TV SERIES REVIEWS
“The source of this week’s other televised literary adaptation can’t claim the same global reach as “The Lord of the Rings,” but Sally Andrew’s Tannie Maria novels have proven reliable bestsellers in the author’s native South Africa since their 2015 debut. They now provide the basis of ‘Recipes for Love and Murder’, a South African-Scottish co-production that represents the daffiest addition yet to Acorn TV’s burgeoning portfolio of genial timepassers.”
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“…it’s kept cozy by its very much post-apartheid, classically eccentric community and the sweetness of its characters. There is a bit of flirtation, and unexpressed longing. And there is food — Maria’s effective love advice always includes a recipe — which we see prepared, step by step.”
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“Acorn TV’s newest offering, Recipes for Love and Murder, is a delight.”
“Except for the lead character, everyone in the excellent cast is from South Africa, and some dialogue is in Afrikaans or Xhosa. And there are lots of great foodstuffs.”
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“Based on the Sally Andrews books, the quirky South Africa-set series Recipes for Love and Murder is an unusual mix of food porn and murder mystery, in which cook turned agony Tannie (‘auntie’ in Afrikaans) Maria (Maria Doyle Kennedy) solves crimes, in between sharing her mouth-watering culinary creations.”
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“Based on Sally Andrew’s best-selling novels “A Tannie Maria Mystery,” the ten-part series follows a newspaper recipe advice columnist, Tannie Maria (“Auntie Maria” in Afrikaans), who offers guidance and counsel and helps investigate crimes in her small town in the Karoo region in South Africa.”
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“Based on Sally Andrew’s best-selling Tannie Maria novels, things start to reach boiling point when the local newspaper cuts her recipe column, Tannie Maria (Kennedy) lobbies to take on the role of advice columnist.”
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“If you missed even a moment of this show, want to relive the glorious food, or missed it completely you can now binge-watch all ten episodes of Recipes for Love and Murder with DSTV.”
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