeAndMail reports that more people (450,000) watched Broadchurch in Canada than the MTV Music awards! Updated 29/8

ABC says that Simone Mcaullay will be in Broadchurch Series Two. There is still no announcement yet about David Tennant. Updated 29/8

Babble headline says 'You Should Be Watching Broadchurch.' Updated 29/8

Entertainment Weekly have added a 'sneak peak' video from tonight's episode of Broadchurch on BBC America. The video plays worldwide and contains possible spoilers. Updated 28/8

There's no exact date yet but Toutelatele reports that Broadchurch will be shown on France 2 on Monday nights after Season 5 of Castle has finished.
However, as Castle only starts on Monday and there are 24 episodes of series five, it seems that Broadchurch may not start until 17th February! Updated 28/8

The New York Times previews Broadchurch in its Television 'What's on Wednesday' guide. Updated 28/8

Broadchurch is Mansfield New Journal's Tonight's Must See TV. Updated 28/8

The timeshifted ratings for episode 6 of Broadchurch in Australia added 208,000 (nearly an extra quarter of the overnights) to the total of 1,098,000 and third for the day. Updated 28/8

Broadchurch is a Los Angeles Times TV highlight for tonight. Updated 28/8

Episode four of Broadchurch has its US premeiere on BBC America tonight at 10pm EST. Updated 28/8

BBC America have posted a video of Olivia Colman saying some lovely things about working with David Tennant in Broadchurch. Updated 27/8

A very impressive set of 'Broadchurch Graphics' (with DI Alec Hardy) has been posted to Tumblr. Updated 27/8

TVCanada has a SPOILER review of Broadchurch which concludes with 'I’m SO glad I got into Broadchurch, from the compelling storyline to the amazing acting of both David Tennant and Olivia Colman.' Updated 27/8

TVTonight has an article about how Broadchurch picked up nearly another quarter of its audience in timeshifted viewing in Australia. It also says 'Broadchurch has gained between 22.1% – 26.9% every week for the last month, indicating a big audience who aren’t watching it on Friday nights but are still drawn to the show.' Updated 27/8

Edmonton Journal says of Broadchurch 'this is dramatic, finely tuned storytelling.' Updated 26/8

New York Post describes Broadchurch as 'one of the best TV murder mystery series in recent memory.' Updated 26/8

Episode eight of Broadchurch has its Canadian premeiere tonight on Showcase at 10pm ET. Updated 26/8

Episode seven of Broadchurch has its Canadian premeiere on Showcase at 10pm ET tonight. Updated 25/8

In Sweden TV4 will repeat the first four episodes of Broadchurch tonight from 23.55pm. Updated 25/8

Broadchurch is Montreal Gazette's Top TV Pick which it describes as 'Broadchurch has been, quite simply, exquisite.' The review ends with 'In a year that has already given us Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, Homeland and The Killing’s finest season, Broadchurch stands apart.' Updated 24/8

The overnight ratings for Episode 7 of Broadchurch in Australia was that it received 899,000 viewers which made it the sixth highest programme for the day. The top five shows (before timeshifting) were all news related. Updated 24/8

The Province (from Canada) calls Broadchurch 'a standout TV drama.' Updated 24/8

The Guardian reports that Broadchurch has won the New Programme Award at the Edinburgh International Television Festival today. Also writer Chris Chibnall was named Industry Standout Talent Of The Year and ITV won the Channel Of The Year Award. Updated 23/8

The Examiner review of episode four of Broadchurch starts with 'If you're not watching Broadchurch yet, you should be.' Updated 23/8

The Sydney Morning Herald describes Broadchurch as 'the best (English-speaking) drama of the year.' Updated 23/8

Series 2 of Broadchurch will 'not be a formulaic repeat of series one' said ITV director of television Peter Fincham today at the Edinburgh International Television Festival according to The Stage. Updated 23/8

For fans in Sweden, a link to watch episode four of Broadchurch online from TV4 which is valid for 7 days. The fifth episode will air at 23.55pm on Sunday 1st September.
Meanwhile TV4 will repeat the first four episodes from 23.55pm on Sunday 25th. Updated 23/8

Brisbane Times says that Broadchurch is the most recorded programme on Australian TV at the moment! Updated 23/8

Episode seven of Broadchurch has its Australian premeiere tonight on ABC1 at 8.30pm. Updated 23/8

BBC America have added a clip of episode 4 of Broadchurch to YouTube. The episode premieres in the US on Wednesday (28th). Updated 22/8

Chesil Beach (which leads to West Bay where Broadchurch was filmed) is named #42 in UK's Top 50 Landmarks according to an article in The Mirror. Updated 22/8

For fans in Sweden, a link to watch episode three of Broadchurch online from TV4. The fourth episode airs tonight. Updated 22/8

US TV Guide magazine says some lovely things about David Tennant in regards to Broadchurch. Updated 21/8

Entertainment Weekly have posted a 'sneak peek' clip of Mark's interrogation from episode three of Broadchurch, plus that page has a poll for who viewers think the killer is based on what they have seen so far. Updated 21/8

