It won't be on BBC Worldwide's BBC Entertainment (DStv 120) but on M-Net (DStv 101) which acquired the broadcasting rights to the excellent British thriller Broadchurch from ITV which is must-see television and which will start on M-Net on 14 December at 19:45.
Broadchurch will be replacing Betrayal on M-Net which is taking a production break.
UPDATE 13 NOVEMBER 12:20 - M-Net just called to let me know that Broadchurch which was just added to the M-Net schedule for December, is now getting moved. M-Net still has the show, but Elementary's second season will now probably be filling the timeslot. M-Net is busy rejiggling the December M-Net schedule and keeping Broadchurch for 2014.
The 8 episode British drama series looks at how the murder of a boy, Danny Price, affects a small coastal town and what happens in Dorset when the small community suddenly becomes the focus of a major event and is subjected to the full glare of the media spotlight.
Broadchurch is excellent festive and holiday time viewing for M-Net viewers and perfectly scheduled.
The main focus of Broadchurch is the investigation into Danny's death lead by detective Hardy (David Tennant) and Ellie Miller (Oliva Colman), but other strands explored in the drama include the impact on Danny's immediate family, and how they cope and move on; the wider community in the town, and how they deal with the tragedy; the role of the church in such circumstances, and how people affected by the crime can look to faith.
There's also the role of the media - local and national - and how people deal with the
kind of scrutiny a crime like this brings.
From the immediate family, and then radiating out, one by one the community of
Broadchurch are drawn into the police enquiry: local hoteliers and
business people are implicated as the effects of a death in the community
begins to impact on their hard-earned livelihoods.
Can the town
survive such a seismic shock during its economically crucial summer months? As
the case drags on, the whole town will come under pressure: personal,
economic, professional and emotional.
