Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall reveals he changed rapist's identity after he started writing series
Broadchurch writer reveals final episode will be the last
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Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall has revealed he changed the identity of the rapist during writing.
The whodunnit has kept 11 million viewers guessing for the best part of two months, but Chris kept his "poker face" and refused to give any hints as to which suspect is guilty during an appearance on Good Morning Britain ahead of the finale.
However, he did reveal the identity of Trish Winterman's rapist was changed after he started writing the final season of the show.
He said: "I wrote episode one draft one and I thought it was somebody and then I was thinking about it and I was like, 'oh actually that’s how it should resolve'.
"It changed slightly but then from the second draft of episode one [it was] always the same."
He also admitted that the actor behind the culprit was unaware that their character would commit the awful crime before they signed on.
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(Photo: ITV)
"We had a conversation with that person during the process, but they didn't know when they joined.
"Everyone had to join on the proviso that they didn't know."
To keep the secret until the last minute, ITV took the unus­ual step of issuing a ban on media watching previews of the finale, even leaving TV critics out in the cold.
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(Photo: ITV)
Speaking about the final episode while on location at West Bay, Dorset, where the series is filmed, Chris addded: "We have to close off the story, close off the series. There were a few tears shed I think.
Good Morning Britain's Laura Tobin attempted to get some answers out of the writer, who admitted that even his own family have remained in the dark.
When asked if there would be another series, Chris said: "I don't think so. I think it's the end of the story tonight.
(Photo: ITV)
(Photo: ITV)
"I hope it's a really satisfying end. A lot of things happen tonight.
"We've only got an hour to clear up everything in the whole show. There's a lot going on but I hope it feels a satisfying, appropriate end.