Neill Rea who plays Detective Mike Shepherd with Nic Sampson who plays Detective Constable Breen.
Who killed Santa? That question is about to be asked on hit Kiwi drama The Brokenwood Mysteries.
Spy can reveal that a Santa impersonator is set for an untimely demise in an upcoming tele-feature episode of the show.
"To kill Santa is unforgivable. But when it is revealed the deceased
is only a man dressed in a Santa suit, there is some relief among the children of Brokenwood," the show's lead writer Tim Balme said.
"For Detective Mike Shepherd it's a murder, none the less, and when one of Santa's elves [Jared, played by Pana Hema-Taylor] is found beaten under a hedge, a true mystery emerges."
The show was the big winner in this week's NZ on Air funding round, securing $4 million for a third series.
