WATERTOWN, NY (July 29, 2024) – Brokenwood Mysteries is set in a rustic New Zealand village where murder lurks around every corner. When a body is discovered, it’s up to Detective Mike Shepherd and Detective Kristin Sims to solve the case in every feature-length episode. This series honors the murder-mystery genre but as seen through a unique Kiwi lens, full of laconic humor, understated and grounded in real Kiwi archetypes. Brokenwood Mysteries premieres on WPBS-TV Mondays at 9:00 pm, starting July 29th.
EPISODE DESCRIPTIONS
Blood and Water (Monday, July 29 at 9:00 pm)
Shepherd wonders if a death was suicide, accidental death, or something more sinister.
Sour Grapes (Monday, August 5 at 9:00 pm)
The morning after choosing the winner of the annual Brokenwood wine show, a guest judge is found dead in one of the loser’s vats of fermenting Pinot noir.Â
Playing the Lie (Monday, August 12 at 9:00 pm)
Four of the five committee members of Brokenwood Golf Club start on their regular morning round-only to find the horribly disfigured body of the fifth, in a bunker near the first green.
Hunting the Stag (Monday, August 26 at 9:00 pm)
During a hunting trip, three friends set off in pursuit of a kill, but one of them ends up with a bullet in the head. Who fired the fatal shot?Â
Leather and Lace (Monday, September 9 at 9:00 pm) Â
When DC Breen and his rugby team show up for practice, they are shocked to see their coach dead and tied to a goalpost.
To Die Or Not to Die  (Monday, September 16 at 9:00 pm) Â
A young cast member, Ben Faulkner, dies at the end of a Hamlet performance.Â
Catch of the Day (Monday, September 23 at 9:00 pm)
Jared discovers a severed human hand in a crayfish pot.
Blood Pink (Monday, September 30 at 9:00 pm)
Shepherd’s favorite musician is found electrocuted the next morning in her bathtub.
Episodes are also available to stream online or with the free PBS App with member benefit WPBS Passport https://watch.wpbstv.org/show/brokenwood-mysteries.
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