Broadchurch
Episode 1
TV Flash files “Episode 1” as a desk essential hour — Broadchurch (2013–2017) on ITV, season 2, episode 1, aired 2015-01-05, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E01: listed hour 9 of 24 in the Broadchurch guide, first listed hour of season 2. It aired 2015-01-05 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Episode 8” (S01E08). Next is “Episode 2” (S02E02).
Essential hour: “Episode 1”. Season two returns to a tight town: grief still the plot engine, not a transplanted gimmick.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Return of the critically acclaimed crime drama set in a Dorset seaside town. In the first series, the murder of 11-year-old Danny Latimer rocked Broadchurch, as DI Alec Hardy - still haunted by the collapse of a previous case he worked on - was put in charge of the investigation. Many local residents came under suspicion, including the boy's father Mark, and the revelation of the killer's identity had far-reaching consequences after weeks of speculation.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Episode 1 sit in the Broadchurch guide?
S02E01 is listed hour 9 of 24 — first listed hour of season 2, season 2 episode 1.
When did Broadchurch S02E01 air?
Episode 1 aired 2015-01-05 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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