Broadchurch: Season One- Review

Broadchurch is a tension-filled, nail-biting British drama that wipes away façades to reveal the true reality of people and a town faced with murder, deception and evil conspiring.

In the fictional town of Broadchurch, two detectives meet each other for the first time on the grounds of a murder site. DI Alec Hardy is a rough man with brash ways of going about his job and does not consider himself to be a 'people person.' In comparison, DS Miller is a sympathetic and gentle woman who is unfamiliar with non-petty crimes and often finds comfort in denial. Together as a team, their polar opposite personalities blur together to solve the murder of a young boy in what is perceived to be a close-knit and respectable town.

I love crime dramas, but obviously there is the expectation that a storyline will occasionally repeat itself from time to time. In this series, the storyline has been used before and the same goes for the stereotypical roles given to the police and families. A show with a seemingly unoriginal plot means that it has the opportunity to flop completely, but I never once saw any sign of that. This show does rely heavily on the actor and the way they present their roles. Having David Tennant and Olivia Coleman as DI Hardy and DS Miller with strong personalities really set this show off on the right track. The combination of optimistic/ pessimistic and empathetic/ sympathetic also really helped to create a subtle character background.

A beautiful crime drama with strong acting abilities, another tragic storyline and room for assumption.

Score: 7/10.