Bust Up is a six-part buddy cop crime series set in the wild and beautiful North of New Zealand. At the heart of the series are ex-lovers Mihi Renata and Deb Brighton who, after ten years apart, are thrown together as reluctant cop partners in the small town of Waitote.
Mihi, now married to a man, has returned home. Deb has never really got over her. Despite the tension, they’re a great team. Each episode resolves a local crime, while a slow-burning mystery simmers beneath the surface until the final episode. The crimes range from a shark-masked bank robber with asthma to two children left alone while their mum runs meth. In the final episode, Deb is taken hostage. Mihi tracks her to the drug queenpin. They solve the case and confront the feelings they’ve been trying to bury.
What they’ll do about it is the question for season two.
