The Brokenwood Mysteries

Season 8

TV-14

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Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd is good at his job but bad with relationships. When he comes to the city of Brokenwood to solve a crime he falls in love with it and decides to stay becoming the small community's DSS. At first Shepherd collides with his new colleague Kristin Sims, but they quickly begin to bond.

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6 Episodes

From the Cradle to the Grave
E1
From the Cradle to the GraveLate one night, Frodo, Johnny Oades and Rhys Odes are transporting an ancient Egyptian mummy from Brokenwood Museum to Riverstone Museum. However, they soon discover that the sarcophagus does not contain a mummy but Johnny and Rhys's mother, Janis...who promptly dies.
Death 'n' Bass
E2
Death 'n' BassThe Brokenwood crime fighters are called in to investigate a murder at a music festival, where it would appear the victim was quite literally killed by sound.
Spark to a Flame
E3
Spark to a FlameIn the remote community of beaches at Pateke Point, a local resident ends up bludgeoned to death by an unknown blunt object and locked inside a house not her own.
Three Coins in a Fountain
E4
Three Coins in a FountainWhen the new world champion of the curious sport of "Spoofing" is found dead in a fountain in a public park, the detectives must determine who may have been willing to commit murder over the title. Gina is involved in a fund-raiser.
Good as Gold
E5
Good as GoldJane Fergusson is gold panning in the Brokenwood River when she is gunned down. The detectives soon learn that the Fergusson family has been feuding over gold since the 1860s with the Hollands, who have a homestead directly across the river from them.
Four Fires and a Funeral
E6
Four Fires and a FuneralThe charred remains of a body are discovered in a burned out rural shed. Mike and Kristin are tasked with identifying the body; it seems that this is the third in a run of "accidental" deaths, all attended by the Brokenwood Fire Brigade.