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Blue Murder Motel

Drama, Crime · 2026 · Rated 6.1/10

Last aired: S1 E8, Episode 8 · 2026-03-08

When an Aussie cop couple trade their badges for a quiet life managing a beachside motel in New Zealand, they plan to leave police work behind them - that is until crime comes to them.

Cast

Michala Banas Vanessa "Vinny" Coleman

Brett Tucker Peter "Cole" Coleman

Season 1

E1 Episode 1 2026-01-18 · 60 min Married and retired Sydney detectives Vinny and Cole trade in homicide cases for a seaside motel in New Zealand. But their quiet retirement is disrupted when a boys' weekend ends with a corpse in Unit 3.

E2 Episode 2 2026-01-25 · 60 min It's peak summer and the town swarms with partying teens. When a boy vanishes with his jet ski, Vinny and Cole face a trio of intimidating, entitled girls who are clearly hiding a secret.

E3 Episode 3 2026-02-01 · 60 min At Shady Vista Holiday Park, guest tensions erupt in a fiery murder. Constable Jamie Haira pulls retired ex-cops Vinny and Cole back into sleuthing, derailing their seaside retirement dreams.

E4 Episode 4 2026-02-08 · 60 min Beloved locals Maude and Martin are poisoned by their own dinner — she dead, he barely alive. As Vinny and Cole investigate, cleaner Saffron and guest Maxine suspect the new motel owners hide secrets.

E5 Episode 5 2026-02-15 · 60 min A raucous 30th birthday weekend turns deadly when a motel guest is attacked during a fun run. Her sister, a TV ad actress turned trophy wife, bullies Vinny and Cole into investigating the murder.

E6 Episode 6 2026-02-22 · 60 min Local councillor Gordon is found dead at home, the only witness his designer cat, now missing. As cat posters flood town, Vinny and Cole clash with a city detective who wants them off the case.

E7 Episode 7 2026-03-01 · 60 min A summer storm traps holidaymakers in the Blue Motel conference room as a local radio DJ dies mid-broadcast. Vinny and Cole investigate, while dealing with a surprise visitor from their past.

E8 Episode 8 2026-03-08 · 60 min 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 — and far more personal than they imagined.

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