Drama

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries is an Australian television mystery/drama series that is based on author Kerry Greenwood's series of Phryne Fisher detective novels. Detective Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis) is known for her sharp wit and pearl-handled pistol, which she uses to fight injustice in Melbourne during the 1920s. She fights for justice for people who can't help themselves.

Cocaine Blues

59m 12s

The Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher disembarks the Orient at Victoria Dock, returning to Melbourne after years abroad. Almost as soon as she checks into the Windsor Hotel, Phryne is embroiled in mystery: poisoned husbands, cocaine smuggling rings and illegal abortionists. Her adventure reaches its steamy end in the Turkish Bath Palace off Little Lonsdale Street.

Episodes

  • Cocaine Blues: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Cocaine Blues

    S1 E1 - 59m 12s

    The Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher disembarks the Orient at Victoria Dock, returning to Melbourne after years abroad. Almost as soon as she checks into the Windsor Hotel, Phryne is embroiled in mystery: poisoned husbands, cocaine smuggling rings and illegal abortionists. Her adventure reaches its steamy end in the Turkish Bath Palace off Little Lonsdale Street.

  • Murder on the Ballarat Train: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Murder on the Ballarat Train

    S1 E2 - 56m 59s

    Fisher decides to travel to the country by train to collect her new Hispano-Suiza motor car. Phryne unexpectedly has to use her trusty pearl-handled pistol to save a young woman’s life and solve the disappearance of her fellow passenger’s mother. Her train trip derailed by a gruesome murder, Phryne speeds home where she works through the clues until she discovers her unassuming murderer.

  • The Green Mill Murder: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Green Mill Murder

    S1 E3 - 57m 53s

    Phryne had thought she would dance the night away at the hottest dancehall in town, the Green Mill. That was before death spoiled the evening. In jazz-mad 1920s Melbourne, Phryne finds there are hidden perils lurking in the smoky shadows – like a mystery man from her past – and it takes all her ingenuity, and her rusty flying skills, to unravel the trail of blackmail and murder.

  • Death at Victoria Dock: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Death at Victoria Dock

    S1 E4 - 58m 57s

    A young man with a blue tattoo lies cradled in Phryne’s arms. Sadly, it’s not another scene of glorious seduction. This time it’s murder. Outraged by this brutal slaughter, Phryne promises to find out who is responsible. Her investigations lead her into the arms of the delicious yet dangerous anarchist, Peter the Painter.

  • Raisins and Almonds: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Raisins and Almonds

    S1 E5 - 58m 14s

    When a young man is found dead in a bookshop at the Eastern Market, Phryne Fisher is plunged into the diverse worlds of Jewish politics, alchemy, and poison. She works her way through the mystery with help from the old faithfuls – Bert, Cec, Dot, Dr Mac and Detective Inspector Jack Robinson. Ultimately, though, it’s her stealth and wit that solve the crime – and all for the price of a song.

  • Ruddy Gore: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ruddy Gore

    S1 E6 - 57m 30s

    Phryne meets Lin Chung who has rescued the theatre’s leading man from some thugs in a dark alley in Chinatown. The evening continues on with a bizarre death onstage. What links can Phryne find between the Chinese community, the illicit opium trade and the actors? Phryne must solve an old murder, find a new murderer, and banish the theatre’s ghost who seems likely to kill again.

  • Murder in Montparnasse: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Murder in Montparnasse

    S1 E7 - 54m 42s

    As a young woman, Phryne posed for the famous artist Pierre Sarcelle. 10 years later, Sarcelle’s widow arrives in Melbourne asking for her late husband’s paintings. When she suddenly disappears, Phryne discovers the connection between Mme Sarcelle and the death of a war veteran who witnessed the ‘accidental’ death of Sarcelle. The two worlds collide as Phryne tracks down the murderer.

  • Away with the Fairies: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Away with the Fairies

    S1 E8 - 57m 18s

    Phryne investigates the puzzling death of a magazine columnist and author of fairy stories. To get to the truth, she must unearth the deceptions and rampant rivalries of the magazine’s thoroughly modern working women – and dig into the past of their token male employee. Phryne rekindles her affair with Lin Chung – whose arranged marriage has stalled in a mire of family politics and intrigue.

