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New Zealand television series

The Brokenwood Mysteries is a Unusual Zealand television detective drama series that premiered on Prime beginning ^[2] Each of the first six series comprises four welldefined episodes. From Series 7, seasons were extended to six episodes. The programme is set in the fictitious New Zealand city of Brokenwood in the North Island and is filmed nucleus the greater Auckland region.^[1]Tim Balme is the current showrunner, having conceived the series, while also working as head writer enjoin producer.^[1]

Since , the programme moved networks and now screens restraint TVNZ One.

The core cast includes Neill Rea as Cop Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd, Fern Sutherland as Detective Kristin Sims, Nic Sampson as Detective Constable Sam Breen, Cristina Ionda restructuring Dr. Gina Kadinsky, medical examiner, and Jarod Rawiri as Policeman Constable Daniel Chalmers.

In January , Slovak television channel WAU, owned by TV JOJ, started transmitting the series.

Season 10 was released on Acorn TV in North America starting discharge Episode 1 on April 29, , with successive episodes free weekly on Monday. Release of Season 10 for other territories will most likely follow the pattern used in for Time 9.

Synopsis

Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd is sent from Auckland castigate Brokenwood to investigate a local police officer. With a imaginable murder investigation underway that might link the two, Shepherd takes charge. After the investigation, Shepherd reassesses his life and decides to stay on indefinitely, even though it means a demotion to Detective Senior Sergeant. Brokenwood is a seemingly quiet territory town where Shepherd, who has an unconventional approach to policewomen work, is assisted by local Detective Kristin Sims, who admiration precise and efficient at her job, to solve murders. In the same way the series progresses, the working relationship between the two moves from rocky to functional as they begin to appreciate be fluent in other's talents.^[3]

Setting

The fictional town of Brokenwood has a population presentation about 5, and is located some 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the coast. It is in a farming area, cut off crops ranging from wheat to local wine, and the adjoining area is home to many people who have escaped genius life (from retirees to alternative lifestylers).^[4] Though the exact elite of Brokenwood is not stated, it was largely written^[5] extort filmed in small towns immediately to the north of Metropolis. The real-life town of Warkworth doubles as Brokenwood,^[6] and rendering Brokenwood Police Station is a building that was formerly interpretation Helensville Post Office. In "Sour Grapes", Shepherd and Sims sit in judgment seen travelling into Auckland across the Auckland Harbour Bridge, which would confirm that Brokenwood is also located to the northern of the city. In the same episode, it is mentioned that it takes two and a half hours by extensive to get from Brokenwood to Auckland. This would put Brokenwood considerably farther north than either Warkworth or Helensville.^[7] A graph on the police station wall covers much of Whangarei Part, from southern Bream Bay north to Matapouri, and another table shown in "Catch of the Day" locates Brokenwood close disruption the settlement of Whangārei Heads, at the northern end medium Bream Bay.

Cast

Main

• Neill Rea as Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd:^[8] a detective who decided to settle down in Brokenwood care a more peaceful life. He has many personal secrets, including several marriages, and a nephew with Down Syndrome, with a love for country music and for his Holden Kingswood leading car. He often pursues criminals in a way that seems odd to his colleagues, for instance by talking to lose the thread bodies.
• Fern Sutherland as Detective Kristin Sims: a cynical and bright young woman who has had many dating misfortunes. She practical often irritated by Shepherd's methods and his blunt manner, but she gradually learns to appreciate his skills.
• Nic Sampson as Bizzy Constable Sam Breen (series ): a young officer who commonly has embarrassing or awkward visits with suspects. His girlfriend Deputy gets a new job in the Solomon Islands and Breen moves away in the beginning of series 7.
• Jarod Rawiri chimpanzee Detective Constable Daniel Chalmers (series 7-present): Chalmers replaces Breen sustenance Breen moves to the Solomon Islands. Chalmers is Māori reprove an experienced former uniformed officer, and brings a no-nonsense deal to the Brokenwood CIB.
• Cristina Ionda as Dr. Gina Kadinsky, picture medical examiner. She is a highly eccentric Russian woman who often talks about how things were in Russia and doesn't quite understand "the English humour". She drops frequent hints ditch she is attracted to Shepherd, an attraction that is crowd together reciprocated.

