''Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries'' (also stylised as ''Ms Fisher's MODern Murder Mysteries'') is an Australian television drama series which began screening on the

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on 21 February 2019. The series is a spin-off of the drama series ''

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries ''Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries'' is an Australian detective television series. It was first broadcast on ABC on 24 February 2012. It is based on author Kerry Greenwood's historical mystery novels, and it was created by Deb Cox and Fiona Ea ...

'', which was based on author

Kerry Greenwood Kerry Isabelle Greenwood (17 June 1954 – 26 March 2025) was an Australian author and lawyer. She wrote many plays and books, most notably a string of historical detective novels centred on the character of Phryne Fisher, which was adapted a ...

's series of Phryne Fisher detective novels. Set in

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in the mid-1960s, ''Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries'' revolves around the personal and professional life of Peregrine Fisher, daughter of Phryne’s half sister Annabelle (a result of an affair that Phryne’s father had), who inherits a fortune when the famous aunt she never knew goes missing over the highlands of

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. Peregrine sets out to become a world-class private detective in her own right, guided by a group of exceptional women in The Adventuresses' Club, of which her aunt was also a member. The series is produced by Beth Frey and directed by Fiona Banks, with Deb Cox, Samantha Winston, Chelsea Cassio and Jo Martino serving as writers for the series. Creators Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox also serve as executive producers. A second season was commissioned by Acorn TV on 28 July 2020, which premiered on 7 June 2021 and concluded 19 July 2021.

Cast

Main / regular

* Geraldine Hakewill as Peregrine Fisher * Joel Jackson as Detective James Steed * Catherine McClements as Birdie Birnside *

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as Eric Wild * Toby Truslove as Samuel Birnside * Louisa Mignone as Violetta Fellini *

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as Chief Inspector Percy Sparrow * Katie Robertson as Constable Fleur Connor * Madeline Davies as Linda Wade *

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as Sally Whedon

Guests

* Alicia Banit as Rita (1 episode) * Bernard Curry as Dr. Clifford Gill (1 episode) * Christopher Kirby as Abraham Sifo (1 episode) *

Dave Lawson David Alexander Webster Lawson (born 25 September 1978) is an Australian actor and TV personality. Early life Lawson grew up in the Bayside area of Melbourne and completed his secondary education at Haileybury College. He performed in the ...

as Freddy Miles (1 episode) * Debra Lawrance as Henrietta Osborn (1 episode) *

Diana Glenn Diana Glenn (born 1974) is an Australian actress with many credits in television, film, and theatre. Early life and education Glenn has an English father, Greek mother and three siblings. She attended Melbourne Girls Grammar School and studi ...

as June Montogomery Jones (1 episode) * Gareth Yuen as Chung Li (1 episode) * Georgia Chara as Julie Thomas (1 episode) * Heather Mitchell as Edwina Maddox (1 episode) * Jacek Koman as Alexander Kowalski (2 episodes) * Jack Rowan as Rex Carr (1 episode) * Jacob Collins-Levy as Laurence Osborn (1 episode) * Libby Tanner as Florence Astor (1 episode) * Ling Cooper Tang as Lucy Harrington (1 episode) * Maria Mercedes as Joyce Hirsch (1 episode) * Nell Feeney as Oona O'Doherty (1 episode) *

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as Announcer (2 episodes) * Steve Mouzakis as Hans Petersen (1 episode)

Episodes

Season 1 (2019)

For the UK broadcast, on the

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channel commencing in January 2020, each episode was split into two parts.

Season 2 (2021)

Reception

John Anderson in ''

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'' wrote that "the charismatic Geraldine Hakewill, as Peregrine Fisher, completely owns her show. ... “Ms. Fisher,” a four-episode romp through a curiously crime-ridden Melbourne, is all about reinvention". After viewing the first two episodes, Ann Donahue at '' IndieWire'' wrote "what makes “Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries” as satisfying as its original incarnation and keeps it away from the dreaded “cozy” label, redolent of teapots and elderly tabbies – is that beneath all the glamour is the undercurrent of how women with very little interest in the tedious social expectations of their time handle their systemic dismissal with verve." K.L. Connie Wang from ''

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'' was enthusiastic about Season 2, writing "A Jill of many trades...Peregrine is the epitome of a Camelot-era modern woman". Also about Season 2, Anthony Morris of ScreenHub wrote "The latest Ms Fisher franchise is crafted with care and style to spare. It's got a 60s sleuth you want to hang out with ... fans of mod murder will find much to enjoy as Peregrine embraces her role as an always fashionable P.I.." The review aggregation website

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reports an 78% audience approval rating.

References

External links

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Every Cloud Productions
* {{Seven Network programming 2019 Australian television series debuts Australian television spinoffs 2010s Australian drama television series Australian English-language television shows Seven Network original programming Television series set in the 1960s Acorn TV original programming