The Australian website The Age has an interview with Simone McAullay about Broadchurch. Updated 21/8

For fans in Sweden, a link to watch episode two of Broadchurch online from TV4. The numbers watching the broadcast of episode 2 last night was higher than the first episode as it was seen by 1,020,000 viewerse. The third episode airs tonight. Updated 21/8

Broadchurch is one of Los Angeles Times TV Highlights for tonight. Updated 21/8

USA Today calls Broadchurch 'The best new show of the summer and, for that matter, the upcoming fall.' Updated 21/8

Episode three of Broadchurch has its US premeiere on BBC America at 10pm EST tonight. Updated 21/8

For fans in Sweden, a link to watch episode one of Broadchurch online from TV4. The second episode airs tonight. Updated 20/8

Timeshifted ratings for Episode 5 of Broadchurch in Australia added 206,000 viewers to the total of 1,080,000 which gives it second place for the day. Updated 20/8

Orlando Sentinel believes 'You're going to see Broadchurch on many best-of-year lists for its brilliant writing and acting.' Updated 19/8

A Swedish review of Broadchurch concludes with 'another British hit series in Swedish television.' Updated 19/8

The Telegraph includes Broadchurch in an article about 'miserable dramas.' Updated 19/8

Middle East North Africa Financial Network writes 'If you haven't been watching Broadchurch on BBC America, add it to your watchlist immediately.' Updated 19/8

Episode six of Broadchurch has its Canadian premeiere on Showcase at 10pm ET tonight. Updated 19/8

Episode one of Broadchurch will premiere in Sweden on TV4 at 9pm tonight. The first four episodes will be aired at 9pm Monday through to Thursday this week. Updated 19/8

Republican American writes about the 'excellent characterizations and intricate plotting' of Broadchurch. Updated 18/8

Episode five of Broadchurch has its Canadian premeiere on Showcase tonight at 10pm ET. Updated 18/8

Radio Times has an article titled 'Top of the Lake, Southcliffe and Broadchurch have turned small towns into killing fields.' Updated 17/8

The Independent even remarks on The New Yorker posting a positive review of the British drama Broadchurch (the item is near the bottom of the column). Updated 17/8

BBC America has announced a schedule change for Broadchurch so that there is now no break on 4th September and instead it will be broadcast over eight consecutive weeks to end on Wednesday 25th September. Updated 16/8

Broadchurch is listed as an example of 'high-end fare on cable' by The Hollywood Reporter. Updated 16/8

The Bristol Film Office has tweeted a photo of David Tennant and Olivia Colman from when they were filming Broadchurch. Updated 16/8

The Sun has run a poll about which was the most depressing show on television and 5% of the people voted for Broadchurch. EastEnders was top with 11% of those who voted. Updated 16/8

Episode six of Broadchurch has its Australian premeiere on ABC1 at 8.30pm tonight. Updated 16/8

'Broadchurch is the best murder mystery on TV' writes Dallas News. Updated 15/8

Amazon have posted the cover of the Broadchurch Blu-ray. It is released on 4th November in the UK and the extras will include audio commentaries and deleted scenes. Updated 15/8

BBC America have added the trailer for episode 3 of Broadchurch to YouTube. It plays worldwide. Updated 15/8

The timeshifted ratings for Episode 4 of Broadchurch in Australia added 233,000 viewers to the total of 1,098,000 which gave it second place for the day. Updated 15/8

Examiner.com gives episode 2 of Broadchurch a five star review. Updated 14/8

Broadchurch is Reno's Must See TV for tonight. Updated 14/8

St Louis Post-Despatch describes Broadchurch as 'one of the most riveting dramas of the year.' Updated 14/8

Philly.com has an interview with Olivia Colman where she discusses Broadchurch and working with David Tennant. Updated 14/8

Episode 2 of Broadchurch is mentioned briefly in both The New York Times and Boston.com. Updated 14/8

Episode two of Broadchurch has its US premeiere on BBC America at 10pm EST tonight. Updated 14/8

The Mirror has an article on what is classed as a spoiler nowadays. Be warned that it NAMES THE KILLER in Broadchurch. Updated 13/8

The BBC America website have short videos with questions for Olivia Colman and Arthur Darvill. Updated 13/8

Radio Times poll to vote for Greatest TV Night Ever - Drama is open. Both Doctor Who and Broadchurch have been nominated. Updated 13/8

ITV reports that both Doctor Who and Broadchurch are in the running for the title of greatest British TV drama of all time which is being compiled by Radio Times. Updated 13/8

It was a year ago today that filming started on Broadchurch! Updated 13/8

'Broadchurch' is beautifully crafted: well filmed, well cast, well scored' says The New Yorker in its review. Updated 12/8

The first (short!) trailer for Broadchurch in Spain has been posted to YouTube. Updated 12/8

NPR have posted the full transcript of David Tennant's interview about Broadchurch. Updated 12/8

'Broadchurch was the best British drama since Sherlock' says Inbetweeners star Blake Harrison in The Guardian. Updated 12/8

Episode four of Broadchurch has its Canadian premeiere on Showcase at 10pm ET tonight. Updated 12/8

