Broken (2017)

Genre

drama

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A priest in a northern English city supports his vulnerable parishioners through everyday struggles while confronting his own traumatic past. The series follows several interconnected stories of people facing hardship and seeking guidance.

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What happens

Broken is a six-part British television drama series, created by Jimmy McGovern, that first broadcast on BBC One on 30 May 2017. The series focuses on Michael Kerrigan (Sean Bean), the priest of a Roman Catholic parish in a northern English city, who despite suffering from his own troubles stemming from a traumatic childhood, tries to guide several of his most vulnerable parishioners through the trials and tribulations of everyday life. The series was directed by Ashley Pearce and Noreen Kershaw; while Shaun Duggan, Colette Kane and Nick Leather all contributed to McGovern's scripts. The series was released on DVD on 10 July 2017. Bean won a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor while Friel was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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