Broadchurch Cast May 2026

It began with a body on a beach. In March 2013, when Broadchurch first aired on ITV, viewers looked at the jagged cliffs of Dorset and saw a postcard. By the end of episode one, they saw a crime scene. By the end of the series, they saw themselves.

What happened to the cast after Broadchurch tells you everything about its reach. Tennant leapt to Good Omens and Des . Colman conquered Hollywood. Whittaker took the keys to the TARDIS. Bailey became a romantic lead. Gravelle—so chilling as Joe Miller—found steady work in prestige dramas ( Keeping Faith , The Tower ), though fans still flinch at his smile. broadchurch cast

Then there were the suspects—a rogues’ gallery of British talent. Game of Thrones ’ Jonathan Bailey (later of Bridgerton fame) played a nervous newsagent. The Crown ’s Matthew Gravelle was unforgettable as Joe Miller, the gentle husband hiding an unthinkable secret. And Eve Myles ( Torchwood ) and Charlotte Beaumont brought textured grief as peripheral townspeople. It began with a body on a beach

Opposite him was Olivia Colman as DS Ellie Miller—the warm, betrayed heart of the show. Miller had been passed over for promotion, then forced to work with the man who took her job, then shattered when her own husband was revealed as the killer of 11-year-old Danny Latimer. Colman, then known for comedy ( Peep Show ), delivered a breakdown in series one that earned her a BAFTA. The show didn’t make her a star—it revealed she’d been one all along. She would go on to win an Oscar ( The Favourite ), an Emmy ( The Crown ), and global acclaim. By the end of the series, they saw themselves