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The Best Episodes of The Brokenwood Mysteries

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The Best Episodes of The Brokenwood Mysteries

In a seemingly quiet country town the newest resident, Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd, finds that murder lurks in even the most homely location.

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  1. 8.5/10(57 votes)

    #1 - The Ghost in You

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    S11:E1

    Shepherd and his team investigate when a devoted fan of the band Stolen Arrow falls to her death from a bell tower. The detective must dig into the band’s secrets and dark history to find the actual cause of the victim’s demise.

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  2. 8.3/10(387 votes)

    #2 - Dog Day Morning

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    S7:E3

    When four masked men attempt to rob the Brokenwood Savings Bank, it's up to Mike and the team to determine which one of them pulled the trigger and killed the bank manager.

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  3. 8.2/10(314 votes)

    #3 - Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson

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    S7:E6

    When Mike mysteriously leaves Brokenwood on other police business, Kristin is left to lead the investigation into a 1970s party where several party-goers wind up dead.

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  4. 8.1/10(285 votes)

    #4 - Good as Gold

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    S8:E5

    A 160-year-old family feud over gold becomes the main motive for murder when a modern-day cowgirl is gunned down in cold blood.

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  5. 8.1/10(226 votes)

    #5 - Day of the Dead

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    S10:E2

    When the Brokenwood Small Business Association stage a Mexican "Day of the Dead" night market, they don't bargain on an actual dead body becoming part of the festivities.

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  6. 8.0/10(425 votes)

    #6 - Over Her Dead Body

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    S3:E2

    Brokenwood is in mourning as beloved local poet Declan O’Grady is being farewelled at St Judas Church after being struck down by cancer. But things go from bad to worse when his coffin accidentally falls from the hearse revealing that the corpse inside is not Declan but a young woman identifiable only by a notable scarlet tattoo.

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  8. 8.0/10(319 votes)

    #7 - Something Nasty at the Market

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    S7:E4

    Mike, Kristin and the team investigate the murder of a Farmer's Market Owner who staggers into the crowd with a garden implement fatally embedded in her back.

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  9. 8.0/10(202 votes)

    #8 - Love You to Death

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    S10:E4

    Brokenwood's favorite dentist, Sonny Lyman, is the subject of Jools Fahey's amorous attentions; Jools becomes a prime suspect when Sonny's wife is found gassed in an oven.

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  10. 8.0/10(195 votes)

    #9 - House of Screams

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    S10:E5

    The House of Screams, a local scare attraction, becomes the venue for an actual murder when a teenager is found with a sickle through his neck.

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  11. 7.9/10(365 votes)

    #10 - Stone Cold Dead

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    S4:E2

    Charity Highmore-Browne is the owner and curator of Brokenwood's Historic Village. A stickler for all things Victorian, Charity lives in a time warp. Her sudden death by an arrow brings Mike and his team into the realm of New Zealand's colonial past as they deal with a blacksmith, a missionary and the local postmaster. Not to be overlooked is Charity's sister who once represented the country at the Olympics, missing out on a bronze medal in archery. As the investigation brings up questions about Charity's lifestyle and the mysterious disappearance of her husband seven years earlier, the team are faced with the possibility that Brokenwood is dealing with its first serial killer. Things are complicated further when Mike is forced out of the office due to a health scare and Kristin takes charge of the case. But can Mike truly hand over the reins?

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  12. 7.9/10(374 votes)

    #11 - As If Nothing Had Happened

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    S4:E4

    Sunset Manor is a rest home in Brokenwood for the aged and bewildered. The new resident is Edward Alderston. Having recently lost his wife, his family has decided Sunset Manor is the best place for him, especially now that the Alzheimer’s is taking hold. Mrs Marlowe is a regular visitor, offering sing-alongs at the piano for the residents. But Edward is hoping for more of an ally than that. He’s planning an escape. In fact he’s been practicing. The only problem is he can’t remember the plan. But when a man is found with a Samurai sword through his back floating in his swimming pool in the neighbouring street, Edward’s exact whereabouts becomes of real importance.

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  13. 7.9/10(341 votes)

    #12 - A Real Page Turner

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    S6:E2

    World-renowned crime-writing author Jack Rudd visits Brokenwood to give a reading at the local book club from his latest novel - but never leaves, falling victim to a method of murder portrayed in his own book.

