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Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

In 1920s Melbourne, the Honorable Phryne Fisher is a thoroughly modern woman operating in a mostly male world. The glamorous "lady detective" goes about her work with a pistol close at hand--and, more often than not, a male admirer even closer.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Cocaine Blues
    February 23, 2012
    57min
    16+
    Invited to a relative's home where a murder has just occurred, Phryne soon finds herself in a world of drug smuggling and illegal abortion. As she sets about solving the first crime, she ends up getting embroiled in the other two.
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  2. S1 E2 - Murder on the Ballarat Train
    March 2, 2012
    55min
    13+
    On a train ride to the country, Phryne saves the life of a fellow passenger--but can't prevent the death of the young woman's mother. In tracking down the killer, she picks up a couple of runaway girls and begins to earn the respect of Inspector Jack Robinson.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Green Mill Murder
    March 9, 2012
    55min
    13+
    Phryne goes out for a night of dancing at Melbourne's top club, but the fun comes to an end after one of the patrons is stabbed to death. When a friend becomes the chief suspect, Phryne not only has to prove he didn't do it--she has to prove who did.
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  4. S1 E4 - Death at Victoria Dock
    March 16, 2012
    56min
    13+
    The shooting death of a Latvian anarchist sets Phryne off in pursuit of the dead man's fiancée. In the process, she enters a dangerous underworld and puts not just herself in danger but her maid, Dot, as well.
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  5. S1 E5 - Raisins and Almonds
    March 23, 2012
    56min
    13+
    Phryne investigates a murder in Melbourne's Jewish community, where the motives are masked by politics, romance, and religion. Though the police make a quick arrest, Phryne believes the key to the case lies in an ancient Hebrew text.
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  6. S1 E6 - Ruddy Gore
    March 30, 2012
    55min
    13+
    Two deaths onstage at a Gilbert and Sullivan show are followed by an attempt on Phryne's life and, eventually, a new romance in Chinatown. At first Phryne thinks the killings are connected with the modern-day opium trade, but soon she turns her attentions to explanations from the past.
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  7. S1 E7 - Murder in Montparnasse
    April 6, 2012
    53min
    13+
    The widow of a French painter visits Melbourne, reawakening in Phryne memories of her time in Paris after the Great War. When the woman disappears, Phryne begins to fear for the safety of her two assistants, Bert and Cec.
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  8. S1 E8 - Away with the Fairies
    April 13, 2012
    55min
    13+
    When a magazine columnist dies under mysterious circumstances, Phryne finds petty jealousies, deception, and, perhaps, a motive for murder among the dead woman's colleagues. Following the paper trail, Phryne searches for clues in the writer's unpublished files.
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  9. S1 E9 - Queen of the Flowers
    April 20, 2012
    52min
    13+
    A leisurely walk along the beach leads to Phryne's newest case after the body of a young woman washes ashore. Meanwhile, an unexpected visitor shows up at her house--the supposedly dead mother of one of Phryne's wards.
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  10. S1 E10 - Death by Miss Adventure
    April 27, 2012
    52min
    13+
    A female night-shift worker dies when her hair gets caught in the factory machinery. The police suspect accidental death, but Phryne smells foul play and Dot goes undercover to get at the truth.
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  11. S1 E11 - Blood and Circuses
    May 4, 2012
    54min
    13+
    Phryne joins the circus to investigate a murder the police have little chance of solving--and takes a journey into a dark part of her own past. When Phryne gets some unexpected news, she fears the case closest to her heart may now be closed forever.
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  12. S1 E12 - Murder in the Dark
    May 11, 2012
    54min
    13+
    Suspicion falls on the entire household when a body is found in the pool at Phryne's aunt's house on the eve of a lavish party. While Jack Robinson investigates the case, Phryne discovers a link to her sister Janey's death.
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  13. S1 E13 - King Memses' Curse
    May 18, 2012
    53min
    13+
    With a madman on the run, Phryne throws caution to the wind in order to find answers she has been seeking since childhood. However, she may have to put herself in the clutches of her nemesis in order to finally lay her ghosts to rest.
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Content advisory
Nudityviolencealcohol usesmokingfoul languagesexual content
Audio languages
EnglishEnglish Dialogue Boost: MediumEnglish Dialogue Boost: High
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
David CaesarKate DennisClayton JacobsonDaina ReidTony TilseEmma Freeman
Producers
Deborah CoxFiona EaggerChristopher GistCarole Sklan
Cast
Nathan PageEssie DavisAshleigh CummingsNicholas BellMiriam MargolyesMiranda OttoHugo Johnstone-Burt
Studio
Acorn Media
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