Broadchurch
''Broadchurch'' is a British crime drama television series broadcast on ITV for three series between 2013 and 2017. It was created by Chris Chibnall, who acted as an executive producer and wrote all 24 episodes; it was produced by Kudos in association with Imaginary Friends Productions Ltd. The series is set in Broadchurch, a fictional English town on the coast of Dorset; it focuses on Detective Inspector Alec Hardy (David Tennant) and Detective Sergeant Ellie Miller ( Olivia Colman). Other members of the ensemble cast appearing in all three seasons are Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan, Arthur Darvill, Carolyn Pickles, Jonathan Bailey, Matthew Gravelle, Charlotte Beaumont and Adam Wilson. The first series, which premiered on 4 March 2013, focuses on the death of local 11-year-old Danny Latimer and the impact of grief, mutual suspicion and media attention on the town. Danny's family, his mother, Beth (Whittaker), father, Mark (Buchan) and sister, Chloe (Beaumont), is a key ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gracepoint
''Gracepoint'' is an American crime drama television series created by Chris Chibnall. It is a remake of Chibnall's series, ''Broadchurch'', and stars that series' lead, David Tennant, along with Anna Gunn, as two detectives investigating the murder of a boy in a small, tightly knit coastal town. The series premiered on October 2, 2014, on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The network promoted the show's 10-episode run as a "miniseries, limited series". Cast Main * David Tennant as Detective Emmett Carver * Anna Gunn as Detective Ellie Miller * Michael Peña as Mark Solano, father of Danny Solano * Virginia Kull as Beth Solano, mother of Danny Solano and wife of Mark Solano * Nick Nolte as Jack Reinhold, kayak/bike rental shop owner and wildlife recorder * Jacki Weaver as Susan Wright * Josh Hamilton (actor), Josh Hamilton as Joe Miller, husband of Ellie Miller * Kevin Rankin (actor), Kevin Rankin as Paul Coates, priest of the local church * Kevin Zegers as Owen Burke, Ellie's n ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Broadchurch Episodes
''Broadchurch'' is a British television crime drama programme broadcast on ITV. It was created and written by Chris Chibnall Christopher Antony Chibnall (born 21 March 1970) is an English television writer and producer, best known as the creator and writer of the award-winning ITV (TV network), ITV mystery-crime drama ''Broadchurch'' (2013-17) and as the third showr ... 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. 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. Series overview Episodes Series 1 (2013) Series 2 (2015) Series 3 (2017) Viewership References {{DEFAULTSORT:Broadchurc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chris Chibnall
Christopher Antony Chibnall (born 21 March 1970) is an English television writer and producer, best known as the creator and writer of the award-winning ITV (TV network), ITV mystery-crime drama ''Broadchurch'' (2013-17) and as the third showrunner of the 2005 revival of the BBC sci-fi series ''Doctor Who'' (2018–22). Chibnall wrote five episodes of the series under previous showrunners Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat, and he was also the head writer for the first two series of the spinoff ''Torchwood'' (2006-08). Early life and career Chibnall was brought up in Formby, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Sefton, Merseyside. He studied drama at St Mary's University, Twickenham, subsequently gaining an MA in Theatre and Film from the University of Sheffield. His early career included work as a Association football, football archivist and floor manager for Sky Sports, before leaving to work as an administrator for various theatre companies. From 1996 to 1999 he worked as admin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Charlotte Beaumont
Charlotte Beaumont (born 28 July 1995) is an English actress known for portraying Chloe Latimer in the ITV crime drama ''Broadchurch ''Broadchurch'' is a British crime drama television series broadcast on ITV for three series between 2013 and 2017. It was created by Chris Chibnall, who acted as an executive producer and wrote all 24 episodes; it was produced by Kudos in a ...'', as well as for her roles in '' Waterloo Road'' and the film '' Jupiter Ascending''. Filmography Television Film Stage References External links * English film actresses English television actresses Living people 21st-century English actresses 1995 births Actresses from Watford {{England-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arnór Dan Arnarson
Arnór Dan Arnarson (often credited as Arnór Dan) is an Icelandic musician best known as the lead singer of the progressive rock band Agent Fresco as well as for his collaborations with Icelandic multi-instrumentalist Ólafur Arnalds. He was selected male vocalist of the year at the Icelandic Music Awards in 2016. Career Arnór Dan got his musical start in a high school band called Rosa. In 2008, he helped found the progressive rock band Agent Fresco, which has since released two studio albums and one EP. He has frequently collaborated with fellow Icelandic musician Ólafur Arnalds. He contributed vocals on four tracks of the latter's 2013 album, ''For Now I Am Winter''. Also in 2013, working with Arnalds again, he contributed vocals to the song "So Close" for the British police procedural TV show ''Broadchurch''; the song wasn't released until 2015, together with the track "So Far". In 2014, he sang several songs on the soundtrack of the TV anime '' Terror in Resonance''. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Olivia Colman
Sarah Caroline Sinclair ( Colman; born 30 January 1974), known professionally as Olivia Colman, is an English actress. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, four BAFTA Awards, two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Volpi Cup. A graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Colman's breakthrough came in the Channel 4 sitcom '' Peep Show'' (2003–2015). Her other comedic roles on television include '' Green Wing'' (2004–2006), '' That Mitchell and Webb Look'' (2006–2008), '' Beautiful People'' (2008–2009), '' Rev.'' (2010–2014), ''Flowers'' (2016–2018), and '' Fleabag'' (2016–2019). Colman received the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for the comedy series '' Twenty Twelve'' (2011–2012) and Best Supporting Actress for the crime series '' Accused'' (2012). She earned acclaim for her performance in the ITV crime-drama series ''Broadchurch'' (2013–2017), for which she received the British Academy Television ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andrew Buchan