Broadchurch is top of the Metacritic charts. It has a score of 91 out of 100 based on reviews by 29 critics. Updated 11/8

Both Doctor Who and Broadchurch are listed in The Guardian's Guide to TV Location Tours. Updated 11/8

SF Gate writes about the number of complaints received about Broadchurch on BBC America.....about the number of commercials in their broadcasts! Updated 11/8

Episode three of Broadchurch has its Canadian premeiere on Showcase at 10pm ET tonight. Updated 11/8

Baltimore City Paper says Broadchurch is 'impeccably written, acted, and produced.' Updated 10/8

MP3 of David Tennant's interview about Broadchurch on NPR today. Updated 10/8

WatchListNews have posted a new video interview with Olivia Colman and Jodie Whittaker which includes clips of Broadchurch. Updated 10/8

NPR have added details about the highlights of their interview with David Tennant. Updated 10/8

David Tennant will be interviewed today on NPR between 8am and 10am ET (1pm and 3pm in UK) about Broadchurch. Updated 10/8

The overnight ratings for episode five of Broadchurch in Australia were that it received 874,000 viewers which was the fourth highest programme for the for day (after news programmes). Updated 10/8

The Bridport News paper has a photo of David Tennant and Olivia Colman on the front page about Broadchurch. Updated 9/8

David Tennant will be interviewed on the radio network NPR in the US tomorrow morning on the programme Morning Edition which is broadcast from 8am until 10am on the East Coast (1pm to 3pm UK time). This interview was recorded via telephone on Wednesday. Updated 9/8

Acorn have the Broadchurch DVD on sale for £14.99 (instead of £25.99) The sale ends on Sunday night. Updated 9/8

Arthur Darvill reveals in an interview in MTV Geek that he will be in Series Two of Broadchurch. He also discusses Doctor Who. Updated 9/8

Huffington Post has an article titled 'Broadchurch Set To Make Global Stars Of Colman and Tennant. US Critics Rave About British Drama.' Updated 9/8

The Telegram (in Canada) describes Broadchurch as 'brilliant' and concludes with 'I can’t wait until Sunday.' Updated 9/8

The repeat of episode 1 of Broadchurch on BBC America tonight is top of The Boston Globe's TV Picks for today. Updated 9/8

Time Magazine describes Broadchurch as 'excellent, most of all for how it treats the living.' Updated 9/8

A trailer from BBC America for episode 2 of Broadchurch has been posted to YouTube. It plays worldwide. Updated 9/8

Radio Times has an article titled 'Broadchurch - US critics love the ITV murder mystery' with the sub-title 'Olivia Colman and David Tennant’s crime drama has made its way to America and, boy, were they impressed....' Updated 8/8

TV.com says they thought that the first episode of Broadchurch was the weakest but the article title includes the words 'a Compelling Start for the Series.' Updated 8/8

There is now a Broadchurch page (with a trailer) on the TV4 website. However the banner is written as 2 words - Broad Church! It starts broadcasting in Sweden on 19th August. Updated 8/8

Daily Beast describes Broadchurch is the 'best British import since fish and chips.' Updated 8/8

A video interview with some of the cast (not David Tennant) of Broadchurch has been posted to YouTube by BBC America. Updated 8/8

There's a great review of Broadchurch by The Hollywood Reporter which includes the description 'a textbook example of excellent writing, well-developed and complicated characters, superb acting, a perfect sense of place and, perhaps most important, just the right number of hours to tell a murder mystery without unnecessary padding or corner-cutting cheats.' Updated 8/8

Access Hollywood have posted a video of Olivia Colman and Jodie Whittaker talking about working with David Tennant and about Series Two of Broadchurch. Updated 8/8

Hitfix review of Broadchurch includes 'The performances are excellent throughout.' Updated 8/8

Zap2It has another new interview with David Tennant and Chris Chibnall about #Broadchurch. Updated 7/8

Entertainment Weekly has an interview with Chris Chibnall and David Tennant about Broadchurch.
When David is asked if he is in Series Two, he replied "I’m giving nothing away. Even if I did know if I was returning it would be above my pay grade to admit it." Updated 7/8

Slate.com has a review which Chris Chibnall tweeted got to the heart of the drama. Updated 7/8

TVRatingsUK says that Broadchurch is the UK's 8th highest viewed programme of 2013 so far. Updated 7/8

C21Media says that Broadchurch will also be shown in Russia (Channel One), France (France 2), Norway (NRK), Latin America (OnDirecTV), Germany (ProSiebenSat.1 Media) and Sweden (on TV4 starting on 19th August). Updated 7/8

Los Angeles Times has a great review of Broadchurch. Updated 7/8

FastCoCreate has an article about how Broadchurch was produced. Updated 7/8

Scans of US TV Guide magazine about Broadchurch: First page and Second page. Updated 7/8

New York Daily News gives Broadchurch a 4 star review and describes it as 'well-written, well-produced and well-acted murder mystery.' Updated 7/8

ContactMusic article has the title 'Broadchurch Airs In US To Excited Reviews.' Updated 7/8

