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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 10 Episode 1 - Brokenwood-o-saurus
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Brokenwood-o-saurus

    S10:E1

    After dinosaur fossils are discovered in the foothills of Brokenwood, the town buzzes about the potential boost for tourism; but when a paleontologist turns up dead, the future doesn't look so rosy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Mike Smith, Timothy Balme

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  2. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 4 Episode 4 - As If Nothing Had Happened
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #2 - As If Nothing Had Happened

    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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  3. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 7 Episode 6 - Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson
    8.2/10(4 votes)

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

    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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  4. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 8 Episode 4 - Three Coins in a Fountain
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #4 - Three Coins in a Fountain

    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.

    Director:David de Lautour
    Writer:Timothy Balme

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  5. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 4 Episode 3 - The Scarecrow
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #5 - The Scarecrow

    S4:E3

    Philip Henderson stands next to an impressive scarecrow amidst a field of damaged vegetation. His whole crop has failed. The scarecrow may have kept the birds away but this catastrophe is something bigger. Angered and distraught, he confronts his neighbour, the cantankerous Doug Randall, and accuses him of spray drift. Doug is having none of it and an ugly altercation ensues. The following day Philip is discovered dead in his field – the victim of an obscure poison. Suspicion falls on Doug and his new wife, the strident and doggedly loyal Trudy Neilson, whom it was well known had ongoing tensions with Philip over an unpaid bar tab at her pub, The Toad and Lion. But as Mike and the team dig further into the mystery, more suspects come into play. Philip’s other neighbour is the cagey Tamati Taylor, who is less than forthcoming, but as it transpires Philip had a twin brother. Why does he seem remarkably unmoved by the death of his sibling?

    Director:Joshua Frizzell
    Writers:Timothy Balme, Greg McGee

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  6. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 5 Episode 1 - Scared To Death
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Scared To Death

    S5:E1

    It's the annual Brokenwood A&P show, time for that special kind of Kiwi carnival! Amidst the shearing displays, the ‘Calf Day' competition and wood chopping, is the usual assortment of fun rides and fairground attractions. The sun is shining on happy family entertainment and ever popular this year is the shonky old Ghost Train.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 5 Episode 2 - Bride Not To Be
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Bride Not To Be

    S5:E2

    The Cream Boat is a charming vessel that chugs its way up the scenic Brokenwood waterways. It carries sightseers and Christmas parties and often Hen Parties. Professional tennis player, Ophelia Marley, is one such lucky Hen. Her Bridesmaids have organised a big day migrating from the township via the Cream Boat to the Tidal View Lodge where they stay overnight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 5 Episode 3 - Tontine
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Tontine

    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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  9. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 6 Episode 1 - The Power of Steam
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #9 - The Power of Steam

    S6:E1

    Mike and his team are taken into a world of Victorian dress-up and escapism when they investigate a murder at the Brokenwood Steampunk event.

    Director:Oliver Driver
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 6 Episode 2 - A Real Page Turner
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #10 - A Real Page Turner

    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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  11. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 6 Episode 3 - Dead Men Don't Shoot Ducks
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Dead Men Don't Shoot Ducks

    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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  12. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 6 Episode 4 - Dead and Buried
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Dead and Buried

    S6:E4

    Some familiar faces return when the team investigates a suspicious suicide at the Brokenwood Women’s Prison.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 7 Episode 3 - Dog Day Morning
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Dog Day Morning

    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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  14. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 8 Episode 5 - Good as Gold
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Good as Gold

    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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  15. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 8 Episode 6 - Four Fires and a Funeral
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Four Fires and a Funeral

    S8:E6

    The charred remains of a body are discovered in a burned out rural shed. Mike and Kristin are tasked with identifying the body; it seems that this is the third in a run of "accidental" deaths, all attended by the Brokenwood Fire Brigade.

    Director:Mike Smith
    Writers:Timothy Balme, Nic Sampson

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  16. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 9 Episode 3 - Nun of the Above
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Nun of the Above

    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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  17. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 9 Episode 4 - Going to the Dogs
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Going to the Dogs

    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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  18. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 9 Episode 6 - Motorcycle Mamas
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Motorcycle Mamas

    S9:E6

    A motorcycle gang comes to Brokenwood to celebrate the wedding of one of its members, Debbie. But a tragic death saw a couple stop the party.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 10 Episode 2 - Day of the Dead
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Day of the Dead

    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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  20. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 10 Episode 4 - Love You to Death
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Love You to Death

    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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  21. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 10 Episode 5 - House of Screams
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #21 - House of Screams

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 11 Episode 1 - The Ghost in You
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - The Ghost in You

    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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  23. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 11 Episode 2 - Sudden Death Round
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Sudden Death Round

    S11:E2

    When popular radio host Ryan Osbourne is killed in an explosion at his old high school, the shockwaves rattle the community. The hidden rivalries and secrets that emerge create a long list of suspects for Shepherd.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 11 Episode 3 - All Hallows Eve
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #24 - All Hallows Eve

    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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  25. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 7 Episode 4 - Something Nasty at the Market
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #25 - Something Nasty at the Market

    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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Best Episodes Summary

"Brokenwood-o-saurus" is the best rated episode of "The Brokenwood Mysteries". It scored 8.7/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Mike Smith, Timothy Balme, it aired on 4/29/2024. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "As If Nothing Had Happened".