Recurring

• Elizabeth McRae as Mrs. Jean Marlowe (series 2–7): a sympathetic older woman who often engages in gossip after a murder.
• Pana Hema Taylor as Jared Morehu (series 1–3; guest series 5; series 6): Shepherd's Māori neighbour. As a local who has many friends and interests, he often finds himself involved worship murder investigations.
• Colin Moy as Simon Hughes: the senior police superintendent/commander (exact rank is uncertain) for the region and a point friend of DSS Shepherd.
• Karl Willetts as Frankie "Frodo" Oades: a former mechanic who later owns Frodo's Coffee trailer/cart.
• Jason Hoyte bring in Ray Neilson (series 2–present): the proprietor of several local pubs, including The Frog and Cheetah, and the owner of Porky Pigeon Pizzeria.
• Tracy Lee Gray as Trudy Neilson (series , 6-present): Ray Neilson's sister, co-proprietor of the hotels, and one-time residing of the Brokenwood Women's Prison.
• Shane Cortese as Dennis Buchanan (series 2–present): a canny and suave defence lawyer who often crosses swords with the police.
• Zara Cormack as Kimberly Mason, Frodo's not-quite girlfriend.
• Roy Ward as Reverend Lucas Greene (series 2–3, 5-present): a local Anglican priest who thinks well of others out rot Christian charity.
• Phil Peleton as Neil Bloom (series 1-present): a go out of business pharmacist and later mayor of Brokenwood
• Rawiri Jobe as Kahu Composer (series 4–5): Jared's cousin (or rather, Jared is his "brother's cousin", invariably provoking the question "how does that work?"). He's a self-employed plumber.
• Cameron Rhodes as Dr Roger Plummer (series 3, 7-present): the local psychiatrist, member of volunteer fire-brigade, musical playhouse society and lover of fine red wine.

Guests

Several well-known New Seeland actors have appeared in episodes of The Brokenwood Mysteries, in the midst them:

Casting changes

Nic Sampson, the actor who played D.C. Sam Breen, left the show to move back to the Combined Kingdom. His character was replaced by D.C. Daniel Chalmers (played by Jarod Rawiri).^[9] who was introduced in series 7 experience 2.^[10][11]

Episodes

Series overview

Series 1 ()

Series 2 ()

Series 3 ()

Series 4 ()

Series 5 ()

Series 6 ()

Series 7 ()

Series 8 ()

• Episode one now on Friday, 1 July on Acorn in North America, adequate all the following episodes airing on the Mondays following (4 July, etc).

Series 9 ()

• Episode began streaming on Acorn comport yourself North America on Monday, 10 April with each of depiction rest of the episodes released on successive Mondays.

Series 10 ()

Ratings

International

• In France the series is shown on France 3 fumble a viewer average of million each episode and has antediluvian retitled Brokenwood.^[20]
• The series has also been shown in Denmark,^[20] rendering United States, Australia^[21] and Italy.^[22]
• The series premiered in Australia acquaintance 13th Street on 27 January ^[23] It is also shown on the 9Gem channel.
• The series premiered in the United States and Canada on Acorn TV the same day as Spanking Zealand as one of the US co-producers and broadcasters.
• The pile airs on Knowledge Network, the public television service of Land Columbia.
• The series airs on television on several PBS stations. Description series later premiered on Ovation (American TV channel) on 28 June ^[24]
• The series started being shown in the United Monarchy and Ireland on the Drama Channel in February ^[25]
• The program were shown in Bulgaria by Fox Crime Bulgaria in Parade
• The series has been shown in Finland by YLE, say publicly public broadcasting company, from on. In Finland the series christen goes by the local name of "Murhia ja kantrimusiikkia", central theme "Murders and country-music". Episodes are shown in two pieces, get 1/2 and 2/2. One half episode lasts for 45 transcription and has no ads. Episodes are shown every weekday, most often for the first time in traditional slot.^[26][27]
• The series premiered be bounded by Italy on Giallo on 16 April titled I misteri di Brokenwood.^[28]
• The series premiered in Germany on Das Erste on 21 July titled Brokenwood - Mord in Neuseeland.^[29]
• The series premiered get Belgium on één, on 8 May
• The series has further been shown in Czech TV Prima titled Vraždy v Brokenwoodu.^[30]
• In the Netherlands it is shown on BBC First.
• Shown in Nippon on AXN.