New York Times says Broadchurch stands out among the crowd (of murder mysteries). Updated 7/8

USA Today describes Broadchurch as 'awe-inspiringly exceptional' and 'bloody brilliant!' Updated 7/8

Indiewire's review has the title 'How BBC America's New Drama Broadchurch Outdoes The Killing.' Updated 7/8

The title of Orlando Sentinel's review is 'Broadchurch ranks with summer's best. Updated 7/8

The Washington Post uses the phrase Broadchurch is 'among the best detective shows — and perhaps even among the best dramas — in several years. It will break your heart and keep you guessing all the way through.' in its review. Updated 7/8

Broadchurch and Low Winter Sun are compared by The Huffington Post and 'outstanding' Broadchurch easily wins. Updated 7/8

Review in The Boston Globe of Broadchurch has the title 'A town undone.' Updated 7/8

The timeshifted ratings for episode 3 of Broadchurch in Australia added 196,000 viewers to the total to make 1,084,000 which gave it second place for the day. Updated 7/8

Episode one of Broadchurch has its US premeiere on BBC America at 10pm EST tonight. Updated 7/8

TV.com writes about how addictive Broadchurch is as he only intended to watch 1 or 2 episodes and has now watched 5! Updated 6/8

'Broadchurch displays impressive emotional depth and maturity' writes Philly.com. Updated 6/8

Broadchurch has won CultBoxTV's poll for which new show of 2013 fans are most looking forward to returning with 46% of the votes cast. Updated 6/8

Chicago Sun-Times has Broadchurch top of its Key Viewing article. Updated 6/8

Buzzfeed has an interview with Olivia Colman about Broadchurch and working with David Tennant. Updated 5/8

Episode two of Broadchurch has its Canadian premeiere on Showcase at 10pm ET tonight. Updated 5/8

Episode one of Broadchurch has its premiere in Brazil on the station GNT tonight at 8.30pm. Updated 5/8

Ottawa Citizen's review of Broadchurch is titled 'Bright seacoast, dark mystery.' Updated 4/8

My San Antonio writes Broadchurch is an 'intricate, edge-of-your-seat whodunit, full of vivid characters and powerful portrayals.' Updated 4/8

'Broadchurch is a stunning achievement in great writing and powerful acting' writes Telegram.com. Updated 4/8

'Broadchurch is a compelling murder mystery miniseries' is the title in Standard Examiner's detailed review. Updated 4/8

Broadchurch is Arizona Daily Star's Don't Miss TV for Wednesday. Updated 4/8

Episode one of Broadchurch has its Canadian premeiere on Showcase tonight at 10pm ET. Updated 4/8

Digital Journal review has the title 'Why Broadchurch is the best whodunit on TV.' Updated 3/8

The Globe and Mail (in Canada) describes Broadchurch as ' terrific, gripping entertainment, expertly made and, in the early going (there are eight episodes, two shown weekly here), it is powerful and poignant.' Updated 3/8

Canada.com says 'Broadchurch is one of the most alluring, compulsively addictive dramas you will see this year' in its preview. Updated 3/8

99 Words About Broadchurch in Las Vegas Review Journal ends with 'This is how a murder mystery should be done.' Updated 2/8

Episode four of Broadchurch has its Australian premeiere on ABC1 tonight at 8.30pm. Updated 2/8

BBC America has added the full first episode of Broadchurch to their YouTube channel. (It only plays in the US.) Updated 1/8

Charlotte Observer has a great review of Broadchurch. Updated 1/8

Deadline.com report that the US station Fox will make an American remake of Broadchuch.
It will start filming in January but won’t air until the 2014-15 TV season.
Fox’s version will be executive produced by the writer Chris Chibnall. Updated 1/8

Variety describes Broadchurch as 'a grudgingly effective crime drama.' Updated 1/8

Winnipeg Free Press writes 'Broadchurch provides yet another reason for frantically clearing space on the overloaded PVR.' Updated 1/8

'Broadchurch is a gripping portrait of small-town paranoia' says Entertainment Weekly in a SPOILER review which indicates the killer. Updated 1/8

Broadchurch is a Sydney Morning Herald Top TV Pick which it describes as 'This is brilliant TV nd Tennant and Colman deliver performances that, once again, prove the small screen is the place to find the type of tense, high-quality drama that used to be at the cinema.' Updated 1/8

Las Vegas Weekly thinks 'Broadchurch' feels too drawn out to be involving.' Updated 1/8

Broadchurch is discussed in comparison with other recent TV crime shows on Grantland.com. Updated 1/8


July 2013
Broadchurch article by OCanada.com describes the drama as 'it might be one of the finest murder mysteries of its kind ever made.' Updated 31/7

For US fans, episode one of Broadchurch is available on the BBC America On Demand channel for both Time Warner Cable and Comcast. Updated 31/7

Anglophenia have posted 13 Common Denominators Between Broadchurch and Doctor Who. Updated 30/7

Broadchurch is one of Torontoist's TV Picks For The Weekend. Updated 30/7

Huffington Post in Canada has an article titled 'Broadchurch Is The Place To Be.' Updated 29/7

