Broadchurch series three, episode eight: nonsense

Oh, what a surprise – a preposterous ending.

Broadchurch series three, episode seven: disgust and dismay … and more misdirection

Another week, another suspect who’s too dodgy by half to be the actual culprit.

Broadchurch series three, episode six: a poignant end

Scenes of a rape crisis worker bullying a survivor presumably weren’t run by the charities that were so quick to praise the show at the beginning.

Broadchurch series three, episode five: muddled messages

Another survivor comes forward … but her reasons for staying silent until now just don’t ring true.

Broadchurch: Series three, episode four

THE police have had some strange priorities when investigating this case. While they were quick off the mark with their in-depth condoms-and-fishing-twine research, they’ve been a bit slow about checking the sex offender register for locals who’ve committed almost identical crimes. Ah well. Better late than never. Aaron says he’s not a rapist, but gives

Broadchurch: series three, episode three

The net widens further and further as every man in a 10-mile radius proves to be some sort of wrong ‘un. Meanwhile, Miller eats a scotch egg.

Broadchurch: Series three, episode two

The overall daftness of this drama jars with the naturalistic scenes of victim Trish talking about her ordeal. Are there really no normal, non-shifty men in all of Broadchurch?

Broadchurch: Series three, episode one

It’s a solid start, but I’m not sure we can trust Chris Chibnall not to deliver a ludicrous conclusion to a story about violent sexual assault.