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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!

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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
    The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 8 Episode 1 - From the Cradle to the Grave
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #1 - From the Cradle to the Grave

    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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  2. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 8 Episode 2 - Death 'n' Bass
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #2 - Death 'n' Bass

    S8:E2

    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

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  3. The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 8 Episode 3 - Spark to a Flame
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #3 - Spark to a Flame

    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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  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 8 Episode 5 - Good as Gold
    8.0/10(4 votes)

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

    #6 - 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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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"From the Cradle to the Grave" is the best rated episode of "The Brokenwood Mysteries" season 8. It scored 7.8/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Joshua Frizzell and written by Timothy Balme, it aired on 7/1/2022. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Death 'n' Bass".