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  14. 7.9/10(325 votes)

    #13 - Dead Men Don't Shoot Ducks

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    S6:E3

    When an animal activist is killed on the first day of duck hunting season, Mike and the team must determine whether it was an accidental shooting, or something more sinister

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  15. 7.9/10(368 votes)

    #14 - From the Cradle to the Grave

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    S8:E1

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

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  16. 7.9/10(269 votes)

    #15 - Spark to a Flame

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    S8:E3

    In 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.

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  17. 7.9/10(270 votes)

    #16 - Three Coins in a Fountain

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    S8:E4

    When the world champion of the curious sport of Spoofing is found dead in a fountain, the Brokenwood detectives must determine who was willing to commit murder in order to win at all costs.

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  18. 7.9/10(262 votes)

    #17 - Nun of the Above

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    S9:E3

    The team at Brokenwood must navigate a group of nuns who've taken a vow of silence when a member of their order is strangled on their way to chapel.

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  19. 7.9/10(244 votes)

    #18 - Going to the Dogs

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    S9:E4

    Mike, Kristin and Chalmers must determine who wanted a local vet nurse dead when she uncovers a doping scandal and gets murdered for knowing too much.

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  20. 7.8/10(374 votes)

    #19 - A Merry Bloody Christmas

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    S3:E4

    With December approaching Brokenwood is alive and well with Christmas spirit. That is until a gruesome sight confronts Mike and his team; Santa Claus with his throat slit. Or as Mike insists – ‘not Santa, but a man dressed in a Santa suit’. The man is in fact the much-loved local Mayor, Evan Whitestone, who dresses as Santa every year for the Christmas parade. But with local elections looming, attention turns to his four rivals for the mayoral chains. Each of them has an axe to grind with Evan or, in this case - a cut throat razor.

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  21. 7.8/10(328 votes)

    #20 - Tontine

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    S5:E3

    Cycling is very de rigour around the globe and no less in Brokenwood. When one such MAMIL, (Middle Aged Man In Lycra), Lester Nyman, reaches the top of a local mountain after a gruelling ride and suffers a massive coronary, it doesn't seem suspicious. But then Gina reveals his toxicology showed astronomical levels of caffeine in his system and Mike starts to look more closely.

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  22. 7.8/10(184 votes)

    #21 - Publish or Be Damned

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    S10:E3

    A writers retreat on a picturesque estate generates ample inspiration when the mentor, Dame Audrey McKinnon, is found deceased, floating under a nearby waterfall.

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  23. 7.7/10(531 votes)

    #22 - Sour Grapes

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    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 than DI Mike Shepherd. But when a guest judge and wine critic is found dead, drowned inside a fermenting vat, the show takes second place to the murder investigation.

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  24. 7.7/10(442 votes)

    #23 - Hunting the Stag

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    S1:E4

    Four 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 hunting accident amidst picturesque New Zealand bush. The only problem is none of the remaining three friends own up to pulling the trigger that fired the lethal bullet - yet all three had discharged their rifles – with no deer to prove it. The question is – who shot Hayden Renner? Was he mistaken for a real stag or was there something more sinister at play?

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  25. 7.7/10(409 votes)

    #24 - Catch of the Day

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    The bucolic coastal waters off Brokenwood support a thriving fishing industry. But when Jared discovers a severed human hand in a crayfish pot it appears to be harbouring something far more sinister. Who does the hand belong to and are they still alive?

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  26. 7.7/10(413 votes)

    #25 - Blood Pink

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    S2:E4

    Holly Collins is not only DSS Mike Shepherd's favourite country musician she's also playing in Brokenwood. Unfortunately it turns out to be her final gig. When she is found electrocuted it appears to be a rock'n'roll suicide. But then again it could have been a drunken accident - or, as Mike suspects, it is perhaps something less obvious. With a careless note scrawled in lipstick the only clue, Mike has to set aside his personal interest in the victim and strike the right note with Holly's dysfunctional band members: Slim Fingers, Waylon Strings and Jesse James. But the more he finds out, the more he needs to know and the less he likes what he learns.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Ghost in You" is the best rated episode of "The Brokenwood Mysteries". It scored 8.5/10 based on 57 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/21/2025. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Dog Day Morning".