Broken(TV show/series, 2017)

Name: Broken
Genre: Drama
Released: 2017
Rating: 3.5

| 1h per episode | Genre: Drama

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 6 episodes

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 17 votes)

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. ()

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About Broken

Father Michael, a Catholic priest presiding over a Northern urban parish, who is modern, maverick, and reassuringly flawed, must be confidante, counselor and confessor to a congregation struggling to reconcile its beliefs with the challenges of daily life.

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Trailer for Broken + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Broken: Trailer - BBC One(Trailer, 0:41)

Broken Seasons and Episodes

05/30/2017Season 1 - 6 episodes

#1 | 05/30/2017Christine

4.0/5 (with 3 votes)

Father Michael reaches out to a troubled parishioner, a single mother-of-three, who is badly struggling for money after a series of unfortunate events - but she rejects his attempts to help.

#2 | 06/06/2017Helen

3.5/5 (with 2 votes)

Father Michael counsels a desperate gambler, and a devoted mother witnesses the fatal police shooting of her mentally ill son - a tragedy the priest thinks he could have prevented.

#3 | 06/13/2017Andrew

3.5/5 (with 2 votes)

With the community in shock, Father Michael comforts PC Powell, who is being pressured to back up his colleagues' questionable version of events.

#4 | 06/20/2017Roz

3.8/5 (with 2 votes)

Father Michael risks breaking the seal of confession as he tries to help Roz Demichelis, while his childhood flashbacks intensify as his mother's condition deteriorates.

#5 | 06/27/2017Carl

4.0/5 (with 2 votes)

Father Michael has to mediate when Helen's devout brother, Daniel, clashes violently with her gay neighbour, Carl, as all try to come to terms with Vernon's death.

#6 | 07/04/2017Father Michael

4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Father Michael makes a confession and Chloe wreaks a devastating revenge.

Additional Information

Official websites:

www.bbc.co.uk

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Made by: LA Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)

Translated into 12 languages: Bosnian (BS), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 05/30/2017

Last episode released on: 07/04/2017

Cast: Sean Bean

Keywords: traumatic childhood, northern england, congregation, catholic church, priest, catholic, confidant, parish, religion

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