There's always something extra-unsettling about horrific crimes in idyllic locations and any thoughts Detective Andie Whitford (Leah Purcell) had about taking it easy after her relocation from the big city to Broken Ridge in the Victorian mountains with partner Helen (Sara Wiseman) and teenage daughter Kirra (Pez Warner) soon disappear. Here's how to watch "High Country" online from anywhere with a VPN — and potentially for free. A classic fish-out-of-water tale and crime drama wrapped into one with a few predictable plot developments (is teenage daughter Kirra there to do anything other than pose Det.
Whitford problems when her personal and professional lives collide?), some curveballs (Damien is a psychic brought in as a consultant and also a suspect) and a few genuinely intriguing twists (no spoilers here). Drawing attention to the fact that three people have disappeared from within a 40km radius in the previous 12 months, Whitford tells the sergeant she’s replacing, "In the city we call that a pattern." He tells her, "Up here, it’s a fact of life.
" And that's the show in a nutshell. Gritty city cop with a point to prove and up against the odds. The landscape is beautiful and will be unfamiliar to most non-Antipodeans but the real headline-stealer is Leah Purcell as Whitford who holds the mini-series together with a storming performance that keeps the viewer invested right until the end as she uncovers a complex web involving murder, deceit and revenge.
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