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Broadchurch: The Complete Second Season (2014/E One DVD Set)


Picture: B Sound: C Extras: A Episodes: B+



DI Alec Hardy (David Tennant) and DS Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman) return and are forced to reopen the Sandbrook case with the murder of 2 girls and the murder case of an 11-year-old boy, which Miller's husband on trial for. Even with all the evidence and the suspect in custody, Hardy and Miller must ferret out the truth between all the secrets, affairs and lies. In Broadchurch: The Complete Second Season (2014), the trial hangs on the edge of a knife, the slightest clue could sway the jury, but even worst they must not only deal with an angry mob but crooked barristers who would not only destroy the evidence, also assault their witnesses and seek to ruin their reputations.


Alec Hardy is a disgraced detective and has been called the worst detective in all of England, he and his partner have been accused of police brutality, not following police procedures and even having an affair with each other and has abandoned by their colleagues. In Season Two, they faces even a greater challenge, the criminal justice system itself. "Innocent until proven guilty" each piece of evidence/witness they have collected is torn to shreds and the smallest hint of lie can dismiss the testimony of a witness. Their opposing barristers uses tactics such as 'reasonable doubt' and not following 'proper procedures' and terrorizes victims in order to coerce what they want to hear.


When watching this series you have to keep in mind what is true and what is a lie and when to recognize a red herring. As well, you would think the Criminal Justice System was trying to keep criminals free. How far would you go for justice? Should police be allowed to use force? Or are they above the rules? This series addresses modern police issues such as police brutality and discrimination, but also should make you ask what would police be like if they didn't use force or break rules? Suspects would have time to destroy evidence or even get away and more would-be-murderers would walk free.


The anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image is a fine HD shoot and seems to have improved from the debut season, but the lossy Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo is certainly still not spectacular and a little too quiet and limited for its own good. Extras include Making Of the show featurette, interviews with cast and crew, behind and deleted scenes, and trailers.



- Ricky Chiang


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