Called “a bona fide national obsession”, the critically acclaimed second season of the top-rated British mystery series BROADCHURCH returned to the U.S. airwaves this past March on BBC America. And on May 12, mystery buffs, TV DVD aficionados and anglophiles are invited to return to the stunning Dorset coastal town of Broadchurch for more mystery, heightened drama, and taut thrills with BROADCHURCH: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON, a 2-disc DVD set from Entertainment One.”
This show is excellent!
In THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON, David Tennant (“Doctor Who”, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) returns as Alec Hardy and Olivia Colman (The Iron Lady, Hot Fuzz) resumes her role as Ellie Miller, last seen having her life torn apart as husband Joe confessed to murdering local schoolboy Danny Latimer in the seaside town. And in the eight gripping episodes of Season Two, the focus is the trial for Latimer’s murder, as well as the return of a murder case that continues to haunt Detective Hardy. Additionally, this season, Hardy and Miller are joined in highly acclaimed roles by Emmy® nominated film and television actress Charlotte Rampling and Academy Award®, BAFTA and Golden Globe®- nominatedMarianne Jean-Baptiste, as well as James D’Arcy (Cloud Atlas, Hitchcock, Jupiter Ascending), Eve Myles (“Torchwood”, “Merlin”, “Little Dorrit”) and Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Bad Education, Blandings,”Glue”). In addition to the eight complete episodes, the BROADCHURCH: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON set also includes numerous special features sure to enthrall fans of the series, including: “The Making of Broadchurch”, “Behind-the-Scenes” featurettes, deleted scenes and cast and crew interviews.
As soon as I saw this was a new vehicle for David Tennant, I added it to my list of shows that are a must see. And I was not disappointed! The mystery, the suspense, the acting, the writing: it’s all there, the components necessary for a great TV drama!
Of course I was a huge David Tennant fan. I fell in love with the latest incarnation of the Doctor Who series, and for several seasons Mr. Tennant was the iconic Doctor. When he left the show, we were all sad, but he knew he needed to leave before he was pigeonholed for the rest of his career. And when you watch this show you see how talented David is and will then understand he made the right move. Although for me he could have played the Doctor for decades more! Additionally, the most watched channel in my home is BBC America, we just think shows produced in Britain are of a higher quality, does that make us anglophiles, or just snobs?
BROADCHURCH is executive produced by Chris Chibnall (The Great Train Robbery, “Torchwood”) for Imaginary Friends and Jane Featherstone (“Utopia”, “The Hour”, Spooks) on behalf of Kudos, a Shine Group company. The Producer is Richard Stokes (“Silk”, “Law & Order: UK”) who also produced the first series. Torchwood was a Doctor Who spinoff that was also one of my favorite shows. So I was thrilled to see Mr. Chibnall involved with this as well!
Disclosure: I received the DVD for review. All opinions are always 100% honest and my own.
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