Recipes for Love and Murder
DRAMA ACORN TV (VIA AMAZON APP)
Based on the Sally Andrew books, this quirky South Africa-set series is an unusual mix of ‘food porn’ and crime stories, in which talented cook-turned-agony aunt Maria solves mysteries, in between cooking up delicious dishes. Irish singer and actor Maria Doyle Kennedy, who made her acting debut in Alan Parker’s The Commitments, impresses as ‘Tannie’ (‘Auntie’ in Afrikaans) Maria, whose new job writing the advice column on the local paper takes a dark turn when she fears one of her correspondents is a victim of domestic violence. Meanwhile, we discover that Maria has her own dark secrets that she’s keen to keep under wraps. ★★★★ IM
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