Genres
Networks
Created By
Paula Boock
The Gulf
Overview
A detective recovering from amnesia caused by a shocking car accident begins to suspect not everything is as it seems, following the reappearance of a young boy.
Key Crew
Producer: Bridget Bourke, Paula Boock, Donna Malane
Top Cast
Kate Elliott
D.S.S Jess Savage
Ido Drent
D.S. Justin Harding
Jeffrey Thomas
Doug Bennington
Mark Mitchinson
D.I. Ivan Petrie
Dahnu Graham
A.J. Jackson
Alison Bruce
Sen. Sgt. Denise Abernethy
Pana Hema-Taylor
P.C. Rory Kerr
Ross Brannigan
Sen. P.C Paul (Pup) Phillips
Seasons
Season 1 (2019)
In this gripping psychological mystery from New Zealand, a detective investigates a cold case but notices troubling lapses in her memory that point to a darker truth.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Nathan, Part 1
2019-08-26A cold case is blown wide open and Detective Jess Savage is discharged from hospital, intent on solving the mystery of a missing boy.
Runtime: 44 minEpisode 2: Nathan, Part 2
2019-09-02Who and where is Lucy? Jess is running out of time to piece the puzzle together. Meanwhile, Ruby is hiding something.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 3: Body of Water, Part 1
2019-09-09Max Lee wants answers about his missing daughter and Jess must take the case. Ruby has some news and something gruesome is discovered in the mangroves.
Runtime: 44 minEpisode 4: Body of Water, Part 2
2019-09-16Ruby goes missing, and it’s a race against time for Jess and her team to locate a missing body and find their murder suspect.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 5: Secrets, Part 1
2019-09-23The death of Hoani Casey sparks ferocious tension on the island. An informant suffers dire consequences and Jess's amnesia lifts to reveal a shocking truth.
Runtime: 44 minEpisode 6: Secrets, Part 2
2019-09-30The investigation finally falls into place and Harding steps up. Ruby has the final piece of the puzzle, but someone else knows Jess's secret.
Runtime: 48 min
Season 2 (2021)
Detective Jess Savage wants to leave the past behind and make the most of her tentative new relationship with daughter Ruby-but a blackmailer is making that impossible, threatening to expose Jess as a murderer. As Jess hunts for her blackmailer, she solves crimes on Waiheke Island with her partner, DS Justin Harding, whose attempts to reconnect with his criminal father lead to a shocking outcome.
8 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Abduction, Part 1
2021-03-01Family life is shattered when Spencer Marris is abducted from his idyllic home on Waiheke Island. Then, Jess gets a call from her dead husband, Alex.
Runtime: 44 minEpisode 2: Abduction, Part 2
2021-03-08Sex or money? Jess learns more of Spencer's background and the compromises his wife had made in the marriage. Later, Jess's blackmailer pays a visit.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 3: Te Ao Uenuku, Part 1
2021-03-15When a child's skeleton is dug up on a dope plantation, suspicion is cast on the local community and nearby commune dwellers.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 4: Te Ao Uenuku, Part 2
2021-03-22Jess's relationship with the commune founders makes the investigation complex. The blackmailer loses patience with Jess and Harding catches her in a compromising position.
Runtime: 42 minEpisode 5: Immigration, Part 1
2021-03-29A stabbing at a building site inevitably throws immigrant workers under suspicion. Harding comes up with a plan to turn the tables on Jess's blackmailer.
Runtime: 41 minEpisode 6: Immigration, Part 2
2021-04-05A death puts Sarah Scully in the spotlight and Jess tries to figure out what Ruby's role was. To her horror, Jess discovers who her blackmailer is.
Runtime: 52 minEpisode 7: Inheritance, Part 1
2021-04-12Denise's defense of her girlfriend Valerie from a frenzied attack has devastating results. A local vineyard hides a dark secret. Jess accuses Ruby's friends of hiding the truth.
Runtime: 46 minEpisode 8: Inheritance, Part 2
2021-04-19Jess finally confronts her blackmailer. Harding meets his sister Nadia after years of estrangement, but the encounter doesn't go anything like he planned.
Runtime: 46 minVideos
The Gulf 2019 Series Trailer
