
“A town wrapped in secrets.”
The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
First Aired: 3/4/2013
Languages: English
Created by: Chris Chibnall
Type: Scripted
Companies: Imaginary Friends, Kudos
Countries: United Kingdom

The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.

Still haunted by the case involving the murder of 11-year-old Danny Latimer, DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller pick themselves up and continue their investigative work, all the while dealing with the far-reaching consequences of the earlier case.

Series 3, the final series, starts three years on from the last series, five years on from the start with a bold new crime story which forces us to ask whether the town has a crack running through it caused by Danny Latimer’s death; is this new crime somehow the long-term legacy of that dark moment?
Timefox881
When I see something with a rating this high, I think that it must be one of the most groundbreaking and innovative shows in decades. That it must be something that's going to change the game and influence generations of television and film. I think of The Sopranos or something similar. But this is literally nothing more than a formulaic, made for television police procedural. Apparently, David Tennant being in something makes it a "stunning masterpiece". I can't ever remember the public fawning over someone so average. It's like viewers see a nice looking shot of scenery and think that because the scenery looks good, somehow the show must be good. That's not how it works. Don't get duped by slow motion and gimmicky camera tricks. But, most importantly, there is nothing new here. Nothing innovative going on in this show. One can find a million murder mystery television episodes. Just because this is stretched into the multi-episode "netflix" format doesn't make it any different.
Trish Winterman

David Tennant
DI Alec Hardy

Olivia Colman
DS Ellie Miller

Julie Hesmondhalgh
Trish Winterman

Mark Bazeley
Jim Atwood

Lenny Henry
Ed Burnett

Sebastian Armesto
Clive Lucas

Georgina Campbell
DC Katie Harford

Sarah Parish
Cath Atwood

Jodie Whittaker
Beth Latimer

Andrew Buchan
Mark Latimer

Hannah Rae
Daisy Hardy

Arthur Darvill
Reverend Paul Coates

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