Broadchurch
Episode 7
TV Flash files “Episode 7” as hour 7 of 24 in the TV Flash guide — Broadchurch (2013–2017) on ITV, season 1, episode 7, aired 2013-04-15, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E07: listed hour 7 of 24 in the Broadchurch guide, hour 7 of 8 in season 1. It aired 2013-04-15 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Episode 6” (S01E06). Next is “Episode 8” (S01E08).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Following recent events, Miller is more isolated than ever before as she tries to find out what happened at the clifftop hut. Meanwhile, the police are circling Susan as Nige grows increasingly desperate for her to leave Broadchurch. What is she hiding? And which members of the local community hold the key to Danny's death?
Viewer FAQ
Where does Episode 7 sit in the Broadchurch guide?
S01E07 is listed hour 7 of 24 — hour 7 of 8 in season 1, season 1 episode 7.
When did Broadchurch S01E07 air?
Episode 7 aired 2013-04-15 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need all three series?
Season one is the masterclass in communal mystery people mean. Later series continue Hardy/Miller; the first coastline is a complete grief procedural.
In the series
Why this series still plays
A child's murder in a tight coastal town, David Tennant and Olivia Colman against a coastline of secrets. Chris Chibnall treats communal grief as the real mystery, not the twist clock. Season one especially: empathy over gimmick, a grief procedural that launched a wave of town-in-mourning crime.
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