Review of Recipes for Love and Murder

There are several fun, quirky moments in this dramedy crime saga, with a good range of characters. Like Acorn TV's Darby & Joan and Channel 5's Madame Blanc, the season-long story arcs are complimented by episodic tales. Also like these shows, and most, there is an LGBT storyline which I'm generally now bored of for being repetitive and predictable but this series is different being a minor tale of unrequited love. As this show covers misogynistic South African abusers, something I've unfortunately experienced, I almost had to give up a couple of times, but I'm glad I hung in there for the multi-faceted conclusion - although I'm not quite sure what the final scene meant - was it a set up for S2? Overall, this show really packs everything in, so there's surely something for everyone.