the Brokenwood Mysteries

[XanaDUer2]

anyone watch this series . I'm watching it on Acorn, and am looking for another murder mystery series, non-American.


Is Brokenwood worth staying with?

[DUgosh]

1. I loved Brokenwood

Loch Ness, Hinterland, Midsomer, beautiful filming locations

[XanaDUer2]

2. thanks

I'm running out of Midsomer

[NJCher]

3. if you have Hulu

I highy recommend Only Murders in the Building.

Steve Martin and Martin Short. Selena Gomez. They are podcasters solving a mystery in their Manhattan cooperative apartment building.

Steve Martin and Martin Short are hilarious, and the casting for the movie is excellent. I particularly like the co-op manager.

I have watched every episode twice, just because I enjoy it so much.

[XanaDUer2]

4. thank you !

[MLAA]

5. Here are a few of my favorites

Vera
New Tricks (also some humor)
Bailey and Scott
Wire in the Blood
Luther
Marcella
Tennyson / Prime Suspect

So many great ones to choose from!

[XanaDUer2]

6. Thank you!

[Hoyt]

13. Really liked Bailey and Scott, Luther, and Marcella. Need to check others.

[MLAA]

14. I got a real kick out of New Tricks.

A bunch of retirees/almost retirees get assigned to a Cold Case Team led by a 40ish go getter woman who was moving up the ranks before being put in the penalty box. Great group of characters.

I also enjoyed Lupin. It isn’t a murder or police show instead or follows a clever ‘gentleman cat burglar’ through heists in Paris.

[madaboutharry]

7. I absolutely love The Brokenwood Mysteries.

They are now filming series 8.

Love Gina, she is so good and gets better with every season.

800 Words is also on Acorn, also from New Zealand and very quirky.

Now I’m watching My Life Is Murder with Lucy Lawless. Season one was filmed in Australia and season two they moved the show to New Zealand.

[Polly Hennessey]

8. Loved Brokenwood. Am loving Vera now.

Brenda Blythen is wonderful as Vera. I might add that the books by Ann Cleeves on which Vera is based are worth every minute of your time. There is also an excellent murder series based in Australia during the 1950s which is excellent. The main character is a doctor in a small town. I can’t remember the title.

Also, Lucy Lawless stars in an Australian detective series. This is its second season. Cannot remember the title but it is good. It has Murder in the title. I watch it on Acorn via Prime Video.

[XanaDUer2]

9. I just turned on Vera

really cannot get into Brokenwood, maybe I'll give it a chance later

[madaboutharry]

12. See post #7

[area51]

20. About the Aussie mystery series set in the 1950s,

are you referring to The Doctor Blake mysteries?

[pnwest]

10. Brokenwood lost me in season two...

I thought it was a little cheesy. Line Of Duty is fantastic. Life On Mars is really unusual and also great.

[XanaDUer2]

11. Yeah, the lead is a good actor

but I felt like I was watching something taking place in America with NZ accents. I'm already into this episode of Vera

[Scrivener7]

15. Have you tried Life on Mars? A little off the track but wonderful.

[XanaDUer2]

16. no, I'll check it out, thanks

so many good suggestions

[Scrivener7]

18. From the description, I thought I would hate it, but it was great.

[XanaDUer2]

17. no, I'll check it out, thanks

so many good suggestions

[Scrivener7]

19. One Lane Bridge from New Zealand didn't get great reviews, but I liked it a lot.