Home > Broadchurch > Season 3 « TV Series Page Broadchurch: Season 3 (2017) SEASON: Season 3 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Want to see Episode List Season 3 Broadchurch Critics Consensus In its final season, Broadchurch establishes a high standard for police procedurals to come, combining socially conscious themes with suspenseful mystery and a pair of compelling leads. 98% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 43 92% Audience Score User Ratings: 583 See score details Submit review Want to see Submit review Super Reviewer Super Reviewer Tap to review this movie Review this tv season Edit Review Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 Episode 1 Air date: Jun 28, 2017 In the Season 3 premiere, DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller investigate a brutal sexual assault. More 2 Episode 2 Air date: Jul 5, 2017 News of the attack spreads, sending shockwaves through Broadchurch. More 3 Episode 3 Air date: Jul 12, 2017 Trish receives a shocking message but refuses to cooperate with Ellie and Hardy, who are beginning to identify possible suspects. More 4 Episode 4 Air date: Jul 19, 2017 A shocking revelation turns the case on its head. More 5 Episode 5 Air date: Jul 26, 2017 The case is reevaluated when new information comes to light. More 6 Episode 6 Air date: Aug 2, 2017 Ed comes under scrutiny; Mark makes a decision. More 7 Episode 7 Air date: Aug 9, 2017 Ellie makes a breakthrough; and the Latimers count the cost. More 8 Episode 8 Air date: Aug 16, 2017 The truth behind Trish's rape is uncovered in the Season 3 finale. More Broadchurch: Season 3 Videos Broadchurch: Season 3 Teaser 1:00 Broadchurch: Season 3 Trailer 0:30 Broadchurch: Season 3 Episode 2 Trailer 0:30 Broadchurch: Season 3 Episode 3 Trailer 0:30 Broadchurch: Season 3 Episode 4 Trailer 0:30 Broadchurch: Season 3 Episode 5 Trailer 0:30 Broadchurch: Season 3 Episode 6 Trailer 0:30 Broadchurch: Season 3 Episode 7 Trailer Broadchurch: Season 3 Episode 8 Trailer View All Videos (9) Broadchurch: Season 3 Photos View All Photos (51) Tv Season Info A local woman has come forward about being raped after her friends party. Detectives Hardy and Miller begin to investigate the case, questioning everyone who were at the party that night, however, they soon find out that a lot of the guest have secrets so they try their best to uncover the attacker. Genre: Drama Network: BBC America Premiere Date: Jun 28, 2017 Creator: Chris Chibnall Exec. Producers: Chris Chibnall, Jane Featherstone Cast David Tennant as Alec Hardy Olivia Colman as Ellie Miller Jodie Whittaker as Beth Latimer Andrew Buchan as Matt Latimer Vicky McClure as Karen White Arthur Darvill as Rev. Paul Coates Pauline Quirke as Susan Wright Will Mellor as Steve Connelly Carolyn Pickles as Maggie Radcliffe Matthew Gravelle as Joe Miller Simone McAullay as Becca Fisher Jonathan Bailey as Olly Stevens Oskar McNamara as Danny Latimer Charlotte Beaumont as Chloe Latimer Adam Wilson as Tom Miller Susan Brown as Liz Roper Joe Sims as Nige Carter David Bradley as Jack Marshall Jacob Anderson as Dean Thomas Julie Hesmondhalgh as Trish Show More Cast News & Interviews for Broadchurch: Season 3 40 Fresh Movies and Netflix Originals Streaming in November View All Broadchurch: Season 3 News Episodes 1 Episode 1 Air date: Jun 28, 2017 In the Season 3 premiere, DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller investigate a brutal sexual assault. More 2 Episode 2 Air date: Jul 5, 2017 News of the attack spreads, sending shockwaves through Broadchurch. More 3 Episode 3 Air date: Jul 12, 2017 Trish receives a shocking message but refuses to cooperate with Ellie and Hardy, who are beginning to identify possible suspects. More 4 Episode 4 Air date: Jul 19, 2017 A shocking revelation turns the case on its head. More 5 Episode 5 Air date: Jul 26, 2017 The case is reevaluated when new information comes to light. More 6 Episode 6 Air date: Aug 2, 2017 Ed comes under scrutiny; Mark makes a decision. More 7 Episode 7 Air date: Aug 9, 2017 Ellie makes a breakthrough; and the Latimers count the cost. More 8 Episode 8 Air date: Aug 16, 2017 The truth behind Trish's rape is uncovered in the Season 3 finale. More Critic Reviews for Broadchurch Season 3 All Critics (43) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (42) | Rotten (1) Tennant and Colman are the marquee players, though. Their consuming dedications to duty drive Broadchurch through its thickets of who was where and when and why. Theirs is one of TV's best-ever detective duos. Dec 26, 2017 | Rating: A- | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic For fans of the show's procedural elements, this is a good ending, and as "satisfying" a culprit reveal as could be. Still, in its final bow, Broadchurch jettisoned a lot of what made it so special, and that can only be seen as a missed opportunity. Dec 29, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… Tom Philip New York Magazine/Vulture Top Critic Broadchurch ticks all the Brit drama boxes and still manages to stand out from the mysteries some of us can't get enough of. Jun 29, 2017 | Full Review… Ellen Gray Philadelphia Inquirer Top Critic After a disappointing second season, Broadchurch is back at its brilliant best. Jun 29, 2017 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review… Gail Pennington St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top Critic The series paints a fairly grim view of humanity, but Colman and Tennant save the series from being completely and utterly depressing. Jun 28, 2017 | Rating: A- | Full Review… Hanh Nguyen indieWire Top Critic While this