Will David Tennant and Olivia Colman be back for Broadchurch 2? Nobody’s telling (Picture: ITV)

ITV bosses have said that the second series of Broadchurch will be ‘completely different’ from the first – sparking speculation that David Tennant and Olivia Colman may not return.

Speaking at the Edinburgh Television Festival the network’s director of TV Peter Fincham said that viewers would not be subject to ‘a formulaic repeat of series one’ when the show returns in 2014.

He also did not confirm which members of the cast from the first series might – or might not – appear.

The comments mirror those of series creator Chris Chibnall, who confirmed earlier this year he was working on Broadchurch round two – but also stayed silent on whether Tennant and Colman would be back.




‘I would take nothing for granted, I would just wait and see!’ he commented.

Will Mellor,who played phone engineer Steve Connolly, has hinted the next series could be a prequel (Picture: ITV)

Will Mellor, who played psychic phone engineer Steve Connolly, has also hinted that the next series could be a prequel – and may not even feature a whodunnit.

‘I can’t see it being about another murder because it will be a bit too coincidental. All I know is it’s going to be a surprise because the writer always catches you out,’ he said.

‘Maybe it’ll be a prequel, it might go back to the old case that David Tennant’s character [DI Alec Hardy] didn’t finish. Whatever it’ll be, it’ll be fantastic.’

The first series of Broadchurch became a smash hit when it was screened in the Spring, with over 9m people tuning in to the final episode to discover the identity of schoolboy Danny Latimer’s killer.