“Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries,” a Canadian/Australian production, has become one of my favorites. I found it on Netflix. It takes place in the 1920’s in Melbourne. Miss Fisher, played by Essie Davis, is a private detective and a totally liberated woman who is not beyond having numerous paramours. Her foil is DI Jack Robinson who tries to deter her detective activities. He is annoyed when she is detecting, but there is a definite spark of attraction.
While the plots are not the best, I am taken by the time period, the costuming, and the quality of the production. It has the ambience of the “Roaring Twenties” here in the US with the jazz background music.
The time is after WWI but before the Depression, and I suspect it must have been a nice time to live.
And her hats. . .I love her hats. For me, the hats alone make it worth watching.
“Miss Fisher. . .” is reminiscent of Agatha Christie’s “Partners in Crime” (Tommy and Tuppence Beresford) series. Francesca Annis was a delight as Tuppence in the series. (Her hats weren’t too shabby either.)
While this series may not become classic television, it is a bit of fun.
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