Who is Jocelyn Knight in Broadchurch?

The QC who came out of retirement for the town · The Town

Jocelyn Knight (The QC who came out of retirement for the town) is a character in Broadchurch, part of The Town. Jocelyn Knight QC retired to her clifftop house with her secrets — failing eyesight, an unspoken love, a career's worth of armour — and gets pulled back for one case: prosecuting the Broadchurch murder, against a protégée who knows every move she taught her. Jocelyn is the second series' spine: the law as a blunt instrument wielded by someone who still believes in it, barely, and the show's argument that justice and the courts are overlapping, not identical, territories.

When does Jocelyn Knight first appear?

Jocelyn Knight first appears in Season 2, Episode 1 of Broadchurch (2013–2017, ITV).

Who is Jocelyn Knight connected to?

Relationships already established when Jocelyn Knight first appears — nothing from later episodes.

• Alec Hardy — One last prosecution

Which group does Jocelyn Knight belong to?

By the time Jocelyn Knight appears, The Town also includes Joe Miller, Tom Miller, Paul Coates, Susan Wright, Maggie Radcliffe.

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