Broadchurch: Season 2

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BBC America | ITV | Season Premiere Date: March 4, 2015

Starring: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, David Tennant, Olivia Colman

Summary: The second season focuses on the trial for the murderer of 11-year-old Danny Latimer and its impact on the people in the town of Broadchurch.

Creator: Chris Chibnall and Chris Chibnall

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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Season 2 Episodes

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S2:E8. Episode 8
Air Date: April 22, 2015
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S2:E7. Episode 7
Air Date: April 15, 2015
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S2:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: April 8, 2015

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Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Mar 4, 2015

Tennant and Colman still command center stage, but not without considerable help from the incoming fellow thespians. Under these circumstances, It’s not a case of the more the merrier. Instead it’s an even richer recipe for a seriously dramatic series that already had an A-game in place. Read full review

Jeff Jensen

Feb 27, 2015

The British crime drama's second season immediately reconnects you with everything emotionally riveting about the first one, the raw performances by Olivia Coleman as Ellie Miller; the gruff turn by David Tennant as Det. Alec Hardy; an array of supporting players bringing to life a complex portrait of collective grief.... Cause for worry: the setup for the second mystery, about a case from Hardy's past, clunks. [6 Mar 2015, p.75]

Gail Pennington

Mar 4, 2015

The new season doesn't live up to the original, admittedly, but it's still far above imitators, including Fox's unnecessary remake, "Gracepoint." Read full review

Robert Bianco

Mar 3, 2015

The old plot was better than the new ones and that Broadchurch worked much better as a mystery than as a courtroom drama.... The cast, with new members Charlotte Rampling, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, James D'Arcy and Eve Myles, is still wonderful, and the series still has much to offer. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Mar 2, 2015

The writer has essentially kept just enough from the first season to get away with still calling this Broadchurch while morphing it into what almost feels like an entirely different show. There’s risk in that, but it’s diminished considerably by the actors who have come aboard. Read full review

David Hinckley

Mar 4, 2015

The new elements and mostly the performances make it worth staying around to see what other secrets lurk within. Read full review

Maureen Ryan

Mar 4, 2015

Given how wonderful its first season was, the fact that Broadchurch has turned into such a muddle is the bigger disappointment. Despite the usual array of finely calibrated performances, the second season simply doesn't work, in large part because it consciously and deliberately undoes much of what was powerful about the shattering conclusion to the first season. Read full review

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BogKid

Mar 4, 2015

When I heard there would be a second season of Broadchurch, I assumed we would have some of the same characters with a completely new mystery. Well we don't. The conclusion of the first season was not as conclusive as it seemed. And . . . I am hooked again.Some of the reviewers hereWhen I heard there would be a second season of Broadchurch, I assumed we would have some of the same characters with a completely new mystery. Well we don't. The conclusion of the first season was not as conclusive as it seemed. And . . . I am hooked again.Some of the reviewers here seem to have seen more of the program than I. I have seen only the first episode.

I had started watching the Americanized version of Broadchurch. I cannot remember the title. It was OK with smoother production values than the BBC's, but it was just too close to the original British version and not quite as good. I am glad to see that the feel of season two, while different, is as compelling as it had been in season one. I am ready to go with this one!… Expand

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Bitash

Jan 30, 2021

Absolutely loved it, yes any emotional scenes...all necessary for you to understand what each character is going through. The cast is very believable, they do a great job portraying their pain with out over acting. The court scenes is necessary for us to understand where this story evolvesAbsolutely loved it, yes any emotional scenes...all necessary for you to understand what each character is going through. The cast is very believable, they do a great job portraying their pain with out over acting. The court scenes is necessary for us to understand where this story evolves to. Not every season has to be suspenseful filled with detective work, I was pleasantly surprised that this season is continuation of season one and not a complete new storyline.
The Tory keeps you guessing, I am so in love with everyone’s acting that I just keep watching and enjoying every minute of it. Very very well done.… Expand

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OpinionatedGuy

Apr 5, 2015

To be honest, Season 1 of Broadchurch was okay for me. It was intriguing but some of the parts of it were underwhelming.

Then Season 2 came up two years later and Season 2 honestly elevates Broadchurch better. The backlash from fans is quite ridiculous and they fail to see this show hasTo be honest, Season 1 of Broadchurch was okay for me. It was intriguing but some of the parts of it were underwhelming.

