Summary
An ex-boyfriend of Kristin's dies while skydiving, Mike and his team delve into the realm of New Zealand's colonial past, and a man dies shortly after an altercation with his neighbour.
The Brokenwood Mysteries
- 2017
- Season 4
- 4 episodes
- Drama
- Crime/detective
Episode 1: Fall from Grace
Summary
Kristin, Breen and Gina witness a fatal skydiving accident while celebrating Mike's birthday with a picnic. To make matters worse, Kristin knows the victim - entrepreneur Andre Barrington, an ex-boyfriend. When the cords are found severed, it becomes clear that his demise was either suicide or murder
Review
The fourth series of the New Zealand equivalent of Midsomer Murders begins with a bit of a bang. Quite literally, as a skydiver goes splat just as Shepherd and his colleagues are about to burst into the Russian version of Happy Birthday courtesy of enthusiastic pathologist Gina. The victim turns out to be an ex-boyfriend of detective Sims, and a member of a very dipsomaniac family (they all seem pissed all of the time). He was on the verge of opening a new bar – a cavernous, airport-lounge sort of place – but who wanted to muscle in so much that they sabotaged his parachute?
As ever, the story seems to take a very long time to get going, but there’s some comic byplay as the investigation continues, and it’s always fun spotting the differences between Kiwi and British lingo: “I’ll put the jug on”, anyone?
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Cast
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Mike Shepherd | Neill Rea |
| Kristin Sims | Fern Sutherland |
| D.C. Sam Breen | Nic Sampson |
| Gina Kadinsky | Cristina Serban Ionda |
| Kahu Taylor | Rawiri Jobe |
| Mrs. Marlowe | Elizabeth McRae |
| Hughes | Colin Moy |
| Trudy Neilson | Tracy Lee Gray |
| Ray Neilson | Jason Hoyte |
| Grace | Esther Stephens |
Crew
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Helena Brooks |
| Writer | Timothy Balme |
| Writer | Pip Hall |
| Producer | Sally Campbell |
| Composer | Joel Haines |
| Editor | Ken Sparks |
| Production designer | Nick Williams |
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Episode 1
Fall from Grace
Summary
Kristin, Breen and Gina witness a fatal skydiving accident while celebrating Mike's birthday with a picnic. To make matters worse, Kristin knows the victim - entrepreneur Andre Barrington, an ex-boyfriend. When the cords are found severed, it becomes clear that his demise was either suicide or murderReview
The fourth series of the New Zealand equivalent of Midsomer Murders begins with a bit of a bang. Quite literally, as a skydiver goes splat just as Shepherd and his colleagues are about to burst into the Russian version of Happy Birthday courtesy of enthusiastic pathologist Gina. The victim turns out to be an ex-boyfriend of detective Sims, and a member of a very dipsomaniac family (they all seem pissed all of the time). He was on the verge of opening a new bar – a cavernous, airport-lounge sort of place – but who wanted to muscle in so much that they sabotaged his parachute?
As ever, the story seems to take a very long time to get going, but there’s some comic byplay as the investigation continues, and it’s always fun spotting the differences between Kiwi and British lingo: “I’ll put the jug on”, anyone?
How to watch
Next showing
There are no live broadcasts scheduled for this show. But it is available via the streaming provider below.
Streaming
Details
- Languages
- English
- Formats
- Colour
Credits
Cast
role name Mike Shepherd Neill Rea Kristin Sims Fern Sutherland D.C. Sam Breen Nic Sampson Gina Kadinsky Cristina Serban Ionda Kahu Taylor Rawiri Jobe Mrs. Marlowe Elizabeth McRae Hughes Colin Moy Trudy Neilson Tracy Lee Gray Ray Neilson Jason Hoyte Grace Esther Stephens Crew
role name Director Helena Brooks Writer Timothy Balme Writer Pip Hall Producer Sally Campbell Composer Joel Haines Editor Ken Sparks Production designer Nick Williams
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