The video of the first read-through for Broadchurch has been added to BBC America website (it plays worldwide). Updated 29/7

Episode 1 of Broadchurch will premiere in Sweden on TV4 at 9pm on Monday 19th August. Updated 29/7

Broadchurch is Mark Lawson's choice for Best TV Of 2013 according to an article in The Guardian. Updated 29/7

Winnipeg Free Press describes Broadchurch as the 'Big Event' for this week. Updated 28/7

Ocala Star Banner has an article titled 'After gripping Britain, Broadchurch about to hit US.' Updated 28/7

Broadchurch is 'the talk of the press tour' according to SF Gate. Updated 27/7

The Guardian has an article which states that 'Broadchurch, the successful ITV drama series, has been credited with giving Dorset's Jurassic Coast a boost in tourism numbers.' Updated 27/7

The New York Post describes Broadchurch as 'riverting' and say 'the acting is top rate.' Updated 27/7

The overnight ratings for Episode 3 of Broadchurch in Australia were 889,000. This was the fourth highest for the day before timeshifting. Updated 27/7

Broadchurch will premiere in Brazil on the station GNT at 8.30pm on Monday 5th August.
Aumanack has the trailer with Portugese subtitles. Updated 26/7

Episode three of Broadchurch has its Australian premeiere on ABC1 at 8.30pm tonight. Updated 26/7

Courier-Islander has the headline 'After gripping Britain, mystery drama Broadchurch starring David Tennant, to premiere in US.' Updated 25/7

Zap2It uses the title 'Broadchurch takes cues from The Killing ... the Danish version' for its preview. Updated 25/7

Pittsburgh Post Gazette has the headline 'Terrific murder mystery Broadchurch coming to BBC America.' Updated 25/7

Deadline.com says 'Broadchurch Will Have A Satisfying Conclusion Says Creator.' Updated 25/7

USA Today has the headline 'TV Doesn't Get Much Better Than Broadchurch.' Updated 25/7

Following the Television Critics Association panel in the US for BBC America for Broadchurch, Channel Guide Mag posted its preview. Updated 25/7

The website Visit-Dorset.com has had over 1 million hits in the past year, in part thanks to the success of Broadchurch. Updated 25/7

Sydney Daily Herald has an article with the great headline 'when Broadchurch beat Elementary' about the Australian ratings for the week ending 20th July.
Broadchurch was 33rd for the week (overnights). Updated 25/7

Today is the Television Critics Association panel in the US for BBC America for both Doctor Who and Broadchurch.
Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker, and David Bradley will attend the panel for Broadchurch. Updated 25/7

TV Tonight reports that the Australian timeshifted ratings for Friday 12th July lifts Episode 1 of Broadchurch to 2nd place for the day. Updated 25/7

The BBC America website has an interview with Olafur Arnalds about the music for Broadchurch including 3 clips. Updated 24/7

Broadchurch is one of The Daily Telegraph's (in Australia) Top TV Picks Of The Week. Updated 24/7

Tampa Bay Times review of Broadchurch includes 'setting a standard other shows will be hard-pressed to match.' Updated 24/7

Joe Sim (who played Nige carter in Broadchurch) will be in Manchester on Wednesday 24th July at 3.30pm for a Q&A at the 247 Theatre Festival which will include talking about Broadchurch. Updated 21/7

A trailer for Broadchurch has started being shown in Sweden. It will be broadcast starting in August on TV4. Updated 21/7

VH1 has a video interview with Arthur Darvill about Broadchurch, Doctor Who and meeting David Tennant. Unfortunately the video does not play worldwide. Updated 20/7

Episode 2 of Broadchurch is now available to watch in Australia on ABC iView. Updated 20/7

Broadchurch continues to rate well in Australia. The second episode had overnight figures of 861,000 which means that it again won its timeslot and was fourth most watched programme of the day (after three episodes of the news). Updated 20/7

The Age (from Australia) describes Broadchurch as 'great television, full of restraint and nuance.' Updated 19/7

The Australian describes Broadchurch as 'addictive' and 'absorbing' in its preview. Updated 19/7

Episode two of Broadchurch has its Australian premeiere on ABC1 at 8.30pm in Sydney today. Updated 19/7

Sydney Morning Herald has a great review of Broadchurch including the phrase 'excellent performances from a top cast.' Updated 18/7

Showcase Canada have a different trailer for Broadchurch which has been posted to YouTube.
They also have a page about Broadchurch on the Showcase Canada website. Updated 16/7


TV Guide in America has a review of Broadchurch which includes the phrase 'simultaneously one of the most well-written and acted shows I've ever seen, and one of the most horrifying. ' Updated 16/7

Review of Broadchurch in Australian Guardian which compliments Chris Chibnall's writing. Updated 15/7

The Broadchurch DVD will be released in Australia on 31st August. It can be pre-ordered from this link. Updated 14/7

The New York Times has a new interview with David Tennant to promote Broadchurch.
David is asked things such as what he is currently reading, listening to and watching. Updated 13/7

'Superb British mystery series' Broadchurch is one of The Australian's Top TV Picks for this coming week. Updated 13/7

