I recorded it so that m'SIL can watch at a later date. So Mrs Jer and I will have another look. Her recent and breakfast time description of the ending, was "tosh!" However on the off chance they haven't found the killer, a second series may be appropriate.

I would like to ask a question for those who watched avidly.

 

Last week - the girls boyfriend went to dinner. He said something about Danny meeting up with someone regularly. The Dad was really surprised/annoyed.  Who was he talking about?

Ah! I've just been on the PC and seen the extra scene.

Was it the dad's business partner - fishing trips or something like that?

I can't remember now.. I want to watch it again to see if there were any clues.   

So did Mr C.  

Aye, that bit left me a bit  too

Oh and why did we have to have an apparition of the dead boy at the end?

 

It reminded me of when Ailsa saw Bobbys ghostly face in the fridge.

Yes I found that a bit  .............also the way it went all slow mo as DT was following the phone signal - all a bit odd - especially as he just walked into the house and the boy just sat there and did nothing.

 

It had been pretty realistic up to that point - to suddenly go all 'dreamy/mystical' was out of place IMO.

 

It was a bit mystical before though - Will Mellor's psychic had passed on messages from beyond before the end, so it kinda fitted in my head.

That's a fair point Kaffs ....as I say - I didn't really give it a 100%.

I agree with Xochi ( and Mrs Jer ) , I felt the ending ruined what had been a good series . Too many loose ends ...and it left me with the feeling that in the end most of the characters had been thrown in simply to *fill up space.* In retrospect, I think the whole thing could have been done and dusted in say three episodes.

See! That's the beauty of Endeavour. Sorted in a couple of hours.

Lol. I agree GJ

...but Baz.... that would have been a whole five hours more of your life without David!!!!

 Very true Kaffy

I'm sorry you were disappointed Baz - I thought it was brilliant.

 

Now I'm of to watch the last "syndicate" >>>>>

I enjoyed the series LB.... just not the ending

What the very ending or all the episode? I was scared it was going to be a let down but I was pleasantly surprised. Don't often see the aftermath the crime has on the local community . Can't understand how they will have a second series tho...

perhaps it'll just be about the community itself. It's just called Broadchurch - there doesn't have to be another murder. Everyone seems to have secrets of some kind.

No, the whole of the final episode LB.... and yes, I thought the premise was very good....and I LOVE David Tennant..... I just feel that in the end it just didn't deliver on it's promise for me.... 

I thought it was much better than the usual hum drum stuff that is proffered. We knew after a few minutes who had done it and then we got to see how the community coped with it. Marvellous and in English. Thank the Lord.

 

 

I didn't like the last episode, I was waiting for a twist that never happened. I thought on the whole it dragged on too long and should have been a couple episode shorter. In fact a lot of it didn't grab me come to think of it 

I also think it went on way too long - I lost interest but stuck with it - I would like to live there though - I can see another series about the actual community  being quite good maybe.

 

 

I'll give it a go Sooz, but I really did find this lacking in something, my attention span can be dodgy at the best of times, but this didn't have me gripped. I lost interest a few times and was left wondering why I stuck with it after last nights episode... Saying that, its had rave reviews, I just didn't fine it that fantastic. 

Just read a bit in the Guardian where they were trying to suggest it was the best bit of drama since Downton. Wrong! On so many levels. The first seven bits were OK ish. The finale appeared to be set up as a project by one of the apprentice teams. They should be fired.

Nail and head. 

That did make me .

The writer did a long interview in the Radio Times in which he listed all his influences and intentions, and how he got the idea 10 years ago and so on, but half the fun of watching it for me was ticking off all the references to Scandinavian (and particularly Danish) Noir. When this and the already-forgotten "Mayday" came out, there were a lot of articles about how they were attempts at doing an British version of Danish thrillers such as "The Killing" and "The Bridge" - and how right they were.

 

 

BTW: to all those complaining about "Broadchurch" being too long at 8 episodes, all I can say is that the Granddaddy of this sort of thing (a murder mystery where the investigation is spread out over the whole series) was "Murder One" - and that had 22 episodes, i.e. even longer than the first series of "The Killing" (and in practise its broadcast took even longer because the BBC delayed the last couple of episodes due to coverage of the Olympics.   )

And yes: I sat through the whole lot...

I've read loads of comments online about the show - some liked it, some didn't, but most agreed it was really good even if, like some here, they felt a bit let down about the ending (personally, I didn't)  The ones that make me laugh most and the snobby 'I didn't watch any of it.. it was on ITV for goodness sake, I've not watched any of the rubbish they put on for the past 20 years'   Not just narrow minded, but particularly thick if they can't work out that maybe, just maybe, there may have been some good things in the past 20 years, but they'd not know if they never watch.    Best one said 'Oh no, I never watch that - except for Emmerdale'   

 

I prefer to choose my telly watching from trailers, papers and recommendations and most times I couldn't even tell you what channel they're on.

I agree with GJ ..that's exactly how I see it . It was as if the producer and actors (sadly including DT) totally lost the plot in the last episode (if you will pardon the pun ) ...as Xochi said , nail/head ....

And at some of those snobby comments Kaffy . I agree with you , I couldn't care what channel a programme is on if I enjoy it

When ITV is good it's very very good. They put out some superb drama. I'm a big fan of the BBC on principle, but we must never forget that they are quite prepared to put on ITV type rubbish such as the Voice, in an attempt to chase ratings. I also don't like the X Factor style major/minor music they use on Masterchef. It's not a matter of life and death, it's a few punters trying to make some scran that might be eaten by that odd family up the road. Looking forward to Scott and Bailey. I think Ruth may be returning soon.

Better than the usual ITV fare but still fair to middling in the grand scheme.

I didn't watch any of it..it just didn't appeal.

I think it's worth a watch like.

It was worth watching for David Tenant alone. I might not have stayed with it if it wasn't for him.

Ditto Soozy

You may wish to view the politician's wife.

I'm sure we've all got the recorders set already GJ 

 Might have.