The Best Episodes of The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 8
Every episode of The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 8!
In a seemingly quiet country town the newest resident, Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd, finds that murder lurks in even the most homely location.
Season 8 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "The Brokenwood Mysteries" season 8 is "From the Cradle to the Grave", rated 7.9/10 from 332 user votes. It was directed by Joshua Frizzell and written by Timothy Balme. "From the Cradle to the Grave" aired on 7/1/2022 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Death 'n' Bass".
7.9/10 332 votes#1 - From the Cradle to the Grave
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 7/1/2022
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
7.3/10 260 votes#2 - Death 'n' Bass
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 7/4/2022
The Brokenwood crime fighters are called in to investigate a murder at a music festival, where it would appear the victim was quite literally killed by sound.
Director: Mike Smith
Writer: James Griffin
7.9/10 248 votes#3 - Spark to a Flame
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 7/11/2022
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
8.0/10 248 votes#4 - Three Coins in a Fountain
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 7/18/2022
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
8.1/10 254 votes#5 - Good as Gold
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 7/25/2022
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
7.7/10 227 votes#6 - Four Fires and a Funeral
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 8/1/2022
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
Writer: Timothy Balme, Nic Sampson