Andrew Neil Buchan is an English actor and writer. He is known for his roles as DI James Marsh in the ITV drama '' Code of Silence'' (2025), ITV drama ''Broadchurch'' (2013–17), Scott Foster in the BBC political drama '' Party Animals'' (2007), John Mercer in ITV drama series '' The Fixer'' (2008–09), and William Garrow in BBC period drama '' Garrow's Law'' (2009–11). Early life and education Andrew Neil Buchan was born in Stockport and brought up in the suburb of Lostock, Bolton. He attended the nearby Rivington and Blackrod High School where he was head boy during sixth form years in Horwich. During A-Levels, Buchan worked for Granada Studios as a tour guide, using amusing, unconventional methods to keep tourists interested. He also worked as a barman at Manchester Airport, and as a concierge at the De Vere Whites hotel in Reebok Stadium. In 2001, Buchan graduated from St Cuthbert's Society, Durham University with a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Julie Hesmondhalgh
Julie Claire Hesmondhalgh ( ;) is an English actress and narrator. She is known for her role as Hayley Cropper in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' between 1998 and 2014. For this role she won "Best Serial Drama Performance" at the 2014 National Television Awards and " Best Actress" at the 2014 British Soap Awards. Hesmondhalgh's other regular television roles include ''Cucumber'' (2015), '' Happy Valley'' (2016), ''Broadchurch'' (2017) and '' The Pact'' (2021). Her stage credits include ''God Bless the Child'' at the Royal Court Theatre in London (2014), and '' Wit'' at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (2016). Early life and education Julie Claire Hesmondhalgh was born in Accrington, Lancashire. She applied to drama school aged 18, and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 1988 to 1991. Upon finishing her training, Hesmondhalgh was a part of Arts Threshold, a small independent theatre in London, for several years, and worked with Rufus Norr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jonathan Bailey
Jonathan Stuart Bailey (born 25 April 1988) is an English actor known for his dramatic, comedic, and musical roles on List of Jonathan Bailey performances, stage and screen. List of awards and nominations received by Jonathan Bailey, His accolades include a Laurence Olivier Award and a Critics Choice Association, Critics' Choice Television Award as well as a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. Bailey began his career as a child actor in Royal Shakespeare Company productions and by eight was performing as Gavroche in a West End theatre, West End production of ''Les Misérables (musical), Les Misérables''. He starred in contemporary plays such as ''The York Realist'' in 2018 and ''Cock (play), Cock'' in 2022; in classical plays like ''Othello'' in 2013 and ''Richard II (play), Richard II'' in 2025; as well as in musicals, namely the London revival of ''The Last Five Years'' in 2016 and the West End Company (musical)#2018 West End gender-swapped production, gender-swapped reviv ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ólafur Arnalds
Ólafur Arnalds (; born 3 November 1986) is an Icelandic multi-instrumentalist and producer from Mosfellsbær, Iceland. He mixes strings and piano with loops and beats, a sound ranging from ambient/electronic to atmospheric pop. He is also the former drummer for hardcore punk and metal bands Fighting Shit, Celestine, and others. In 2009, Ólafur also formed an experimental techno project, entitled Kiasmos, with Janus Rasmussen from the Icelandic electro-pop band Bloodgroup, announcing his electronic debut album in 2014. In 2013, Ólafur composed the score for the 2013 ITV series ''Broadchurch,'' for which he won the 2014 BAFTA TV Craft Award for Best Original Music. In 2020, Ólafur was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music, for his title theme to Apple TV+ series '' Defending Jacob.'' In 2021, he was nominated in two categories at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. "Loom (feat. Bonobo)" was nominated in the Best Dance/Electr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jodie Whittaker
Jodie Auckland Whittaker (born 17 June 1982) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles on television as Beth Latimer in ''Broadchurch'' (2013–2017) and the Thirteenth Doctor in ''Doctor Who'' (2017–2022, 2025). She came to prominence in her 2006 feature film debut ''Venus (2006 film), Venus'', for which she received British Independent Film Awards, British Independent Film Award and Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture#Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (1996–2010), Satellite Award nominations. She was later praised for her roles in the science fiction film ''Attack the Block'' (2011) and the ''Black Mirror'' episode "The Entire History of You" (2011). In 2017, Whittaker became the thirteenth lead actor to play the Doctor in ''Doctor Who''; she formally assumed the role from Peter Capaldi in "Twice Upon a Time (Doctor Who), Twice Upon a Time". Whittaker appeared in her first full series in the Doctor Who (series 11), 11th series i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Matthew Gravelle
Matthew Ian Gravelle (born 24 September 1976) is a British screen actor from Porthcawl, Wales. Career Gravelle was born in Porthcawl. In 2003, Gravelle appeared in the BBC One drama series ''Holby City'' and was a regular in the acclaimed BBC Wales show '' Belonging'' for two series. His other TV appearances include '' Casualty'', '' Caerdydd'' and '' Judge John Deed''. He appeared in " End of Days", the first series finale of '' Torchwood'', as a medical doctor dealing with cases of the Black Death. He later provided voice acting for the ''Torchwood'' Radio Play " The Dead Line" which broadcast on BBC Radio Four in July 2009. From 2007, he played the lead character of gangster Lyn Edwards in the Welsh-language television series '' Y Pris'', dubbed "'The Sopranos' by the sea". The role earned him a BAFTA Cymru nomination for best actor in 2010. Gravelle starred in the 2010 film ''Patagonia'' and then in the BBC Wales series '' Baker Boys'' as Rob, the co-manager of Valley Ba ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |