Julie played rape victim Trish Waterman in the final series of Broadchurch and believes television dramas are an appropriate medium for exploring sexual violence. According to figures, there are 85,000 rapes of adult women in England and Wales every year, 12,000 adult male rapes, and nearly half a million reported sexual assaults. Julie told Radio […]
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Broadchurch Finale: Wobbly Rape Case Resolution Caps a Solid Final Season
Broadchurch wrapped its third and final season this Wednesday on BBC America, a full four months after the series did so “across the pond.” Were you, the Stateside viewer, able to avoid spoilers for the Axehampton rape case resolution? Leading up to and with its final hour, the UK drama dangled a few more red […]
Lenny Henry weight loss – how hotel ad and Broadchurch actor slimmed after Dawn French
Appearing recently at the after party for the play The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Lenny looked incredibly svelte in a khaki suede jacket, a navy t-shirt and black jeans. The star’s familiarly cheerful face looked much slimmer, as he donned a moustache. While the actor shocked with his slender frame at the event on […]
Broadchurch season 3: Deleted scene reveals how Alec Hardy’s Tinder date REALLY ended
Viewers will remember Alec (played by David Tennant) was set up by his daughter in episode four, who created a dating profile for him. In the clip, the detective is seen walking Zoe (Elen Rhys) home after an awkward dinner at a restaurant. Their conversation quickly turns to the rape case as Zoe says she […]
Broadchurch final episode: Series ends with its BIGGEST audience ever
An average of 8.7 million viewers tuned in to watch as the identity of Trish Winterman’s (Julie Hesmondhalgh) rapist was revealed to be 16-year-old Michael Lucas (Deon Lee-Williams) in the shocking finale. The average audience share for the ITV drama was 36%, and the episode peaked at 9.3 million viewers. Monday night’s instalment, the eighth […]
Broadchurch fans in TEARS as show ends after season 3: 'Bring it back this instant!'
The ITV programme had fans on the edge of their seats as they finally found out who raped Trish Winterman. During the intense finale, DI Alec Hardy (played by David Tennant) and DS Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman) had three potential suspects; Clive Lucas (Sebastian Armesto), Ed Burnett (Lenny Henry) and Jim Atwood (Mark Bazeley). But […]
Broadchurch season 3: Shock as Trish Winterman's rapist is finally revealed
Warning: The following article contains spoilers from episode six of Broadchurch. As the latest instalment opened, DI Alec Hardy (played by David Tennant) and DS Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman) had three potential suspects; Clive Lucas (Sebastian Armesto), Ed Burnett (Lenny Henry) and Jim Atwood (Mark Bazeley). But viewers were left shocked when it was revealed […]
Broadchurch season 3: Chris Chibnall dishes dirt on show's ending ahead of shock finale
Appearing on the ITV morning show to discuss the conclusion of Broadchurch, Chris remained tight-lipped on the identity of Trish’s (played by Julie Hesmondhalgh) rapist, but did drop some tantalising hints about what fans can expect from tonight’s much-anticipated final. When asked if there would be any possibility of the popular mystery series returning, Chris […]
Broadchurch finale: Rapist is identified in final ever episode
Detectives Ellie Miller and Alec Hardy, played by Olivia Colman and David Tennant, uncover the identity of a rapist who attacked local Trish Winterman, played by Julie Hesmondhalgh. This will be the the show’s very final episode. Viewers have said they are heartbroken programme makers have said this will be the last series. Writer Chris […]
Broadchurch finale holds surprises and heartache says writer
The third and final series draws to a close tomorrow on Easter Monday when viewers hope to learn who raped Trish Winterman. The show’s writer Chris Chibnall said the conclusion will have “some surprises”, and added that he hoped it would also be “satisfying”. “Sitting down to write the final episode was very emotional and […]
