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* AmbiguousSituation: Did Aaron Mayford, a suspect in the third series on account of his criminal record, actually commit the rape that he was imprisoned for, or was he falsely accused? Hardy and Miller assume that he was guilty and treat him as such, but he is adamant that he actually had a consensual one-night stand with a work colleague who later claimed that he'd raped her when her husband found out.

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* AmbiguousSituation: Did Aaron Mayford, a suspect in the third series on account of his criminal record, actually commit the rape that for which he was imprisoned for, imprisoned, or was he falsely accused? Hardy and Miller assume that he was guilty and treat him as such, but he is adamant that he actually had a consensual one-night stand with a work colleague who later claimed that he'd raped her when her husband found out.

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* AmbiguousSituation: Did Aaron Mayford, a suspect in the third series, actually commit the rape that he was convicted of, or was he falsely accused? Hardy and Miller assume that he was guilty and treat him as such, but he is adamant that he actually had a consensual one-night stand with a work colleague who later claimed that he'd raped her when her husband found out.

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* AmbiguousSituation: Did Aaron Mayford, a suspect in the third series, series on account of his criminal record, actually commit the rape that he was convicted of, imprisoned for, or was he falsely accused? Hardy and Miller assume that he was guilty and treat him as such, but he is adamant that he actually had a consensual one-night stand with a work colleague who later claimed that he'd raped her when her husband found out.



* AmoralAttorney: Sharon Bishop in series 2 is a London barrister convinced to take on the case, and the first thing she does when in Broadchurch after meeting her client (who she tells to stop talking) and her former boss is [[spoiler:dig up Danny's body for a new autopsy, opening Broadchurch's wounds]]. The other defence attorney Abby Thompson is told by her counterpart Ben Haywood in the penultimate episode that he thinks she's a horrible person.

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* AmoralAttorney: Sharon Bishop in series 2 is a London barrister convinced to take on the case, and case for the defence at [[spoiler: Joe's]] trial. The first thing she does when in Broadchurch after meeting her client (who she tells to stop talking) and her former boss is [[spoiler:dig up Danny's body for a new autopsy, opening re-opening Broadchurch's wounds]]. The other defence attorney Her assistant, Abby Thompson Thompson, happily goes along with this but is told by visibly upset when another lawyer calls her counterpart Ben Haywood in the penultimate episode that he thinks she's a horrible person.out on it.

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* AmbiguousSituation: Did Aaron Mayford, a suspect in the third series, actually commit the rape that he was convicted of, or was he falsely accused? Hardy and Miller assume that he was guilty and treat him as such, but he is adamant that he actually had a consensual one-night stand with a work colleague who later claimed that he'd raped her when her husband found out.



** In the second series, prosecution barrister Jocelyn Knight grabs this as soon as [[spoiler:Joe's]] trial starts.



** Hardy is given the chance to back out of the case in the 1st episode for fear of his status being an outsider affect the investigation of the case. But as the 2nd season starts, [[spoiler:it's Ellie, who's now considered to be a pariah of the town]].

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** Hardy is given the chance to back out of the case in the 1st first episode for fear of his status being an outsider affect the investigation of the case. But as the 2nd season starts, [[spoiler:it's Ellie, who's now considered to be a pariah of the town]].



** The vicar gives one to Hardy towards the end of season 1.
** Junior lawyer Ben Haywood visibly hurts his counterpart Abby Thompson when he tells her thinks she's a horrible person for aiding a clear murderer. She seems to take it particularly hard as she expected a statement of romantic interest.

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** The vicar gives one to Hardy towards the end of season 1.
1 -- having previously delivered one to the whole town during Jack's funeral.
** Junior lawyer Ben Haywood visibly hurts his counterpart Abby Thompson when he tells her thinks she's a horrible person for aiding defending [[spoiler: and helping to acquit]] an man she knew to be a clear murderer. She seems to take it particularly hard hard, as she expected a statement of romantic interest.


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* RememberTheNewGuy: Trish, the rape victim in the third series, is known to everyone in the town. Presumably she was there during the murder investigation in the first series, but we didn't see her.

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* FictionalCounterpart: The "Wessex Police" polices the county of Dorset in the series, replacing the real life Dorset Police.
** In Series Two, Hardy's ex-wife works for the fictional "South Mercia Police" which polices the unspecified county in which Sandbrook is located.
** ''The Daily Herald'' stands in for the ''Daily Express''.
* FireForgedFriends: Alec and Ellie are at odds when the show begins, though they slowly start to get along over the course of the case. In Series Two, they're not on good terms and go right back to arguing, though they do their jobs well and are shown to genuinely care about each other. By Season 3, while they still bicker a bit, they have a much tighter, less dysfunctional bond and a far more effective partnership.
* FirstNameBasis: Alec Hardy calling Ellie Miller by her first name in the first series finale.



* FictionalCounterpart: The "Wessex Police" polices the county of Dorset in the series, replacing the real life Dorset Police.
** In Series Two, Hardy's ex-wife works for the fictional "South Mercia Police" which polices the unspecified county in which Sandbrook is located.
** ''The Daily Herald'' stands in for the ''Daily Express''.
* FireForgedFriends: Alec and Ellie are at odds when the show begins, though they slowly start to get along over the course of the case. In Series Two, they're not on good terms and go right back to arguing, though they do their jobs well and are shown to genuinely care about each other. By Season 3, while they still bicker a bit, they have a much tighter, less dysfunctional bond and a far more effective partnership.
* FirstNameBasis: Alec Hardy calling Ellie Miller by her first name in the first series finale.

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