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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Louis Chilton

Chris Chibnall says he ended Broadchurch because he ‘didn’t want it to become like Midsomer Murders’

Chris Chibnall has said one of the reasons he brought Broadchurch to an end in 2017 was out of fear that too much repeating violence would see the series “become Midsomer Murders”.

The TV writer and novelist spoke about the series and his new crime novel Death at the White Hart during a talk at the 2025 Hay Festival of Literature and Arts, held in partnership with The Independent.

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