The second series of Broadchurch may have turned off many fans with its soapy transformation and ridiculous court scenes, but at least one sector of the country is getting off on it: Britain’s doggers.
According to some, ahem, dogged online chatroom research from the Sun, the soaring cliffs of West Bay, Dorset, where the ITV crime drama is filmed, are the perfect backdrop for lovers of outdoor hanky-panky.
The location has become so popular with exhibitionist shaggers, the paper says, that online forums are even giving advice about the tide so that al fresco lovers don’t get their bits (too) wet.
One poster on the forum, unnamed by the Sun, said: “Lots of great action in and around Dorset. Bridport picnic site is good and the cliffs near West Bay. I’ll be down there with the missus later in the week.”
Another site stumbled upon by your intrepid Sun hack warned would-be doggers of the threat from passing hikers (but isn’t that the point? To be seen? Monkey digresses): “There may be some passing walkers using the edge of the water as an alternative to the Dorset Coastal Path on top of the cliffs.”
Monkey notes that Dorset’s own tourist site boasts of the beauty of the beachside location: “We are loving seeing the stunning Dorset coast in all its glory on our screens again and we can hand on heart confirm that it looks even more amazing in the flesh than it does on screen.”
More amazing in the flesh indeed! Monkey must remember to cancel his and Mrs Monkey’s Dorset hiking holiday this summer –