The Australian ratings for Broadchurch episode one on ABC1 were an impressive 928,000. It was the fourth highest viewing figures for the day (the top three shows were all news programmes).
Broadchurch also won its timeslot. Updated 13/7

MP3 of Chris Chibnall on Foreign Bodies on BBC Radio Four today about Broadchurch. Updated 12/7

It is NOT confirmed but Metro reports that Will Mellor has said that Broadchurch Series Two MAY be a prequel. Updated 12/7

Simone McAullay live on Australian TV this morning described David Tennant as 'the loveliest, most humble man you can meet.' Updated 12/7

Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall will be discussing the programme on Foreign Bodies on BBC Radio Four at 1.45pm today. Updated 12/7

Broadchurch will start broadcasting in Australia on ABC1 at 8.30pm tonight. Updated 12/7

EntertainmentWise reports that Chris Chibnall has written the first and last scenes of Broadchurch Series Two! Updated 11/7

Broadchurch won the Best British TV Programme Or Series Award at the Freesat Awards tonight! Updated 10/7

In a different article WAToday describe Broadchurch as 'one of the best shows of its type this year.' Updated 10/7

Broadchurch is WAToday's Show Of The Week. Its review includes the comment 'excellent acting and production values.' Updated 10/7

Broadchurch is a TV Pick by Perth Now. The preview includes 'nice and moody and involving. A good one for Friday night.' Updated 10/7

Freesat Awards are announced today. Broadchurch, Twenty Twelve and Tree Fu Tom are all nominated for different awards. Updated 10/7

Broadchurch is comfortably winning CultBoxTV 2013's new TV shows people are most looking forward to returning. It currently has 50% of the vote! Updated 9/7

Olivia Colman CONFIRMS to Digital Spy that she WILL be in Series Two of Broadchurch. However there is no news regarding whether David Tennant will be in it or not. Updated 8/7

Gympie Times (in Australia) describe Broadchurch as a 'must-watch new crime drama.' Updated 8/7

Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall will be discussing the programme on Foreign Bodies on BBC Radio Four on Friday at 1.45pm. Updated 8/7

Olivia Colman describes David Tennant as 'An angel and absolute sweetheart' in an interview in The Guardian.
The interview also says that she is in the second series of Broadchurch although that has not been officially announced. Updated 7/7

Australian Daily Telegraph has an interview with Simone McAullay about Broadchurch. She uses the phrase 'David and Olivia are so well-known in the UK people would watch David read the phone book.' Updated 7/7

Regular Broadchurch Walking Tours start today in West Bay. Details are at the Literary Lyme website and our review of the walk is here. Updated 7/7

Australia's leading TV blog says Broadchurch 'ticks all the boxes' in its 4.5 star preview. Updated 7/7

The TV editor of The Australian has selected Broadchurch as his Pick Of The Week. Updated 7/7

Broadchurch is Sydney Morning Herald's Critic's Choice. Updated 7/7

The Broadchurch Blu-ray will have Deleted Scenes and Audio Commentaries as extras.
It is released on Monday 4th November and can be pre-ordered from Acorn Media.
The photo on the front cover is different to the one on the DVD. Updated 5/7

Daily Mail reports that Broadchurch is listed as the fifth Most Memorable Moment In British TV Drama. Updated 5/7

Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall and producer Richard Stokes will attend the London Screenwriters Festival in October. Updated 3/7

Metro has an article titled 'Matt Smith and David Tennant set for TV Choice Awards showdown' as they are both in the final four for the Best Actor Award. Updated 2/7

Voting link for the TVChoice Awards. It opened at 7am today. Updated 2/7

Digital Spy reports that David Tennant has been voted into the TV Choice Awards shortlist for Best Actor. Also Broadchurch is in the Best New Drama category and Olivia Colman (for Broadchurch) is in the Best Actress finals.
The long list was open for the public to vote and now the top four for each award are in the short list. Voting will start later today and continue until Friday 12th July.
The Awards will be announced at The Dorchester in London on Monday 9th September. Updated 2/7


June 2013
Broadchurch will start broadcasting in Australia on ABC1 on 12th July at 8.30pm. Updated 29/6

Broadchurch is the Editor's Pick on the ITV rental programmes website. Updated 29/6

Today Chris Chibnall will be discussing Broadchurch at the BBC Writers Festival. Updated 27/6

The Mirror Chris Chibnall would like Matt Smith in the second series of Broadchurch. Chris Chibnall denied saying that. Updated 27/6

More photos from Broadchurch have been added to the BBC America photo gallery. Updated 26/6

David Tennant is listed as 'EMMY-winner' in a new Broadchurch press release from BBC America. Updated 24/6

BBC America have added a longer trailer for Broadchurch to YouTube which plays worldwide. Updated 24/6


Daily Mail has an interview with Will Mellor which includes two questions about Broadchurch. Updated 23/6

Examiner has an article and some promotional photos of Broadchurch ahead of its broadcast on BBc America in August. Updated 21/6

An interesting video about the Broadchurch marketing campaign across all the different types of media has been posted to Vimeo. Updated 17/6

