Broadchurch fans praise emotional finale as Trish Winterman's rapist is revealed
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Broadchurch viewers heaped praise on the show as it reached an emotional and incredible conclusion, with Trish Winterman's rapist finally revealed.
During an intense finale, DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller discovered that Leo forced Clive Lucas' son Michael to rape the unconscious woman.
Viewers were gripped by the storyline and seemed disappointed that it had come to an end.
One tweeted: "Well done to all involved in all 3 series... gutted it's over, that will take some beating"
A different fan wrote: "#Broadchurch writing and acting as good as ever, tough subject matter to watch but well done all involved. Hardy and Miller will be missed."
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Another added: "I firmly believe that #Broadchurch should have remained a one-series wonder. But, even at its worst, it's still been enthralling television."
During the episode, Michael's dad offered to go down for the crime, saying his son is "just a boy" and begged authorities to blame him - while it was revealed a remorseless Leo Humphreys also raped two other women through shocking footage found on his phone.
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Asked about the attack, he disgustingly argued that as the women had already had sex, there wasn't an issue.
Earlier in the finale, Clive continued to defend and protect his son, while DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller revealed the 16-year-old had been groomed by Leo.
"Don't make me do this," Clive begged as the duo asked him about the attack.
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Broadchurch viewers were stunned during the series finale as Ed Burnett also admitted he heard Trish Winterman being raped - although he mistook it for "drunken sex".
"I heard her being raped. I didn't know that's what it was. I was at the edge of the woods, this was after I fell. I heard some sounds coming from near the waterfall, I thought it was just drunk sex. I didn't realise was it was until later," he said.
Trish was tied up and gagged, never seeing her attacker, and making the job for the policing duo almost impossible.
Trish had been attacked at a friend Kath's 50th birthday party - where a lot of men were present - and the list of suspects was a long one.
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Hardy and Miller have been whittling down the suspects throughout the series, with the finger at the end of the last episode pointed firmly at Jim Atwood.
Jim's DNA was found on Trish, but to make things more complicated, Trish had slept with Jim that morning, and Kath was very unhappy when she found out.
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Meanwhile, the Latimer family have been trying to live their lives following the death of their son Danny.
After Joe Miller was acquitted of the crime, Danny's dad Mark became obsessed with revenge and managed to track him down earlier this series.
Mark got Joe to finally confess to killing Danny (but failing to secretly record it) and it all got a bit too much for him.
He tried to kill himself by going so far into the sea that he'd drown, but he was rescued and taken to hospital.
His wife, Beth, who became a counsellor and has been helping Trish since the rape, took him back into the house in a bid to help him see that life is worth living.