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Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Premieres on ABC1 on February 24, 2012

Get ready to immerse yourself in the opulent, exciting world of Australia’s leading lady detective Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis), in ABC1’s new 13-part drama series 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.

After many years abroad, Phryne returns to Melbourne, in part to start a new life in her home town, but to also ensure that Murdoch Foyle (Nicholas Bell), the man thought to be responsible for her younger sister’s mysterious disappearance, never gets out of jail. But before her very proper Aunt Prudence (Miriam Margolyes), a well-known society matriarch, can drag Phryne off to attend her first soiree, Phryne finds herself embroiled in a murder.

She befriends the most unlikely of murder suspects – an innocent Catholic girl, Dot Williams (Ashleigh Cummings). Phryne takes Dot under her wing, employing her as a maid. Over time, Dot becomes one of Phryne’s closest companions; with Dot’s natural intelligence in all things domestic and catholic she is often an unexpected asset in Phryne’s murder investigations. From illegal abortions to union disputes, exploited workers and missing girls, Phryne finds justice for those who can’t help themselves.

As she delves deeper into the murky world of murder, Phryne crosses paths with the local constabulary, befriending the handsome Detective Inspector Jack Robinson (Nathan Page). Despite being married, Jack finds himself drawn to Phryne’s vibrant personality and seeks to ensure that she is kept out of harm’s way as they endeavour to solve the cases.

They come to rely on each other, Jack for the information he gets through diligent police procedures, and Phryne for the information she obtains using her charms and daring. When Jack won’t give Phryne the information she needs, she can easily manipulate Jack’s trusting deputy, Constable Hugh Collins (Hugo Johnstone-Burt), to keep her informed even if he is not aware he is doing so. Leaving a trail of admirers in her wake, our heroine makes sure she enjoys every moment of her lucky life and along the way she unlocks the truth of her own dark history.

The Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher began life in 1989 as the daring lady detective protagonist of a series of 18 crime books written by Australian author, Kerry Greenwood. With an acquired taste for the best, but impeccable working-class origins, Phryne was an instant success with readers and still shows no sign of hanging up her pearl-handled pistol or giving up her ‘adventurous’ love-life for just one man.

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Stealing Phryne's earing was a bold move but going after him alone just because she had a gun was interesting and asking to see the guy's tackle when propositioned was amusing, was she going to charge him by his size and i was surprised she got the maid to help when she was scared to answer the phone

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Interesting case when the gruesome murder of one of her her fellow passenger who's body was found hanging from a water tower but the victims daughter being involved was an interesting twist considering she was also knocked out and Phryne fostering Jane should be interesting

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Phryne getting in the habit of being in the wrong place at the right time is amusing and Jack being the officer on the scene was predictable and Hugh tongue tied trying to ask Dot out was amusing but i hope their religion don't get in the way and who would of thought the murder weapon was a trumpet

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I liked the way Phryne teased Dot for making the extra effort knowing the young constable Collins was coming to visit but the kidnap of her maid Dot by mistake was unfortunate but Phryne allowing constable Collins to take the credit was amusing

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Bert and Cec fighting each other to find the witness was amusing but who would of thought while trying to turn lead in to gold they found the formula for rubber

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Phryne's encounter with the Chinese man's mother was amusing and her face was priceless when she spoke back in Chinese after calling her a floozie but the way see solved an old murder along with the new murderers was impressive

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I had a felling it was Phryne that posed naked for the famous artist Pierre and poor Dot being told by her priest she should not she Hugh again because she kissed him and  he's a protestant, Bert and Cec saving the kids when the gun fight started was great

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Hugh asking Dot about dating advice from the make believe letter describing their relationship was amusing and as for the case John being a double murder came as a shock considering she was with him at the time of the first

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I'm not surprised Phryne was upset when Jane’s mother unexpectedly resurfaces because she thought she was dead but stealing from Phryne to give to her mother was terrible but asking her to sign the adoption paper was a surprise and then her mother trying to kill herself was sad, as soon as Rose seen the Mayor and son at the station I thought it was the Mayor she was scared of because he killed her friend after he got her pregnant

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Trust Hugh to say the the death was a accident considering the time line was wrong and the owners were acting suspicious and I'm not surprised Hugh was sick after seeing what happened to Daisy when she was pulled in to the machinery and Dot going undercover was great but after the second death she got to close and almost lost her life the same way Daisy did

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The latest case with the carnival in town when one of the sideshow acts was murdered wouldn't of been nothing unusual but working at the carnival took Phryne on a bittersweet trip down memory lane to the days when she and her sister, Janey, would sneak into the big top, until one night Janey disappeared which was interesting, Hugh getting shot in the leg was was a little amusing

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Another interesting case when a young girl is found drowned in her aunt’s fountain and with Arthur saying it was the same guy who took Janey from the circus all those years ago had Phryne doubting her own detecting skills. Was Murdoch Foyle really the man responsible for her sister’s death considering he was supposed to be cremated and couldn't of killed the latest girl, Butler eating the fudge was funny but Jane was very lucky the Butler came around

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