The Nine Network screened just two first-release Australian dramas - 'Seachange' and 'Bad Mothers' - last year and had to rely on New Zealand imports to fulfill the local drama quota.
Following the April US premieres of Aussie period drama A Place to Call Home and David Morrissey’s BBC thriller The Driver, The Brokenwood Mysteries will debut on Acorn TV on consecutive Mondays beginning May 4.