Broadchurch (2013)

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I am interested in watching Broadchurch because of David Tennant. He plays a completely different character from the Doctor. Alec is a detective who failed a case before coming to Broadchurch. He is so sick to perform his duties that he is hospitalized during the investigation.

Every character has a (dark) past and each episode explores a different character. It gives depth to them and the characters are well-developed.

Compared with American detective dramas such as the Mentalist and CSI: NY, the pace of the story is quite slow. Many of the scenes are about exploring the mental status of the characters or showing how they feel. Most characters are either mourning the dead or somehow upset with their lives. The music is very powerful in bringing those emotions. I think the first episode was quite boring. But I grew more and more interest in understanding the characters and I wanted to solve the case.

The writers tried very hard to mystify the case and almost all of the characters are suspicious. You wouldn't know who the killer is until the last episode.

This is such a quality show.