«Breaking News» 'It's Broadchurch lite!' ITV's new drama The Bay leaves fans comparing it to hit detective series

The first episode of new ITV drama The Bay has left viewers feeling like they've seen it all before - namely in hit detective series Broadchurch.  

Those watching the new six-part drama, which aired at 9pm last night and saw police investigating the mysterious disappearance of teenage twins Holly and Dylan Meredith, even dubbed the show 'Broadchurch lite'.

The similarities prompting the comparisons on social media? A stressed-out police officer with a difficult private life, missing children, illicit encounters and a coastal location in Lancashire seaside resort Morecambe. 

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DS Lisa Armstrong (Morven Christie) is a family liaison officer fighting crime in the coastal seaside town of Morecambe in new ITV drama The Bay

'It's Broadchurch but northern!' Viewers tuning into the first episode of The Bay said the show drew more than a few parallels with the hit ITV drama starring Olivia Colman and David Tennant

Like Broadchurch, tangled love lives are immediately at the fore. 

An explosive start to The Bay saw family liaison officer Lisa Armstrong (Morven Christie) having a one-night stand outside a pub with mystery man Sean (Jonas Armstrong) only to meet him again the next day when he turns out to be the missing twins' father.  

Hungover and mortified after reuniting the next morning in a very different setting, DS Armstrong promptly wipes the CCTV footage of her encounter after accessing the pub's cameras. 

HAVEN'T WE SEEN THIS SOMEWHERE BEFORE? THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE BAY AND BROADCHURCH 

MISSING CHILDREN 

Missing: The plot of The Bay centres around the disappearance of dark haired twins Holly and Dylan Meredith (left). In Broadchurch, it was the disappearance of Danny Latimer that the story revolved around

The opening episode of The Bay saw DS Lisa Armstrong (Morven Christie) the mysterious disappearance of teenage twins Holly and Dylan Meredith 

CHEATING FATHERS BECOMING SUSPECTS 

The first episode of The Bay saw the Sean and Lisa getting intimate outside a pub after a drunken night out. And in Broadchurch, murdered Danny's father Mark Latimer had sex with hotelier Becca Fisher on the night his son died

All feeling very familiar: The opening scene of The Bay saw DS Armstrong enjoying a night of drunken karaoke before clapping eyes on stranger Sean. The couple then enjoy a steamy romp outside the pub before going their separate ways

In Broadchurch, Daniel Latimer's dad, Mark Latimer was in the arms of hotelier Becca Fisher on the night his son died - and became chief suspect. 

And in The Bay, Lisa and Sean's encounter outside a pub in Morecombe - promptly wiped off CCTV by an mortified Lisa - quickly saw the twin's father Sean become prime suspect.   

FLAWED FEMALE DETECTIVE  

Female police officers are central to both plots, with both stuggling with a complicated personal life: DS Ellie Miller (Oliver Colman) in BroadChurch. Right: DS Lisa Armstrong (Morven Christie)

In The Bay, DS Lisa Armstrong plays a stressed-out single mother with a penchant for a wild night out. Rewind to Broadchurch and Olivia Colman's DS Ellie Miller juggled family life with a demanding job 

The risk multiplies when Meredith can't account for his actions and is promptly arrested.   

For some viewers, the clandestine sex and subsequent cover-up reminded them of when Mark Latimer, father of murdered Danny, had sex with hotel owner Becca Fisher in Broadchurch. 

@Vintagehues69 penned: '#TheBay worth watching to see how it evolves but missing children, moody cop, new cop, body on the beach, cheating father arrested because of missing hours in movements...sound familiar?? #broadchurch.'

Shock: DS Lisa Armstrong, in a hungover state, is the family liaison officer for Sean and Jess Meredith after their 15-year-old twins Holly and Dylan go missing...she quickly recognises Sean as the stranger she had sex with the night before

Many on social media compared the opening episode to Broadchurch, which also featured a similar plotline when Mark Latimer, father of murdered Danny, had sex with hotel owner Becca Fisher on the night his son died

Tangled: Armstrong then deletes CCTV footage of her pub encounter with Sean as she becomes more involved in their case

Dangerous behaviour: The first episode saw Sean Meredith arrested after his alibi was wiped...by the detective investigating the case

The opening episode saw a reluctant DS Armstrong - who clearly has her demons - heading to interview the parents of missing children Holly and Dylan Meredith 

On Twitter, @marbletime wrote simply: '#TheBay Broadchurch Lite' 

@cilffcostello added: 'It's like a poor mans Broadchurch #TheBay' 

@carlybaby wrote: '#TheBay was good. Makes me miss broadchurch' 

@MattOnHeart quipped: 'Really enjoyed the new series of Broadchurch.'  

@JoeQuigleyCoach responded: 'What do we make of #TheBay so far? Bit samey samey for me at the moment. Feel like I’m watching #broadchurch again.'

 

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