finale can't really measure up to the show's breathtaking debut season, it is a well-made farewell to my favorite crime fighting duo on TV right now. Jun 22, 2017 | Full Review… Eric Deggans NPR Top Critic The message about sex cheapened and emotions stunted by internet porn felt more sociology lecture than prime-time drama. But at least Broadchurch kept you hanging on by your fingertips. May 20, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Keith Watson Metro (UK) The show gave the genre a much-needed injection of British understatement, stoicism and bleak humour, raising the bar for everything that dared to follow. Jul 9, 2018 | Full Review… Alison Rowat The Herald (Scotland) What elevates "Broadchurch" above other crime dramas is its empathy for its characters' travails and, of course, the enduring chemistry between the two leads. May 16, 2018 | Full Review… Adrian Hennigan Haaretz It's almost too unbearable to watch, yet Broadchurch manages to keep its audience invested in what is happening to Trish in the moment. Dec 29, 2017 | Full Review… Andrew Husband Uproxx Colman is once again the star player... she brings humanity, strength and determination to Miller, one of the most brilliantly realised and affecting characters on mainstream TV. Dec 26, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Henry Northmore The List Broadchurch is back on fine form, finally. After an implausible second series that struggled to deliver sensitive storylines with subtlety, Chris Chibnall's popular drama has returned to its best. Jan 25, 2019 | Full Review… Daisy Wyatt iNews.co.uk View All Critic Reviews (43) Audience Reviews for Broadchurch: Season 3 12h ago Still a great show. Not as good as the original 2 seasons, but still must see TV. S W Feb 18, 2020 Season 3 jumped the shark. William B Nov 12, 2019 Slow development but never boring, crime stories have never been better. Ahmad A Sep 30, 2019 The UK's and Scotland's greatest actors: Two Doctor Who's (David Tennant and now the thirteenth Doctor, a woman, played by Jody Whitaker) PLUS Olivia Colman who will play an older QE2 in "The Crown" are in nearly every scene. God they're GREAT! Every actor is a strong well defined character who NEVER BREAKS out of character. Tennant plays the curmudgeon LT who is brought in from out of the small town of Broadchurch. His best scenes are when his thick Scottish brogue are A+ (His real name is McDonald and I had to use CC to understand everyone's lines. No guns, just great police work, teamwork, and we Americans find that there is no escaping CCTV! Olivia has her LT's spot stolen from her by Tennant and he is a complete sot! Brilliant script, even better actors, set in various Jurassic Areas around Dorcester, this is the BEST triple year of episodes I have ever seen outside Shakespeare. Notice how many Brits are on American TV? David Tennant left school at 16 to attend the Royal Academy of Arts while our actors in the USA got their start doing keg stands in low rated colleges. Even "Lucifer's" title character is from Wales (Christian Bale and Richard Burton) Tom Ellis, a 6'3" Welsh actor who adopts a nearly posh British accent. The UK doesn't have MCU comic books or DC comics. Their super sleuths are Sherlock Homes and Dr. Who. These UK and Scottish actors ALL do smashing Shakespeare which of course has Scotland's David Tennant as MacBeth! Long live the Brits, Scots, and Australians! These shows are worthy of watching 4-5 times and use CC as Tennant and Colman have great lines just beyond our American ears! Nuschler A Apr 21, 2019 This had more of the ingredients of series 1, but lacked the magic. But much better than the second series. ANTHONY S Jan 14, 2019 Awesome acting from a strong cast. Kirsty T Oct 04, 2018 Season 3 of Broadchurch got back to what made the first season enjoyable: realistic detective work. This season's case isn't solved very easily, and Miller and Hardy have to slowly peel back layer after layer to get to the truth. I was satisfied with the conclusion. However, Danny's family is still woven into the story in what seems like a forced way, and I have some issues with how the show is paced at times (one enthralling episode will be followed by a boring episode). It's a solid detective show set in a location different from most in the same genre, but it's not a game changer by any means. Grant D Jan 03, 2018 I love this show. One of the best British crime shows I have watched, Great cast, absolutely love Olivia Colman and it made me appreciate David Tennant as an actor. Series 1 and 3 were great, 2 lagged a little, but such a good watch. Fingers crossed for more at some point. Toby H Dec 14, 2017 "Broadchurch" is an excellent crime drama that is almost constantly a compelling experience. Every season left me guessing and never correctly predicting what happened. The two lead performances are also very good. I personally found the last two seasons to be the strongest but all of it is very good. The show isn't afraid to go to some dark places and keeps you watching with a real addiction. I enjoyed this show and if you are a fan of a good mystery, each story in this series will be a treat for you. Yash B Dec 14, 2017 As Hardy might say "Outstanding!" This is a top notch show. The actors are no longer actors but detectives, parents, friends and townies. The crimes are not quickly solved in an hour. You are lead through the nuances, the frustrations, and the release of a criminal investigation. I am sad that there are only three season. I am jealous of viewers that will get to watch this amazing show for the first time. 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