The first series saw the murder of 11-year-old Danny Latimer rock the small Dorset town of Broadchurch, as DI Alec Hardy – still haunted by the collapse of a previous murder case he worked on – was put in charge of the case, much to the chagrin of local officer DS Ellie Miller. Their investigation saw many townspeople come under suspicion, including Danny's father Mark, but after many twists and turns, the revelation of the killer's identity had far-reaching consequences, not least for the two detectives.

The second season commences in the aftermath of the investigation – months have passed and DI Alec has returned to Broadchurch for the killer's court hearing. If you thought you had learnt all the towns' secrets in Series 1, you were mistaken. Broadchurch is a town where no-one is innocent and everybody has a secret.