Storyline

Tannie Maria sees food as "medicine for the body and heart". She envies romance as much as she enjoys cooking and eating. But it's death that shakes up Tannie Maria's life, when one of the correspondents to her column is brutally murdered.

First Aired

2022-03-20
Last Aired

2025-01-30
Creator

Karen Jeynes
Genre

Mystery, Crime, Drama
Seasons

2
Episodes

18
Status

Returning Series
Language

English
Network

M-Net, Acorn TV

Keywords:

based on novel or book

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Season 1

Season 2

1. Bereft Woman

Tannie Maria Purvis has just lost her job as recipe-writer for the local paper so turns her talents to...More

Tannie Maria Purvis has just lost her job as recipe-writer for the local paper so turns her talents to the advice column instead. One of the first letters leads her to an abused woman whose life may be in danger.Less

45mins 2022-03-20

2. Sex Cake

Tannie Maria has grave doubts about the police's investigation, but is distracted by a lovelorn farmer...More

Tannie Maria has grave doubts about the police's investigation, but is distracted by a lovelorn farmer who needs a little sweetness in his life. Jessie's drive for investigative journalism lands her and Maria in the middle of a shootout.Less

45mins 2022-03-29

3. Do You Lick Everything?

Tannie and Jessie have some awkward questions to answer at the police station after another murder. Je...More

Tannie and Jessie have some awkward questions to answer at the police station after another murder. Jessie's mother has a mystery at work that needs solving.Less

46mins 2022-04-05

4. Operation Vetkoek

The community says goodbye to Lawrence and Martine's cousin arrives to take charge of her funeral. Mar...More

The community says goodbye to Lawrence and Martine's cousin arrives to take charge of her funeral. Maria and Jessie attempt to interview a befuddled Dirk and Maria uses mince to solve a teenage identity crisis.Less

44mins 2022-04-12

5. A Shoe Murder

Tannie Maria and Jessie take their shoes off before they sneak into a house. Later She comes home and ...More

Tannie Maria and Jessie take their shoes off before they sneak into a house. Later She comes home and finds her missing shoes sitting on her front porch cut in half as a warning. She reports her murdered shoes to detective Khaya.Less

48mins 2022-04-20

6. Breakfast for Dinner

Dirk and Anna drive the police to distraction. The town attends Martine's funeral but then there's a n...More

Dirk and Anna drive the police to distraction. The town attends Martine's funeral but then there's a near death at the reception. Khaya and Maria share their suspicions.Less

44mins 2022-04-26

7. Enough Sweet Potatoes

Hattie fights off an attempt at censorship by the town council. The sinister messages from Scotland co...More

Hattie fights off an attempt at censorship by the town council. The sinister messages from Scotland continue to plague Maria, while she tries to resolve a family feud.Less

45mins 2022-05-04

8. Pomegranate Juice and Vodka

The relentless attention from Scotland is starting to get to Maria, while she tries to help a woman in...More

The relentless attention from Scotland is starting to get to Maria, while she tries to help a woman in danger of losing her faith. Jessie's life is put in real danger.Less

45mins 2022-05-11

9. Scrambled Eggs

A frantic search is on for Jessie. Revelations start to make sense of the mystery of Martine's death, ...More

A frantic search is on for Jessie. Revelations start to make sense of the mystery of Martine's death, as well as Maria's past.Less

42mins 2022-05-16

10. I Only Wanted Advice, Tannie

A terrified Maria flees into the bush just as the police arrive. The search for Jessie continues into ...More

A terrified Maria flees into the bush just as the police arrive. The search for Jessie continues into the night and the entire community rallies. Maria's past catches up to her.Less