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BROADCHURCH fans had one piece of the puzzle solved on Monday night after it was revealed Jim Atwood was Trish Winterman's secret lover.

The rape victim - played by Julie Hesmondhalgh - had previously refused to tell DI Alec Hardy (David Tennant) and Detective Sergeant Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman) who she had had sex with on the morning before she was raped.

Jim Atwood was revealed to be Trish Winterman's secret lover on Monday's Broadchurch
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Jim Atwood was revealed to be Trish Winterman's secret lover on Monday's BroadchurchCredit: ITV
Some viewers felt Trish should have been honest from the start
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Some viewers felt Trish should have been honest from the startCredit: Twitter
The revelation solved an earlier mystery from the series
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The revelation solved an earlier mystery from the seriesCredit: Twitter

But during Monday's episode, her mystery lover was revealed after DNA matched her best friend Cath's husband to her.

Thinking they had found their rapist, the detectives headed round to question Jim, who then admitted the affair, insisting he didn't need to attack Trish as he could have consensual sex with her if he wanted, and did.

Viewers were shocked at the news of Trish's betrayal towards her best friend, with one writing on Twitter: "Once again, if Trish had came clean about having sex with Cathy's husband then he'd never have been wrongly accused."

Jim was arrested after a positive DNA match
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Jim was arrested after a positive DNA matchCredit: ITV
Jim's excuse for sleeping with Trish didn't cut it for some viewers
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Jim's excuse for sleeping with Trish didn't cut it for some viewersCredit: Twitter

Another added: "So that's the mystery sex partner #Broadchurch".

A third quoted Jim's reason for being in bed with Trish on the morning of his wife's birthday, writing: "'She was at work'. So you had to have sex with Trish because your wife wasn't available?"

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The news also pleased many fans who had suspected Jim was the mystery man, with one writing: "I was spot on with the Saturday sex guy! had to be dirty Jim!" while another wrote: "Boom! I knew it was Jim who Trish slept with on the morning of Cath's party!"

The revelation also lead to a new theory among some viewers as to who the culprit of Trish's harrowing attack was.

The detectives then headed round to Trish's house to talk about the new information
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The detectives then headed round to Trish's house to talk about the new informationCredit: ITV
Some fans were delighted they had guessed right about Trish's mystery lover
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Some fans were delighted they had guessed right about Trish's mystery loverCredit: Twitter
One viewer called him 'dirty Jim'
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One viewer called him 'dirty Jim'Credit: Twitter

One wrote: "Trish was having an affair with Jim n his wife set up the rape of trish as revenge. Anyone agree?"

Another did, adding: "so cath knew Trish was sleeping with jim and arranged for her to be assaulted maybe?"

Trish said she felt terrible sleeping with her best friend's husband
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Trish said she felt terrible sleeping with her best friend's husbandCredit: ITV
Some wondered if Jim's husband Cath knew and she had set up the assault on Trish as revenge
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Some wondered if Jim's husband Cath knew and she had set up the assault on Trish as revengeCredit: Twitter
A new conspiracy theory emerged from the revelation
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A new conspiracy theory emerged from the revelationCredit: Twitter

Elsewhere in the episode, it was revealed that Trish's estranged husband Ian has a new girlfriend, Sarah, who was the one sending mean tweets to Trish.

Mark Latimer also confessed to having found his son Danny's killer, Joe Miller, using a private detective following his acquittal.

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