Well lookie here.. (CONTAINS BROADCHURCH SPOILERS – from the last series incase you haven’t seen it yet, I’m nice)
Here we have the first official photo released from ITV Press Centre today of the new cast of Broadchurch Series 2!
If my Spidey-Senses are tingling right I can see 3 different generations or branches of Doctor Who in the same picture. I can’t deal…
So the new additions in this picture to the original cast include Eve Myles (Oh HI Gwen!), James D’Arcy on the far left with the red top (Anyone remember him from Secret Diary of A Call Girl!? phwoaarrr)
I don’t think I can handle having Tennant, Eve and Arthur Darvill in the same show, it’s like Chris Chibnall is deliberately and secretly trying to kill us Whovians, emotionally that is.
Anywho, on the whole I am mega excited for the new series of Broadchurch. Not gonna lie I was incredibly sceptical about a new series being commissioned, For me Broadchurch was and is one of the finest dramas we have ever produced. The way it captivated literally the whole entire nation is testament to the writing of Chris Chibnall.
I like 99.9% of the nation sat on the edge of my seat for about 9/10 weeks solid. It was intense viewing, so when it ended and it said in the end credits that it will return I was really doubtful, because how can it top THAT?!
It felt like that they were trying to cash in on it’s success. The danger with giving such a successful, arguably better off single standing series a follow up, is that it may well ruin the credibility of the original series and it won’t live up to the hype. After seeing the cast members joining everyone for the next series, I am… again, intrigued as to what the hell they are going to come up with to top and follow up from the end of the last series.
I mean, ***(SPOILER ALERT)***
David Tennant and Olivia Colman’s character are both essentially decommissioned after they discover the killer. Tennant’s character DI Hardy basically wanted to retire due to ill health and after Colman’s character Ellie finding out her husband is the one who murdered poor Danny, I don’t blame her for wanting to get away from Broadchurch.
The ending was so satisfying and perfect I don’t know how they are going to fit them all back into Broadchurch life, but not gonna lie I want to see Eve and James alongside everyone else and see their characters develop.. are we going to have another murder?? Who knows, it’s all going to be kept private and secret until last minute.. THANK YOU CHIBNALL FOR KEEPING IT SUPER SECRET FOR SO LONG.
Anywho, I can’t wait for the new series to come out now.
PS. I feel sorry for you Americans that have to endure Gracepoint, your version of our Broadchurch. I know it has Tennant, I know it has input from our crew BUT, let’s be honest it’s going to be pretty shit isn’t it. American remakes of our shows normally are.. *cough The Inbetweeners, Gavin and Stacey* #sorrynotsorry