a b c d Isobel Allbury (25 September 2015). "The Brokenwood Mysteries". TV Guide . Retrieved 29 September 2015. One of the celebrities from the show All Things Old and Beautiful is found dead in his antique garotte torture chair. It's up to Mike and his team to figure out who killed him. The Brokenwood police are called in to investigate a murder at a music festival, where it appears the victim was killed by sound. Episode one aired on Friday, 1 July on Acorn in North America, with all the following episodes airing on the Mondays following (4 July, etc).

The Detectives must unravel the mystery of how a bride-to-be ended up dead in the river during her bachelorette party. Jarod Rawiri as Detective Constable Daniel Chalmers (series 7-present): Chalmers replaces Breen after Breen moves to the Solomon Islands. Chalmers is Māori and an experienced former uniformed officer, and brings a no-nonsense style to the Brokenwood CIB. A musical theatre performance reenacting Brokenwood's history goes horrifically awry when the composer is electrocuted on stage. But was it murder or just an unfortunate accident? The series has been shown in Finland by YLE from 2017 on. In Finland the series title goes by the local name of "Murhia ja kantrimusiikkia", meaning "Murders and country-music". Episodes are shown in two pieces, ie 1/2 and 2/2. One half episode lasts for 45 minutes and has no ads. Episodes are shown every weekday, usually for the first time in traditional 17:10 slot. [26] [27] When Lester Nyman reaches the top of a local mountain after a gruelling ride and suffers a massive coronary, it doesn't seem suspicious. But when Gina reveals his toxicology showed astronomical levels of caffeine in his system, Mike starts to look more closely.In France the series is shown on France 3 with a viewer average of 3.4 million each episode and has been retitled Brokenwood. [20] bgarrettnz (28 September 2014). "The Brokenwood Mysteries (TV Series 2014– )". IMDb. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015 . Retrieved 29 August 2015. Cristina Ionda as Dr. Gina Kadinsky, the medical examiner. She is a highly eccentric Russian woman who often talks about how things were in Russia and doesn't quite understand "the English humour". She drops frequent hints that she is attracted to Shepherd, an attraction that is not reciprocated.

During the funeral for beloved local poet Declan O'Grady, an unexpected turn of events reveals that his coffin has been occupied by the corpse of an unidentified young woman. As the investigation progresses, Shepherd is led into the murky world of a local Cluedo club. The beloved mayor of Brokenwood is found brutally murdered in a Santa costume and his girlfriend stuffed in the chimney... also in a Santa costume. The Brokenwood Mysteries received SWANZ Best Script Award from The NZ Writer's Guild for Tim Balme's script 'Sour Grapes' in 2015. [38] A "Lord of the Ringz" tour comes across the wife of the tour guide, wrapped in fake cobwebs and poisoned with spider venom. The Brokenwood Mysteries received a bronze world medal at the New York Festival's International Television and Film Awards in 2014. [20]CastingKey". screencastingnz.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 . Retrieved 29 August 2015. When Kristin, Breen, and Gina celebrate Mike’s birthday with a picnic in Brokenwood Domain, they are witness to a fatal skydiving accident; the victim was Kristin's ex-boyfriend. Rawiri Jobe as Kahu Taylor (series 4–5): Jared's cousin (or rather, Jared is his "brother's cousin", invariably provoking the question "how does that work?"). He's a self-employed plumber.

Manson, B. " Tim Balme's killer concept", stuff.co.nz, 27 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

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Neill Rea as Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd: [8] a detective who decided to settle down in Brokenwood for a more peaceful life. He has many personal secrets, including several marriages, a nephew with Down Syndrome, and a love for country music and his Holden Kingswood classic car. He often pursues criminals in a way that seems odd to his colleagues. Pana Hema Taylor as Jared Morehu (series 1–3; guest series 5; series 6): Shepherd's Māori neighbour. As a local who has many friends and interests, he often finds himself involved in murder investigations. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 9 is exclusively available on Acorn TV. What else can I watch on Acorn TV?

Colin Moy as Simon Hughes: the senior police superintendent/commander (exact rank is uncertain) for the region and a close friend of DSS Shepherd.

A 160-year-old family feud over an avocado-sized gold nugget becomes the main motive for murder when a modern-day cowgirl is gunned down. In March 2023 Acorn announced that a six episode long Season 9 would stream in North America, commencing on Monday April 10. In Norway nrk TV will screen it from April 21. The settings were real without LOTR CGI, the characters were not over the top, the stories had their twists and turns without relying on overnight DNA tests.