When the body of an 11-year-old boy is found on a Dorset beach, local police officers DS Ellie Miller and DI Alec Hardy are called to investigate.

As the mystery around the death deepens, DI Hardy and DS Miller have to work quickly and identify the key suspects, but where is the murder scene?

Fingerprints at the murder scene lead DI Hardy and DS Miller to a startling suspect. Meanwhile, Steve Connelly has a message for Beth.

Distraught by the lack of national press coverage, Beth and Mark Latimer take matters into their own hands to get news of the murder into the newspapers.

As DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller come under fire, the people of Broadchurch start to turn on each other. Will a vital new piece of evidence lead the detectives to the killer?

The town of Broadchurch comes together to mourn. In doing so, a new suspect comes to light. Beth and Mark turn to local vicar Paul for help.

Time is running out to solve the murder - will the discovery of a vital clue finally unlock the case? Beth and Mark take an important step in moving on with their lives.

After weeks of speculation, the events surrounding the death come to light. Shockwaves ripple through Broadchurch as the community struggles to come to terms with the news.