'The Brokenwood Mysteries Series 5' DVD Review

Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea) was once a big city detective. He moved to Brokenwood awhile back because he wanted to get away from the big city ways. What he didn’t know about this New Zealand town was that murder and mayhem go hand in hand in this charming little town. The locals are easily led to do criminal activities even though Brokenwood could come off as idyllic to some. Shepherd has finally been accepted to the community. He works alongside Detective Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland) and DC Sam Breen (Nic Sampson). Sims is a native of Brokenwood.and seen much of all the stupidity that goes in this quaint little town.

This time around Shepherd and his team are investigating the death.of an amusement park owner. The ride he is murdered on is the haunted house. It seems that maybe a bachelorette party has gone terribly wrong in another episode. Another episode has a wills beneficiaries being targeted with some terrible happenings and finally someone gets electrocuted in what was an asylum that has been abandoned for some time.

One of the great factors of this series is the spectacular scenery. The show is filmed in the New Zealand countryside which something very special to the show. Another factor of this show is that the townspeople are wonderful. They are so filled with passion and when it wakes up from its sleepy surface it can erupt into some truly horrific crimes.

The quality of the DVD is excellent and the sights and sounds are superb. Acorn brings series 5 of the 'Brokenwood Mysteries' to DVD on March 5th, 2019. This is definitely one for your personal library and you will enjoy watching it over and over. This series is humorous at best with just a touch of compelling mystery that will keep everyone glued to the TV. So don’t waste any time and pick this one up so you can learn the hidden secrets of this quaint little town in New Zealand and find out just how backwards they really are.