The Brokenwood Mysteries/Blood and Water

Blood and Water
Season 1, Episode 1
Airdate	September 28, 2014
Production Number	101
Written by	Philip Dalkin & Tim Balme
Directed by	Mike Smith
— N/A	1x02 → Sour Grapes
The Brokenwood Mysteries — Season One

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Blood and Water is the first episode of the first season of The Brokenwood Mysteries.

Starring: Neill Rea (Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd), Fern Sutherland (Detective Constable Kristin Sims)

Guest Starring: Pana Hema-Taylor (Jared Morehu), Mark Clare (Gary McLeod), Marc Pritchard (Dwayne Dunn), Chris Sherwood (Nate Dunn), Mike Edward (Phillip Henderson), Shoshana McCallum (Sally), Miriama McDowell (Tania Freeman), Gillian Baxter (Jacinta O'Connor), Sophie Henderson (Evelyn Dunn), Nic Sampson (Detective Constable Sam Breen), Colin Moy (Hughes), Andi Crown (Meredith Wilmott), Cristina Ionda (Dr. Gina Kadinsky)

Plot Overview

When two fishermen find the body of a local farmer in the river, Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd is sent to the small rural town of Brokenwood to investigate the death. Is this the suicide of a man guilty of his own wife's murder, or is he the victim of foul play? As Mike uncovers a family's tragedies and secrets he also learns that Brokenwood is a place where shadows lurk just beneath the surface.

Trivia

Behind the Scenes

The opening scene was filmed outside the Northcote Tavern, on Auckland's North Shore.