Then Season 2 came up two years later and Season 2 honestly elevates Broadchurch better. The backlash from fans is quite ridiculous and they fail to see this show has always been more focused on character development rather how accurate it was.

Broadchurch has always have the greatest cinematography but this season makes it even more greater. It's shows that you can still have a great shot beautifully in 16:9 aspect ratio.

The writing is great and I like how everything had me on the edge of my seat from the start to finish. The character development were also great!

The cast performance is of course excellent and the best part of this season and of the show in general. The ones who stood out the most with their performances were David Tennant, Olivia Coleman, James D'Arcy and Eve Myles. I don't need to state the obvious why Tennant and Coleman are so good playing their roles as Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller respectively. But I have to say, seeing James D' Arcy on two different shows airing at the same time is fascinating. He played Irwin Jarvis, a bubbly butler of Howard Stark on Agent Carter and then he played Lee Ashworth, a shady, scary yet intriguing character on Broadchurch. It's a fascinating transformation and he is a very good actor. As for Eve Myles, it's nice to see her on TV again after Broadchurch. She played her role of Claire Ashworth very well that she lost herself into the character without being over the top.

The second season of Broadchurch is a hit for me as it's able to put together the aftermath of Season 1 very well in the most interesting way.… Expand

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Danil

May 16, 2015

I have very mixed feelings about Broadchurch. The plot is twisted and fairly addictive. But if you get to logically think about it, a lot of the plot points are plain dumb... Also the second season has pretty much all of the first season's problems: way too many annoying tearjerking scenes,I have very mixed feelings about Broadchurch. The plot is twisted and fairly addictive. But if you get to logically think about it, a lot of the plot points are plain dumb... Also the second season has pretty much all of the first season's problems: way too many annoying tearjerking scenes, long close-up shots of sad faces, some completely irrelevant sub-stories, a couple of horrible overacting actors. And, of course, dumb criminals that always keep evidence against them in their possession.… Expand

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LordMark

Mar 4, 2015

+ the performances, especially Olivia Colman's
+ a decent finale

- far too many annoying courtroom scenes
- uninteresting Sandbrook storyline
- lacks the suspense of the first season

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JamesIrish68

Sep 15, 2020

They retained the best elements of season 1.The excellent cinematography, beautiful Dorset scenery and a slow burn mystery with emotive characters. The ugliness this time is provided not by the horrendous police station but by the slightly less awful courthouse. Minus marks however againThey retained the best elements of season 1.The excellent cinematography, beautiful Dorset scenery and a slow burn mystery with emotive characters. The ugliness this time is provided not by the horrendous police station but by the slightly less awful courthouse. Minus marks however again this time for the botched conclusion. The sudden jarring behavioural change by characters was too much. Broadchurch is enjoyable but they don't know how to end a story.… Expand

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michaelinperson

Jul 26, 2020

Many plot points are overshadowed by highlights from Broadchurch's first series having been dragged into season 2 to unspeakably distasteful and poorly executed measures. It becomes frustrating and exhausting for us to power through meaningless character dialogue and mundane interaction whenMany plot points are overshadowed by highlights from Broadchurch's first series having been dragged into season 2 to unspeakably distasteful and poorly executed measures. It becomes frustrating and exhausting for us to power through meaningless character dialogue and mundane interaction when we have been beaten down into disappointment time and time again after knowing how courtroom scenes have purposely failed to provide us any gratification left to salvage from our unsettling awareness that Joe Miller has pleaded "not guilty" in the start of his trial, and may, in a highly likely scenario, get off scot free.
The issue with which we must compare season 2 to season 1 is its derivativeness in finding credibility in the way it decides to finish things once in for all, even when the end-product might come to our greatest dissatisfaction and disapproval. Closing scenes are but a disgraceful attempt at uplifting viewers, the victim's family, and the wife of the child molester, to reverse what damage cannot be undone.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 3

85
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: June 28, 2017
Season 2

73
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: March 4, 2015
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  S2:E8. Episode 8
  Air Date: April 22, 2015
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  S2:E7. Episode 7
  Air Date: April 15, 2015
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  S2:E6. Episode 6
  Air Date: April 8, 2015
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  S2:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: April 1, 2015
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  S2:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: March 25, 2015
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  S2:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: March 18, 2015
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  S2:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: March 11, 2015
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  S2:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: March 4, 2015
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: August 7, 2013