Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries
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Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
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Production location | Melbourne |
Running time | 120 minutes |
Production company | Every Cloud Productions |
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Network | Seven Network |
Release | 21 February 2019 – present |
Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries (also stylised as Ms Fisher's MODern Murder Mysteries) is an Australian television drama series which began screening on the Seven Network on February 21, 2019. The series of four telemovies is a spin-off of the drama series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, which was based on author Kerry Greenwood's series of Phryne Fisher detective novels.[1]
Set in Melbourne in the 1960s, Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries revolves around the personal and professional life of Peregrine Fisher, who inherits a fortune when the famous aunt she never knew goes missing over the highlands of New Guinea. Peregrine sets out to become a world-class private detective in her own right, guided by a group of exceptional women in The Adventuresses' Club, of which her aunt was also a member.[2]
The series is produced by Beth Frey and directed by Fiona Banks, with Deb Cox, Samantha Winston, Chelsea Cassio and Jo Martino serving as writers for the series. Creators Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox also serve as executive producers.[3]
Cast
- Geraldine Hakewill as Peregrine Fisher[4]
- Joel Jackson as Det. James Steed[4]
- Catherine McClements as Birdie Birnside[4]
- James Mason as Eric Wild[4]
- Toby Truslove as Samuel Birnside[4]
- Louisa Mignone as Violetta Fellini[4]
- Greg Stone as Chief Inspector Percy Sparrow[4]
- Katie Robinson as Constable Connor[4]
- Zima Anderson
Episodes
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "Just Murdered" | Fiona Banks | Deb Cox | 21 February 2019 | |
Peregrine Fisher arrives in Melbourne to collect her inheritance from aunt Phryne Fisher. Wanting to be part of the same Adventuresses' Club as her aunt, Peregrine decides to follow in Phryne's footsteps and solve the murder of a dead model at a bridal fashion show. | ||||||
2 | 2 | "Dead Beat" | Kavin Carlin | Jo Martino and Deb Cox | 28 February 2019 | |
3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Lynn Hegarty | Deb Cox, Jo Martino, and Samantha Winston | 7 March 2019 | |
4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Fiona Banks | Deb Cox, Jo Martino, and Alli Parker | 14 March 2019 |
References
- ^ https://www.if.com.au/seven-orders-miss-fishers-murder-mysteries-spin-off/
- ^ https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2018/07-26-ms-fisher-modern-to-swing-onto-tv-screens
- ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/07/seven-spin-off-ms-fishers-modern-murder-mysteries-announced.html
- ^ a b c d e f g h https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/10/further-cast-for-ms-fishers-modern-murder-mysteries.html