7.9/10344 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
7.3/10268 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
7.9/10253 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
8.0/10254 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
8.1/10262 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
7.7/10235 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
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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.
Genres:MysteryDramaCrime
Season 8 Ratings Summary
"From the Cradle to the Grave" is the best rated episode of "The Brokenwood Mysteries" season 8. It scored 7.9/10 based on 344 votes. Directed by Joshua Frizzell and written by Timothy Balme, it aired on 7/1/2022. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Death 'n' Bass".