Unfortunately Broadchurch, David Tennant or Olivia Colman did not win awards tonight in Monte Carlo. Updated 13/6

David Tennant is one of the actors listed by The Guardian as appearing in multiple roles on television. Updated 13/6

The Golden Nymph Awards are announced tonight at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival. Broadchurch has been nominated for Best Mini Series Award, plus David Tennant and Olivia Colman for outstanding actor and actress awards. Updated 13/6

Broadchurch will be broadcast on Showcase in Canada from Sunday 4th August. Updated 12/6

ITVPlayer has now made Broadchurch available to rent at £1.29 per month per episode. Updated 11/6

Broadchurch will be released on BluRay on 4th November. Updated 11/6

Series 2 of Broadchurch is mentioned in The Guardian article about feel-bad TV. Updated 11/6

Unfortunately the Broadchurch DVD has dropped out of Top 40 DVD Chart after just one week at number 9.
However the DVD is at #6 in the TV On Video Top 40 this week. It was a new entry at #2 last week. Updated 9/6

Today the Monte-Carlo TV Festival opens with some members of the Broadchurch cast and production crew attending (but not David Tennant). Updated 9/6

The Guardian has a review of the Broadchurch DVD where the reviewer wonders how people could manage to wait eight weeks to see the whole series! Updated 6/6


May 2013
The French website Allociné now says David Tennant will not attend the Monte-Carlo TV Festival for Broadchurch as they had originally reported. Updated 31/5

The Bridport News reports that evening markets will be held in the summer in West Bay to appeal to the crowds drawn to the area by ‘the Broadchurch effect.’ Updated 30/5

Daily Star has an article about people visiting filming locations including Broadchurch. Visit Dorset has reported the number of visitors to their website has trebled. Updated 30/5

The Broadchurch DVD has entered the UK chart at number 9. Updated 29/5

BBC America have added a page for Broadchurch on their website. There is not much on there at the moment but more will be added closer to broadcast. Updated 29/5

At 1.30pm today in West Bay, Dorset is the first Broadchurch Guided Walk which visits various filming locations in the town. Updated 26/5

Some screencaps of the Broadchurch DVD extras have been posted to Tumblr and more to PhotoBucket. Updated 25/5

David Tennant programmes Broadchurch, Twenty Twelve and Tree Fu Tom have all been nominated for various Freesat Awards.
Broadchurch is nominated in the Best Of British: TV Programme Or Series category.
Twenty Twelve is nominated in the Best Of British: Sitcom category.
Tree Fu Tom is nominated in the Best Children's TV Programme or Series category.
The winners will be announced in a ceremony in London on Wednesday 10th July. Updated 24/5

Apparently Broadchurch started being Broadcast in Crotia last week. This is the first non-UK country to show it.
The trailer (with subtitles) has ben posted to YouTube. Updated 24/5

David Tennant and Olivia Colman's characters in Broadchurch are in the Top TV Detectives list compiled by The Stage. Updated 23/5

The Broadchurch DVD is expected to sell 18,000 units this week (its first week of release) so will be Acorn Media's best ever week! Updated 23/5

MP3 of an interview with Joe Sims today on BBC Three Counties Radio about Broadchurch. Updated 22/5

MP3 of Chris Chibnall interview last night on Radio Five Live. The interview is safe to listen to even if you do not know who the killer is yet. Chris also discussed Doctor Who and Torchwood. Updated 22/5

Den Of Geek have an interview with Chris Chibnall where he discusses the missing scences from Broadchurch and Doctor Who. Updated 21/5

Digital Spy have an article which mentions Broadchurch, David Tennant and Olivia Colman are all nominated for TV Choice Awards. Updated 21/5

TV Choice Awards (longlist) voting has opened. Broadchurch, David Tennant and Olivia Colman are all nominated for the public vote. The longlist remains open until 14th June and the award ceremony is on 9th September at The Dorchester in London. Updated 21/5

Xpose Entertainment has an interview with Chris Chibnall where he 'insists claims the second series will focus on the aftermath of the murder are not necessarily true.' Updated 20/5

A transcript of the Broadchurch Q and A today on Twitter by Chris Chibnall and Richard Stokes. Updated 20/5

Digital Spy has an interview with Chris Chibnall about Broadchurch. Updated 20/5

Huffington Post has an interview with Jodie Whittaker about Broadchurch. Updated 20/5

CustardTV has a review of the Broadchurch DVD. Updated 20/5

At 5pm today writer Chris Chibnall and producer Richard Stokes will do a Q&A about Broadchurch on Twitter and give away some DVDs. use the hashtag #AskBroadchurch to partcipate. Updated 20/5

The Broadchurch DVD is released today as a 3-DVD set in the UK. Updated 20/5

Broadchurch will air on BBC America from Wednesday 7th August at 10pm EST.
BBC America has added a trailer (which plays worldwide) to YouTube. Updated 19/5


The Guardian have a spoiler-free quiz about Broadchurch today. Updated 18/5

London24 have a review of the Broadchurch DVD (which is released on Monday) which includes the comment 'top-notch acting, namely from Tennant and Colman, who are stunning in the lead roles.' Updated 17/5