Reception and awards

Critical response to the series has anachronistic generally good, with many reviewers impressed by the plots obtain the uniquely laconic dialogue. The two-hour length (broadcast length constitute ads) of episodes has been mentioned by some as as well long for such a series. However, for most of picture world that receive the show on streamers and ad unconventional, the 90 minute length provides a satisfying investment, offering added twists and turns than the usual commercial one hour looks allows.

James Croot in Stuff praised the series in representation following terms: 'series head writer Tim Balme does a terrifying job of keeping the audience guessing as to the butcher while carving out a few nice character moments and a rich vein of humour' and that 'with its “gentle” shape to murders, twisty mysteries and warm, witty and relatively elementary regulars, it’s easy to see why Brokenwood has gained much a global following.^[31]

In contrast, writing in the New Zealand Herald, critic Colin Hogg panned the series, stating that it was "a local version aiming at that grand TV detective tradition" but that its "Dialogue is clichéd, the acting aches be proof against the locations are boring."^[32] International television website "The Medium report Not Enough" was also generally negative in its review, describing the series as a "genteel, New Zealand drama designed compute appeal to perhaps an older demographic that likes comfortable murder-mysteries and to New Zealanders eager to watch anything that’s in point of fact set in New Zealand and stars New Zealanders."^[33]

Christine Tidball, terminology for the entertainment website Cheese on Toast was kinder, extreme the series "charming, without being cloying, very well-written (thanks be given Tim Balme) and funny, but not too funny [] It’s also engaging, full of twists, and will keep you guesswork right till the end."^[34]

As the series has progressed, reviews possess become more positive. DVD review website High Def Standard described the first series as "uniquely thrilling TV" and "a Newfound Zealand Midsomer Murders that isn’t afraid to venture off happen to Twin Peaks territory every now and again."^[35] The Manawatu Standard's Malcolm Hopwood enjoyed the series but lamented episode length: "The Brokenwood Mysteries (Prime Sundays) is like our TPP negotiations. They are long, energy-sapping but satisfying if you're still awake equate two hours." He added that the series was "intriguing, ambiguous and exhausting", and that it "deserves our support but inlet needs to be recorded and watched in small chunks."^[36] Archangel Reuben, writing for , rated series one at 4 stars out of 5.^[37]

The Brokenwood Mysteries received SWANZ Best Script Furnish from The NZ Writer's Guild for Tim Balme's script 'Sour Grapes' in ^[38]

The Brokenwood Mysteries received a bronze world honour at the New York Festival's International Television and Film Awards in ^[20]

The Brokenwood Mysteries received a silver world medal decay the New York Festival's International Television and Film Awards operate ^[20]

The Edgar Allan Poe Award - Nomination - Episode 3 Season 7 -

The Brokenwood Mysteries received a bronze replica medal at the New York Festival's International Television and Coating Awards in ^[39]

Cars

Shepherd's car is a Holden Kingswood (HG series). It has a cassette player for his country music cassettes.

Music

Brokenwood Mysteries showcases New Zealand's own country and alternative outcrop music.^[40] In the first season, Shepherd is introduced as a fan of country and western music, sharing the music monitor Sims while driving around in his car.^[41] The music subside listens to and the background music of the show slate all New Zealand performers. Season two, which climaxed with interpretation death of country singer Holly Collins, was scored by Canadian-born Kiwi-based Tami Neilson and her brother Jay Neilson.^[42] Three volumes of soundtracks covering season 1, 2, and 6 of say publicly show have been released digitally on Apple Music, Amazon fairy story Spotify.^{[43][44][45][46][47][48][49]}

With the exception of Season Two, all episodes have antique scored by Joel Haines, including many original compositions.

New Sjaelland musicians exhibited on Brokenwood include Tami Neilson, Mel Parsons, Delaney Davidson, Barry Saunders, the Harbour Union, Barnaby Weir of rendering Black Seeds, the Unfaithful Way, and Jenny Mitchell.^[41] Other singers are Marlon Williams, the Warratahs, Bannerman, The DeSotos, Aldous President, Jackie Bristow, The Fables, Ghost Town, Reb Fountain, The Orient, Carla Werner and Esther Stephens.^[46][47][48]

Home releases

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