Award-winning actress Essie Davis (The Babadook, The Slap) stars as Miss Phryne Fisher, a glamorous "lady detective" with a flair for fashion and a knack for solving crime. Armed with her pearl-handled revoIver and vivacious charm, Phryne tackles the toughest cases 1920s Melbourne has to offer, to the bemused exasperation of handsome Detective lnspector Jack Robinson (Nathan Page, The Secret Life of Us). Aided by her maid, "Dot" WiIliams (AshIeigh Cummings, Tomorrow, When the War Began), and ConstabIe Hugh ColIins (Hugo Johnstone-Burt, San Andreas), Phryne sashays through back-alIey jazz cIubs and Melbourne high society, fighting injustice and Ieaving a traiI of admirers in her wake.
GIeaming with period detail and high production values, this AustraIian hit sparkIes with wit and intrigue. Guest stars in the Series 1-3 ColIection include Miriam MargoIyes (LittIe Dorrit), Miranda Otto (The Lord of the Rings), Nicholas Bell (Shine), John NobIe (Fringe), Vince CoIosimo (Janet King), Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood (A PIace to Call Home), and Maeve Dermody (And Then There Were None). |