A Writer’s (Tardy) Review of Broadchurch

I’d heard great things about iTV’s Broadchurch, written by Chris Chibnall (who I know mostly through is work on the modern Doctor Who and Torchwood). It’s finally been imported to BBC America where I found the acting stunning, the production (mostly) beautiful, and the writing passable at best. As someone struggling with writing a murder mystery currently, I was hyper-focused on how Broadchurch would do it, and was I have to say very disappointed. Here are some random thoughts why.

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