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Huge success paves way for Broadchurch second series

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ITV has confirmed, crime-drama Broadchurch has been recommissioned for a second series, starring David Tennant and Olivia Colman.
 
Written by Chris Chibnall and produced by Kudos Film and Television, and Imaginary Friends Productions – the series has kept an average of nine million viewers gripped as to who in the small picturesque seaside Dorset community killed Danny Latimer.
 
The emotional series, also starred, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan, Vicky McClure, Arthur Darvill, David Bradley, Pauline Quirke, Jonathan Bailey, Carolyn Pickles and Will Mellor.
 
Commissioned for ITV by Acting Director of Drama Commissioning, Steve November, Broadchurch is executive produced by Chris Chibnall, and Kudos Film and Television’s Jane Featherstone.  The series was produced by Richard Stokes and the lead director was James Strong. Euros Lyn also directed three episodes of the series.
 
“We’re delighted to be commissioning a second series of Broadchurch,” said ITV’s Director of Television, Peter Fincham. “From the moment the murder scene was discovered, viewers became gripped by the series, and we’ve been genuinely thrilled by the audience response.  David and Olivia’s performances and Chris’s cleverly crafted scripts have created a truly compelling drama.”   
 
Creator and writer Chris Chibnall said: “The whole Broadchurch team has been delighted and properly gobsmacked by the response from ITV viewers. When I first talked to Peter Fincham and Laura Mackie, ITV’s Director of Drama about Broadchurch, I mentioned that if people liked it, there was another very different story we could tell afterwards. I’m really thrilled we’re going to tell that story too.” 
 
Executive producer, Jane Featherstone for Kudos Film and Television commented: “It’s such a privilege for Kudos to be able to work with Chris and ITV to bring the next chapter of Broadchurch to our screens.  And although we’re giving nothing away right now, I can tell you it’s going to keep on delivering surprises and scale.”   

Details of the second series story, and which characters will return, are currently being kept tightly under wraps. 

Broadchurch begins production in 2014.
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