  • Queen of the Flowers: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Queen of the Flowers

    S1 E9 - 54m 38s

    The Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher has been chosen to refine a group of delinquent flower maidens for the annual flower parade. When the body of one of her charges washes up on the beach, she begins to question the worth of table manners and dancing lessons. In the midst of her investigation, Jane’s mother unexpectedly resurfaces and Phryne has to face her fears about losing her ward.

  • Death by Miss Adventure: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Death by Miss Adventure

    S1 E10 - 54m 42s

    Phryne investigates the death of a worker in a factory ‘accident’ and soon learns that the woman’s death might not be the misadventure the police think it is. Faced with a wall of secrecy and lies, Phryne sends her trusty maid, Dot, undercover into the factory to investigate. When a second suspicious death occurs, Phryne fights desperately to save one of her closest friends from the gallows.

  • Blood and Circuses: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Blood and Circuses

    S1 E11 - 56m 19s

    The carnival is in town. Fun turns to horror when one of the sideshow acts is murdered. Phryne poses as the magician’s assistant, Fern, to investigate. The carnival takes Phryne on a trip down memory lane to the days when she and her sister would sneak into the big top, until one night her sister disappeared.

  • Murder in the Dark: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Murder in the Dark

    S1 E12 - 55m 46s

    Phryne’s cousins and Aunt Prudence’s entire household come under suspicion when a young girl is found drowned in her aunt’s fountain on the eve of a lavish fancy dress party. Phryne and her aunt work together to investigate – until Phryne begins to doubt her own detecting skills. Was Murdoch Foyle really the man responsible for her sister’s death or was it someone much closer to Phryne?

Extras + Features

Schedule

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    Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

    A Christmas Murder

    Saturday
    Dec 21

    1 Hour

    Phryne investigates a holidaymaker electrocuted while hanging Christmas lights.
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    Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

    A Christmas Murder

    Saturday
    Dec 21

    1 Hour

    Phryne investigates a holidaymaker electrocuted while hanging Christmas lights.
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    Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

    A Christmas Murder

    Sunday
    Dec 22

    1 Hour

    Phryne investigates a holidaymaker electrocuted while hanging Christmas lights.
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    Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

    Game, Set and Murder

    Monday
    Dec 23

    1 Hour

    Miss Fisher hosts a tennis tournament, setting the scene for murder and mayhem.
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    Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

    Game, Set and Murder

    Tuesday
    Dec 24

    1 Hour

    Miss Fisher hosts a tennis tournament, setting the scene for murder and mayhem.
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    Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

    Game, Set and Murder

    Tuesday
    Dec 24

    1 Hour

    Miss Fisher hosts a tennis tournament, setting the scene for murder and mayhem.
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    Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

    Game, Set and Murder

    Saturday
    Dec 28

    1 Hour

    Miss Fisher hosts a tennis tournament, setting the scene for murder and mayhem.
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    Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

    Game, Set and Murder

    Sunday
    Dec 29

    1 Hour

    Miss Fisher hosts a tennis tournament, setting the scene for murder and mayhem.
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    Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

    Death Do Us Part

    Monday
    Dec 30

    1 Hour

    As Phryne and Jack race the clock to save Baron Fisher, Hugh and Dot make final wedding preparations.
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    Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

    Death Do Us Part

    Tuesday
    Dec 31

    1 Hour

    As Phryne and Jack race the clock to save Baron Fisher, Hugh and Dot make final wedding preparations.
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    Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

    Death Do Us Part

    Tuesday
    Dec 31

    1 Hour

    As Phryne and Jack race the clock to save Baron Fisher, Hugh and Dot make final wedding preparations.
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    Death Do Us Part

    Saturday
    Jan 4

    1 Hour

    As Phryne and Jack race the clock to save Baron Fisher, Hugh and Dot make final wedding preparations.
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    Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

    Death Do Us Part

    Sunday
    Jan 5

    1 Hour

    As Phryne and Jack race the clock to save Baron Fisher, Hugh and Dot make final wedding preparations.

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