Recipes for Love and Murder

Season 1

10 episodes · Mar 20, 2022

When a woman seeking advice about an abusive husband is found dead, recipe advice columnist Tannie Maria, and her colleague, rookie journalist Jessie, spring into action, determined to solve this small town Karoo murder and catch the killer. Big city cop Khaya and his team of local police officers always find themselves just slightly behind the detecting duo, as the investigation takes us through an array of unlikely suspects.

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  • S1E1

    Bereft Woman

    Mar 20, 202245m

    Tannie Maria Purvis has just lost her job as recipe-writer for the local paper so turns her talents to the advice column instead. One of the first letters leads her to an abused woman whose life may be in danger.

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  • S1E2

    Sex Cake

    Mar 29, 202245m

    Tannie Maria has grave doubts about the police's investigation, but is distracted by a lovelorn farmer who needs a little sweetness in his life. Jessie's drive for investigative journalism lands her and Maria in the middle of a shootout.

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  • S1E3

    Do You Lick Everything?

    Apr 5, 202246m

    Tannie and Jessie have some awkward questions to answer at the police station after another murder. Jessie's mother has a mystery at work that needs solving.

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  • S1E4

    Operation Vetkoek

    Apr 12, 202244m

    The community says goodbye to Lawrence and Martine's cousin arrives to take charge of her funeral. Maria and Jessie attempt to interview a befuddled Dirk and Maria uses mince to solve a teenage identity crisis.

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  • S1E5

    A Shoe Murder

    Apr 20, 202248m

    Tannie Maria and Jessie take their shoes off before they sneak into a house. Later She comes home and finds her missing shoes sitting on her front porch cut in half as a warning. She reports her murdered shoes to detective Khaya.

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  • S1E6

    Breakfast for Dinner

    Apr 26, 202244m

    Dirk and Anna drive the police to distraction. The town attends Martine's funeral but then there's a near death at the reception. Khaya and Maria share their suspicions.

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  • S1E7

    Enough Sweet Potatoes

    May 4, 202245m

    Hattie fights off an attempt at censorship by the town council. The sinister messages from Scotland continue to plague Maria, while she tries to resolve a family feud.

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  • S1E8

    Pomegranate Juice and Vodka

    May 11, 202245m

    The relentless attention from Scotland is starting to get to Maria, while she tries to help a woman in danger of losing her faith. Jessie's life is put in real danger.

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  • S1E9

    Scrambled Eggs

    May 16, 202242m

    A frantic search is on for Jessie. Revelations start to make sense of the mystery of Martine's death, as well as Maria's past.

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  • S1E10

    I Only Wanted Advice, Tannie

    May 23, 202248m

    A terrified Maria flees into the bush just as the police arrive. The search for Jessie continues into the night and the entire community rallies. Maria's past catches up to her.

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