An interview with Joe Sims (who played Nige in Broadchurch) has been added to Facebook which includes a lovely story about David Tennant and Joe's mother. Updated 17/5

An interview with composer Olafur Arnalds has been posted to Facebook including a question about clues to the killer in the Broadchurch soundtrack. Updated 17/5

WhatCulture! have an interview with Joe Sims who played Nige in Broadchurch. Updated 17/5

CrimeTime Preview gives the Broadchurch DVD four and a half stars and the Extras four stars in its review. Updated 17/5

InsideMediaTrack has an interview with Chris Chibnall about Broadchurch series one and two. Updated 16/5

The Independent says in an article about Olivia Colman that the second series of Broadchurch goes into production in early 2014. No cast has been announced yet. Updated 16/5

Chris Chibnall will be interviewed by Phil Williams on Radio Five Live at 11.30pm on Tuesday 21st May about Broadchurch. Updated 16/5

On Monday 20th May at 5pm writer Chris Chibnall and producer Richard Stokes will do a Q&A about Broadchurch on Twitter and give away some DVDs. Updated 16/5

The Telegraph looks at Jodie Whittaker's eating habits while filming Broadchurch. (Please note the DVD is released next Monday.) Updated 16/5

MP3 of Jodie Whittaker interview today on Lorraine about Broadchurch. Updated 15/5

Exepose have some speculative guesses about what Broadchurch Series Two COULD involve. Updated 15/5

The Drum compares the adverts for Taggart 3 years ago and for Broadchurch. Updated 15/5

A short clip of the Behind The Scenes DVD Extra for Broadchurch has been posted to YouTube. Updated 15/5


The French site AlloCine reports that David Tennant will be at the Monte Carlo TV Festival in June to represent Broadchurch. An English translation of the article has been posted to Tumblr. Updated 15/5

Heatworld have a video interview with Olivia Colman where she does an impression of David Tennant. Updated 14/5

EntertainmentWise describes the new crime series The Fall as 'the new Broadchurch' although the first episode only had half the number of Broadchurch viewers. Updated 14/5

TV Ratings have a graphic of the Top 25 Watched Programmes in 2013 up to 5th May and the final episode of Broadchurch is at number 7.
David Tennant was also in the fifth most watched programme - Comic Relief. Updated 13/5

Metro lists Broadchurch #1 in Olivia Colman's Career Highlights. Updated 13/5

Anglophenia have a video interview with Andrew Buchan and Jodie Whittaker from BAFTA last night where they talk about Broadchurch and working with David Tennant. Updated 13/5

Today Chris Chibnall tweeted that the Broadchurch DVD (released a week today) will include a behind-the-scenes documentary with footage of first read-through and 'many nervous faces.' Updated 13/5

The Telegraph has an interesting article about the arts / theatre / football / Broadchurch / funding. Updated 13/5

Joe Sims (Nige in Broadchurch) interview with the BFA has been posted to Tumblr. Updated 11/5

Tonight Olivia Colman will be on The Graham Norton Show on BBC One at 10.35pm to discuss Broadchurch and other projects. Updated 10/5

The Mirror reports that Olivia Colman will say tomorrow on The Graham Norton Show that some of the Broadchurch cast members were doubtful at first about a second series. Updated 9/5

MediaTel has an interesting article about the structure of Broadchurch with a funny finale paragraph. Updated 8/5

Bridport News has an article about Broadchurch being given credit for West Dorset beating the recession, plus it says there are calls for writer Chris Chibnall to be given the keys to Bridport. Updated 8/5

Olivia Colman tells The Mirror that the Broadchurch 'cast avoided booze to keep the killer's identity secret.' Updated 8/5

Scans of David Tennant talking about Olivia Colman in Radio Times have been posted to Tumblr.
Alternatively a transcript of David Tennant's quotes from Radio Times has also been added to Tumblr. Updated 7/5

Radio Times published today includes the quote from David Tennant about Olivia Colman in Broadchurch which The Times used yesterday. Updated 7/5

The Times has an article of David Tennant talking about Olivia Colman and filming Broadchurch. Only the preview version is visible for non-subscribers but the full article will be in Radio Times tomorrow. Updated 6/5

The Oxford Student Online seems unimpressed by Broadchurch but it does praise David Tennant and Olivia Colman in its review. Updated 6/5

Entertainmentwise thinks Olivia Colman is very likely to return for a second series of Broadchurch. Please remember the cast has NOT been announced yet. Updated 6/5

And Jonathan Bailey also talks about the difficulty in keeping the killer in Broadchurch a secret in Belfast Telegraph. Updated 5/5

The Guardian has an interview with Olivia Colman about the difficulty in keeping the killer in Broadchurch a secret. Updated 5/5

David Tennant and Olivia Colman in Broadchurch are Vicky McClure's Best TV Pairing according to her interview in The Guardian. Updated 5/5

Telegraph article (scroll down the page slightly) looks at Broadchurch locations in both Clevedon and West Bay. Updated 4/5


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