Who is Ellie Miller in Broadchurch?
The local detective the case turns inside out · Wessex Police
Ellie Miller (The local detective the case turns inside out) is a character in Broadchurch, part of Wessex Police. DS Ellie Miller comes back from holiday to find her promotion given to an outsider and her best friend's son dead on the beach — a case she has to work with a boss who won't drink the town's tea and a heart that knows every suspect personally. Ellie's decency is the show's instrument: the series uses her warmth to measure what the investigation costs, right up to the interview room where her whole life is taken apart in a single answer. 'How could you not know?' is the question she'll carry forever.
When does Ellie Miller first appear?
Ellie Miller first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 of Broadchurch (2013–2017, ITV).
Who is Ellie Miller connected to?
Relationships already established when Ellie Miller first appears — nothing from later episodes.
- Alec Hardy — The outsider and the local — the engine
- Joe Miller — The kitchen table
- Beth Latimer — Best friends, then the cordon between them
- Tom Miller — The case grew up inside him
Which group does Ellie Miller belong to?
By the time Ellie Miller appears, Wessex Police also includes Alec Hardy.
Who else is introduced in this episode?
- Alec Hardy — The worst cop in Britain, per the tabloids — with a pacemaker
- Beth Latimer — The mother the town watches grieve
- Mark Latimer — The father with the unaccounted hours
- Joe Miller — The husband at the kitchen table
- Tom Miller — Danny's best friend, deleting his messages
- Paul Coates — The vicar with a congregation of three and a grief of hundreds
- Susan Wright — The woman in the caravan the town wants gone
- Maggie Radcliffe — The local editor holding the line
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