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The Best Episodes of The Brokenwood Mysteries

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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. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 7 Episode 3 - Dog Day Morning
    8.3/10(540 votes)

    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.

    Director:Mark Beesley
    Writers:Timothy Balme, Nic Sampson

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  2. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 7 Episode 6 - Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson
    8.1/10(463 votes)

    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.

    Director:Mike Smith
    Writer:Timothy Balme

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  3. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 8 Episode 5 - Good as Gold
    8.1/10(403 votes)

    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.

    Director:Caroline Bell-Booth
    Writer:Sarah-Kate Lynch

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  4. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 11 Episode 3 - All Hallows Eve
    8.1/10(320 votes)

    S11:E3

    After a man is fatally stabbed during a séance, and no weapon is found, Shepherd digs into the eerie incident to catch the murderer. Questioning if supernatural forces were involved, the team must separate superstition from reality.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 11 Episode 6 - An Oades to Christmas
    8.1/10(364 votes)

    S11:E6

    When a man dressed as Santa is found dead on the side of the road, the team investigates. But after Gina examines the body and concludes the cause of death was a heart attack.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 12 Episode 6 - Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend
    8.1/10(186 votes)

    S12:E6

    When a woman is murdered in Ray's restaurant, Trudy is found at the scene covered in blood and becomes the prime suspect; as Mike and the team investigate, they uncover a web of lies, secrets, and a deadly scheme.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 3 Episode 2 - Over Her Dead Body
    8.0/10(551 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 4 Episode 4 - As If Nothing Had Happened
    8.0/10(495 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 11 Episode 1 - The Ghost in You
    8.0/10(389 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 12 Episode 3 - Midnight in the Garden
    8.0/10(213 votes)

    S12:E3

    A lavish New Year's Eve masquerade comes to a tragic end following the death of its mysterious host the following morning; as gripping secrets emerge, Mike and the team must unmask the killer among the party guests.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 12 Episode 5 - Death Has Four Strings
    8.0/10(184 votes)

    S12:E5

    Brokenwood's ukulele orchestra rehearsal hits a sour note after a property developer is killed with a snapped instrument; Mike and Kristin look into grudges within the band as the suspects multiply.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 6 Episode 2 - A Real Page Turner
    7.9/10(452 votes)

    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.

    Director:Aidee Walker
    Writer:Fiona Samuel

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  13. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 6 Episode 3 - Dead Men Don't Shoot Ducks
    7.9/10(437 votes)

    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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 7 Episode 4 - Something Nasty at the Market
    7.9/10(459 votes)

    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.

    Director:Geoffrey Cawthorn
    Writer:Fiona Samuel

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  15. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 9 Episode 3 - Nun of the Above
    7.9/10(384 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 9 Episode 4 - Going to the Dogs
    7.9/10(346 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 10 Episode 2 - Day of the Dead
    7.9/10(369 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 10 Episode 4 - Love You to Death
    7.9/10(354 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 11 Episode 4 - How the Other Half Dies
    7.9/10(290 votes)

    S11:E4

    When Brokenwood's elite begin to act strangely, the occurrences come to a head after a wealthy man is crushed by a chandelier in his home. As Shepherd investigates, he uncovers a tangled mystery filled with greed and revenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 12 Episode 4 - No Return Ticket
    7.9/10(192 votes)

    S12:E4

    A celebratory vintage train ride ends in tragedy when a bride is murdered and thrown out beside the tracks; as Mike and his team investigate, they must dig through old rivalries and family tensions to find the killer hiding on the train.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 3 Episode 4 - A Merry Bloody Christmas
    7.8/10(495 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 4 Episode 2 - Stone Cold Dead
    7.8/10(477 votes)

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 5 Episode 3 - Tontine
    7.8/10(443 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 8 Episode 1 - From the Cradle to the Grave
    7.8/10(503 votes)

    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.

    Director:Joshua Frizzell
    Writer:Timothy Balme

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  25. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 8 Episode 3 - Spark to a Flame
    7.8/10(380 votes)

    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.

    Director:Jacqueline Nairn
    Writer:Roy Ward

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Best Episodes Summary

"Dog Day Morning" is the best rated episode of "The Brokenwood Mysteries". It scored 8.3/10 based on 540 votes. Directed by Mark Beesley and written by Timothy Balme, Nic Sampson, it aired on 4/12/2021. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson".