The Brokenwood Mysteries
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Filming of the second episode of Series 2, at Helensville, Auckland
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| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
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Kelly Martin
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| Producer(s) | Chris Bailey |
| Running time | 90-99 minutes |
| Production company(s) | South Pacific Pictures |
| Distributor | All3Media |
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| Original network | Prime |
| Original release | 28 September 2014 – present |
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The Brokenwood Mysteries is a New Zealand detective drama television series that premiered on Prime in 2014. The program is set in a fictitious New Zealand town of Brokenwood and was filmed in the greater Auckland region.Tim Balme conceived the series and is lead writer with Philip Dalkin, James Griffin and Greg McGee. In December 2014, it was confirmed that The Brokenwood Mysteries would return for a four-episode second season set to premiere in 2015.NZ on Air approved funding of NZ$4.3 million for the first season,NZ$4 million for the second season and NZ$4.1 million for third season. The show has been renewed for a fourth series in 2017.
Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd is sent from Auckland to Brokenwood to assist the local police with a possible murder investigation. Brokenwood is a seemingly quiet country town, where Shepherd, who has an unconventional approach to his task, works with local Detective Constable Kristin Sims, who is precise and efficient at her job, to solve murder mysteries. As the series progresses the working relationship between the two moves from rocky to functional as the two get to appreciate each other's talents.
The fictional town of Brokenwood has a population of about 5000, and is located some 20 kilometres from the coast. It is in a farming area, with crops ranging from wheat to viticulture, and the surrounding area is home to many people who have escaped city life (from retirees to alternative lifestylers). Though the exact location of Brokenwood is not stated, it was largely written and filmed in small towns immediately to the north of Auckland. The real-life town of Warkworth doubles as Brokenwood, and the Brokenwood Police Station is a 1911 building that was the Helensville Post Office.
Several well-known New Zealand actors and actresses have appeared in episodes of The Brokenwood Mysteries, among them:
Critical response to the series has been mixed, with many reviewers impressed by the plots but lamenting the occasionally hokey dialogue. The two-hour length (broadcast length with ads) of episodes has also been mentioned by some as too long for such a series.
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