Broadchurch is a British television crime drama programme broadcast on ITV. It was created and written by Chris Chibnall and produced by Kudos Film and Television, Shine America, and Imaginary Friends. The first series focuses on the death of an 11-year-old boy and the impact of grief, mutual suspicion, and media attention on the town; it premiered on 4 March 2013. The second series began its ITV broadcast on 5 January 2015. [1] The third series was confirmed on 23 February 2015, immediately following the second series finale, and premiered on 27 February 2017, and concluded on 17 April 2017. [2] [3] During the course of the programme, 24 episodes of Broadchurch aired over three series.
No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [4] |
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1 | Episode 1 | James Strong | Chris Chibnall | 4 March 2013 | 9.07 |
2 | Episode 2 | James Strong | Chris Chibnall | 11 March 2013 | 9.01 |
3 | Episode 3 | Euros Lyn | Chris Chibnall | 18 March 2013 | 9.65 |
4 | Episode 4 | Euros Lyn | Chris Chibnall | 25 March 2013 | 9.42 |
5 | Episode 5 | Euros Lyn | Chris Chibnall | 1 April 2013 | 8.81 |
6 | Episode 6 | James Strong | Louise Fox & Chris Chibnall | 8 April 2013 | 8.95 |
7 | Episode 7 | James Strong | Chris Chibnall | 15 April 2013 | 9.56 |
8 | Episode 8 | James Strong | Chris Chibnall | 22 April 2013 | 10.47 |
No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [5] |
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9 | Episode 1 | James Strong | Chris Chibnall | 5 January 2015 | 11.34 |
10 | Episode 2 | James Strong | Chris Chibnall | 12 January 2015 | 9.88 |
11 | Episode 3 | Jessica Hobbs | Chris Chibnall | 19 January 2015 | 9.27 |
12 | Episode 4 | Jessica Hobbs | Chris Chibnall | 26 January 2015 | 9.20 |
13 | Episode 5 | Jonathan Teplitzky | Chris Chibnall | 2 February 2015 | 8.91 |
14 | Episode 6 | Jonathan Teplitzky | Chris Chibnall | 9 February 2015 | 9.33 |
15 | Episode 7 | Mike Barker | Chris Chibnall | 16 February 2015 | 9.33 |
16 | Episode 8 | Mike Barker | Chris Chibnall | 23 February 2015 | 10.17 |
No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [6] |
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17 | Episode 1 | Paul Andrew Williams | Chris Chibnall | 27 February 2017 | 10.75 |
18 | Episode 2 | Paul Andrew Williams | Chris Chibnall | 6 March 2017 | 10.76 |
19 | Episode 3 | Paul Andrew Williams | Chris Chibnall | 13 March 2017 | 10.29 |
20 | Episode 4 | Daniel Nettheim | Chris Chibnall | 20 March 2017 | 10.46 |
21 | Episode 5 | Daniel Nettheim | Chris Chibnall | 27 March 2017 | 10.70 |
22 | Episode 6 | Lewis Arnold | Chris Chibnall | 3 April 2017 | 10.57 |
23 | Episode 7 | Paul Andrew Williams | Chris Chibnall | 10 April 2017 | 10.66 |
24 | Episode 8 | Paul Andrew Williams | Chris Chibnall | 17 April 2017 | 11.61 |
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