Get ready to immerse yourself in the opulent, exciting world of Australias leading lady detective Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis) in MISS FISHER'S MURDER MYSTERIES.

Phryne (pronounced Fry-nee) is a glamorous and thoroughly modern woman of the 1920s. Our lady sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl handled pistol and her dagger sharp wit. Leaving a trail of admirers in her wake, our heroine makes sure she enjoys every moment of her lucky life. But behind the faade of elegance and charm are the scars of the past which drive Phryne to find justice for those who cant help themselves and to pursue the truth of her own dark history.

Also stars Nathan Page, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ashleigh Cummings and Miriam Margolyes. Based on the novels of Australian author Kerry Greenwood.

Perfect for lovers of traditional crime dramas, the escapism and historical elegance, of shows such as the Agatha Christie telemovies and Midsomer Murders!

Complete Season 1 4 disc set, 13×55 minute episodes + special features.

Episodes

• “Cocaine Blues”—Phryne Fisher returns to Melbourne to see that her sister's killer stays behind bars. A luncheon she's dreading is canceled due to murder. The trail leads to an abortion ring.
• “Murder on the Ballarat Train”—Phryne takes maid Dot for a fun train excursion, but Dot soon finds that Miss Fisher's idea of fun includes investigating a murder and a diamond robbery. Oh, and Phryne takes in a ward.
• “The Green Mill Murder”—At a jazz club, Miss Fisher meets a friend who's “in a situation,” which soon is made worse by murder. Helping him flee Melbourne, she's reunited with an old flame who was long presumed dead.
• “Death at Victoria Dock”—While talking to a businessman about his missing daughter, Phryne gets another case: a picketing anarchist is murdered.
• “Raisins and Almonds”—Phryne buys a painting at auction but soon discovers it wasn't really for sale. She then turns her attention to the apparent epileptic seizure that claims the life of a Zionist with an interest in alchemy.
• “Ruddy Gore”—Which is more ominous at a theatre: the appearance of a ghost, or the appearance of Miss Fisher? Either way, she's soon investigating when an actor dies on stage.
• “Murder in Montparnasse”—There are a lot of connections between a hit-and-run in Melbourne and the murder of an artist at Montparnasse train station. Phryne flashes back to her stint as the artist's model and lover.
• “Away with the Fairies”—Dot is enlisted to replace an agony aunt who was murdered. Phryne helps a Chinese widow who's a Communist avoid being sent back to China.
• “Queen of the Fairies”—Phryne's training for the flower queens involves both silverware and judo. Since one of her charges has turned up dead, it's probably a good combination.
• “Death by Miss Adventure”—Dot goes into a factory as a tea lady after a woman is pulled into machinery. Phryne's best friend, Dr. McMillan, is suspected after a body drops out of a window in front of Dot.
• “Blood and Circuses”—Phryne flashes back to her sister's disap­pearance while going under in a knife-throwing act to investigate the murder of a hermaphrodite at a circus at the request of an old flame, the strongman.
• “Murder in the Dark”—Aunt Prudence is understandably upset when a maid's body turns up in the pool. That won't stop prenuptial festivities, including a fancy dress ball in which Phryne goes as Cleopatra. Phryne learns her sister's killer has escaped from prison.
• “King Memses' Curse”—Phryne and Dot head off to an antique shop in search of a murderer. They find a corpse and a clue tied to an archaeological dig in Egypt. Will her sister's killer claim her life as well?

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Series 1 Reviews

“Their strength lies in the evocation of an era and an array of memorable characters vividly brought to life by a talented cast. Acorn Media has scored another hit with a classy presentation of a distinctive and original series. Here's hoping that Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries marks the beginning of a greater availability of Australian TV, of which too little has been released in first-rate versions in Region A. Highly recommended.” Blu-ray.com

“The creators of this series have done an absolute splendid job in building 1928 Melbourne. The music, the fashion, the architecture, and the friction between the previous generation's pro­priety and the new generation's ex­cesses (Phryne's cousin laces his fudge with hashish, and shares his bed with his fiancee and a sixteen-year-old servant girl – just to give one example).If you're given to the genre of Murder, She Wrote and Diagnosis: Murder and you're open to something younger with a blush-inducing quantity of spice, I heartily recommend Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.” TheTrades.com

“This is an A-grade period crime drama from Down Under that, thankfully, will be getting a second series. With its high level of production values, memorable characters, and sharp dialogue, this one is easy to recommend to mystery lovers.” Blu-rayDefinition.com

“MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES is a delightful traditional (not a cozy) mystery series that rivals the British visually and in quality of the production. Reportedly, the series’ budget was $1 million per episode, and it shows. Eleven of the thirteen episodes were adapted from books by Kerry Greenwood, who assisted and supports the TV series.The story is set in 1928 Melbourne Australia and the series attention to details of the time and place such as costumes, sets, locations, transportation, language and social customs is as obsessive as AMC’s MAD MEN for 1960s New York… Season One was a success and Season Two is planned. The series has aired in Canada and will air in the UK on Alibi. One can only hope MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES will soon make it to America.” mysteryfile.com