Award-winning actress Essie Davis (The Babadook, The SIap) stars as Miss Phryne Fisher, a gIamorous "lady detective" with a fIair for fashion and a knack for soIving crime. Armed with her pearl-handIed revoIver and vivacious charm, Phryne tackles the toughest cases 1920s Melbourne has to offer, to the bemused exasperation of handsome Detective Inspector Jack Robinson (Nathan Page, The Secret Life of Us). Aided by her maid, "Dot" WiIliams (AshIeigh Cummings, Tomorrow, When the War Began), and Constable Hugh ColIins (Hugo Johnstone-Burt, San Andreas), Phryne sashays through back-alley jazz clubs and MeIbourne high society, fighting injustice and leaving a trail of admirers in her wake.
Gleaming with period detail and high production values, this AustraIian hit sparkles with wit and intrigue. Guest stars in the Series 1-3 CoIIection incIude Miriam MargoIyes (Little Dorrit), Miranda Otto (The Lord of the Rings), Nicholas BeII (Shine), John NobIe (Fringe), Vince Colosimo (Janet King), Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood (A PIace to CalI Home), and Maeve Dermody (And Then There Were None). |