Recipes for Love and Murder

It matters that Tannie Maria (aka Maria Purvis) is the most likable amateur detective introduced in a long while because it means longevity - we look forward to seeing her again and willing to spend some of our time with her. Big credit goes to actress Maria Doyle Kennedy (who played one of the most hated characters in Downtown Abbey - Vera Bates). The series has an easy-going character driven style for the most part laced with some tension and a dash of the macabre with loads of humour, creating its own idiosyncratic take on the 'cottage-murder-mystery'. The cinematography, acting, music, story-telling and recipes work well together. Sure there is room for improvement, a bit of tweaking here and there but a solid first season worth the viewing and second helping.

My wife & I are hooked on murder mystery shows especially those based in Great Britain & the British Commonwealth. There are many that are so good and you hate it when the series ends. That's how we feel about 'Recipes for Love and Murder.' We are ready for much more. The characters are realistic with varying personalities & their own personal issues. But they meld so well. The mixes of humor, drama, mystery, and romance is perfect. Some of the humor is subtle and makes me laugh even more. Then there are the recipes & advice. Those elements set this apart from other mystery shows. We get hungry with every episode! We love the way Maria mixes the two to give the perfect blend for solving the solution to people's problems & sometimes assist with the mystery at hand! Not only are we ready for more of the series we're looking for the cooking book (wishing & hoping one might actuallybe published)!

Acorn has the first 6 episodes, but there are 10 in the season. And it looks like they aired earlier this year. So will we be getting the rest?

I've given it 10/10 because I love what I've seen so far: Fun and intriguing mystery, quirky characters, entertaining script, and great performances. But I'm a lot disappointed that we don't have the other 4 episodes.

Maria Coyle Kennedy (Tannie Maria) reminds me a lot of American actress Mary McDonnell, who I also love. Kylie Fisher is brilliant asJessie, and Arno Grieff's Regardt is clueless, sweet, and adorable. I've fallen in love with those three characters.

A small South African town is rocked by a murder, a crime that The Police struggle to solve. On the case is cook come writer Tannie Maria, a Scottish woman with a backstory of her own.

This delicious first series is truly a mystery and culinary joy fest, combining recipes, humour, intrigue and murder. It truly has such a broad appeal, a show that fans of both lighter, teatime mysteries and the more heavy duty crime thrillers will enjoy.

Early on it's quite light, whimsical almost, but as it progresses, it becomes more and more serious, the final two episodes from the first series are actually very gritty. The change up is honestly quite impressive.

I love the recipes angle, and that food looks epic, especially that curry on episode one, it gives the show a very unique flavour.

I can't remember a ten part series which is so well paced, so evenly balanced, there's never a lull. I honestly didn't want this wonderful series to end.

Every single character is meaningful and important, I just adore Hattie, she's quite something. Tannie Maria is wonderful, and I adored her backstory, you always have a nagging feeling in the back of your mind, did she do something?

Al I can say is roll on 2025, and series 2, personally I cannot wait.

9.5/10.

I am a frequent visitor to the beautiful town of Prince Albert. I was there when this was being filmed. I cannot think of a better place for the crew to have filmed this. The cinematography, acting, music, direction, story - all great. I would love to see more in this series. I hope South Africans starving for great quality South African content, show their support and watch this heartwarming and charming show. Congrats to the entire team. Great fun! Please give us more...