Blue Murder Motel is a New Zealand murder mystery series which just landed on ABC iView.
All six episodes landed last Saturday. I concluded the final few episodes today on my most relaxing Friday the 13th.
Blue Murder Motel stars Australian actors Michala Banas and Brett Tucker, who previously appeared together in the Australian drama series McLeod's Daughters.
Two married Australian police officers have taken early retirement and have purchased the Blue Motel in New Zealand to run as a business.
Following a series of local murders, the couple being to investigate & to help hunky local sole-charge police officer solve the crimes.
At the end of the first episode, the advertising display for the motel is tagged, changing its name from Blue Motel to Blue Murder Motel. A later episode indicates that local residents also refer to it as that.
The series is located in the fictional seaside community of Mōwai Bay, which is described as being "somewhere near Auckland".
Filming took place at Orewa on the Hibiscus Coast north of Auckland. Locations included the Edgewater Motel as the Blue Motel, and Ōrewa Beach Holiday Park as the Shady Vista Holiday Park, which was featured in episode 3.
So this is the first series I couldn't find a trailer for, so you are stuck with the below promo picture.
Jayden Daniels as Constable Jamie Haira, a recently graduated sole-charge constable is my favourite. He is damn fine.
In the finale, a summer market turns deadly, when a local candy merchant dies in a freak accident. Vinny and Cole dig deeper and discover it was murder.
There is no cliffhanger, however this could easily be back for a second run of episodes. This was easy viewing, with some lovely Kiwi scenery and excellent Aussie leads. Bring on more Blue Murder Motel. Thanks ABC for screaming this one.
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