Broadchurch is a British crime drama series filmed in various locations in the south west of England. It has won several BAFTA’s and there has been an American remake, under the name of Gracepoint and also starring David Tennant of Dr Who fame.
It was first shown in the UK three years ago, and I’ve yet to see an episode, but I have been to the beach, it’s just down the road from Bridport, at West Bay!
Looking west at West Bay, uh, the Broadchurch bay
On a rough February day.
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Looking east.
Blowing away the cobwebs and getting icy cold hands!
Have you seen Broadchurch, if so should I try to catch it even though I don’t watch crime drama?
Spectacular photos.
Love those cliffs—and blue stones! Any fossils found in the cliffs? No I haven’t viewed the TV series. I don’t even know if it has been screened in Oz as I’m a reader rather than a viewer.
Magnificent photos, Gilly. Wow. Looks chilly out.
I don’t watch television and have no idea about anything. 😀
Not watched the programme but love the sky & the colours of the cliffs!
Wonderful wonderful photos. I’d much rather look at them than “Broadchurch” (which incidentally I have watched in bits and pieces during binges). I particularly love the horizontals in the second one, the rocks (of course, although geology’s gone back to where it came from in the flurry of other things), and the amazing water-wedge in the last one. I love the way we all keep pulling new rabbits out of our-locality hats!
never seen it myself… Wet bay have some good childhood memories Gilly… thanks for these pictures..
sorry! Broadchurch’ missed the word out, and West bay it should read.
My last visit to Broadchurch / West Bay was after a storm and it was very wild on the pebble ridge! We headed for the café there for hot chocolate! A nice place and you have some really lovely photos here. I quite liked the first series of the drama, but wouldn’t recommend the second one. But then I do like crime thrillers, especially Scandi Noir!! Must admit Bridport was a place we thought about moving to and its nearness to this beach.
Dramatic photos Gilly, that sky is quite scary, big storm coming?
Very good show, much better than the US version (and I live in US). Love the textures and light/shadows here and power of the sea.
those are some truly fine photos, lady! I really like the last one with the weird water current and THAT sky looming above.
Woah! There’s something about this that looks so fascinating and unreal 😊
Strange how things sink into your consciousness. I haven’s seen the series but instantly recognised those cliffs even so – the power of advertising I guess. It looks beautiful.
Epic, epic, epic shots! Haven’t seen the series myself, but I can imagine your images being comparable to those of the show’s screen shots.
The photographs are more dramatic than the series, I bet! Nice. Will see if it is available to watch in Pittsburgh.
Gosh the textures in those cliffs are just gorgeous, are there caves in there? And no, never seen the series, but that is a stunning location
Excellent shots of this beautiful beach Gilly! Thanks for sharing. 😀 ♥
I went online and found the series Broadchurch AND the US version Grace Point but watched a couple of the BBC version shows and your beach photos set the mood for certain! The storyline a bit grim but well done and it was so cool to see where you took your pictures, Gilly and fortunately yours were sans corpse.
Oh Ruth thank you, so as a result of seeing my photos you’ve watched a tv program British I’ve never even seen, amazing how blogging buzzes around the world. A friend told me that someone fell from the cliff in one series. Do yo usually watch crime drama?
I don’t usually watch crime dramas except Steve uncovered old Columbo shows from early 70s on Netflix and we’ve watched a few this winter with interesting guest stars who are all passed now. (Leonard Nimoy for one) The cliffs played a role in the series, yes.
I do love West Bay and the whole of the coastal area around Bridport. It’s great for beachcombing and fossil hunting too! If you don’t like crime dramas then don’t bother watching Broadchurch…although as I do like these type of dramas it was indeed one of the best ever made…but the second series was silly and unecessary. Thanks for posting these great photos!
Apparently after Broadchurch was screened, the local tourist board in west bay ran “who killed Danny” tours of all the places featured in the series! If you do like crime drama it was a very compelling programme!
Loved the British Broadchurch series, but for the life of me, I can’t fathom why the Americans tried to copy it. 😕 Super photos, Gilly. Love the textures in those cliffs and I really had fun finding faces too. The turquoise is exquisite. 🙂
I’d spend time there too- If I were there… Awesome Photos as usual.
What a crazy idea to take a stroll along a British beach on a stormy February day ~ but it certainly paid off with these brilliant photos, Gilly! The sheer cliffs and threatening skies are a perfect foil to the ‘frothy coffe’ waves and gritty shingle. We did start watching ‘Broadchurch’ but found it too intense and turned It off, so I can’t really recommend it.