Brokenwood Mysteries: Series 8 [Region Free]

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Cameron Rhodes as Dr Roger Plummer ( series 3, 7-present): the local psychiatrist, member of volunteer fire-brigade, musical theatre society and lover of fine red wine. Colin Hogg: Porky detective no Poirot", New Zealand Herald. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

Manson, B. " Tim Balme's killer concept", stuff.co.nz, 27 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2015. The Detectives must unravel the mystery of how a bride-to-be ended up dead in the river during her bachelorette party.a b Noakes, Martin (27 April 2020). "Commonwealth Connections: The Brokenwood Mysteries". Great Dark Wonder . Retrieved 9 May 2020. After a murder at the Brokenwood Steampunk event, Mike and his team are thrown into a world of dress-up and escapism where the suspects all have alter-egos. 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. The series premiered in the United States and Canada on Acorn TV the same day as New Zealand as one of the US co-producers and broadcasters. Hopwood, M. " Enough poison to kill off possums", Manawatu Standard. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

Shane Cortese as Dennis Buchanan (series 2–present): a canny and suave defence lawyer who often crosses swords with the police.

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Mike and the team get a lesson in local history when the Brokenwood museum uncovers a dead body in the most unlikely of places.

The core cast includes Neill Rea as Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd, Fern Sutherland as Detective Kristin Sims, Nic Sampson as Detective Constable Sam Breen, Cristina Ionda as Dr. Gina Kadinsky, medical examiner, Jarod Rawiri as Detective Constable Daniel Chalmers. Several well-known New Zealand actors have appeared in episodes of The Brokenwood Mysteries, among them: The series started being shown in the United Kingdom and Ireland on the Drama Channel in February 2017. [25] A death at a motel at first looks like an accident, but something is not right in the stories the guests tell. A stag party in two senses of the word as three friends, one of whom is about to be married, go deer hunting in the bush, but only two return— the groom-to-be having been shot in the head.a b c d Isobel Allbury (25 September 2015). "The Brokenwood Mysteries". TV Guide . Retrieved 29 September 2015. The charred remains of a body are discovered in a burned out rural shed leading to the investigation of a run of "accidental" deaths, all attended by the Brokenwood Fire Brigade. The Brokenwood Mysteries received SWANZ Best Script Award from The NZ Writer's Guild for Tim Balme's script 'Sour Grapes' in 2015. [38]