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The Brokenwood Mysteries: Season 1

4 episodes Premiered Sep 28, 2014 Updated Jul 19, 2026
Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Blood and Water

Sep 28, 2014 · 89 min

When two fishermen find the body of a local farmer in the river, Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd is sent to the small rural town of Brokenwood to investigate the death. Is this t

S1·E2 Core

Sour Grapes

Oct 5, 2014 · 95 min

With Brokenwood touted for its burgeoning merlot, the annual wine show is a major event. Having bought a 10-acre block with maturing grapes, no one is looking forward to it more th

S1·E3 Core

Playing the Lie

Oct 12, 2014 · 87 min

A group of erstwhile members of the Brokenwood Golf Club, committee members no less, have gathered for their regular Wednesday morning round. They are playing their approaches to t

S1·E4 Mytharc

Hunting the Stag

Oct 19, 2014 · 91 min

Three close friends go hunting in the bush on a stag trip. But the groom-to-be never comes back - he was shot through the head. Initially this would seem to be just another tragic