![]() ![]() Played by: Julie Graham, Sarah Woodward, Siobhan RedmondĪ punk rocker, a brainy bookseller, and a flirty freelance columnist, the three Aunts Stone really deserve individual billing. Lady Detective: Cat, Beth, and Jane Stone, Queens of Mystery Honestly, it would be hard to find a mood not suited to watch her in. Better dressed than Louise Brooks, better traveled than Indiana Jones, and a better shot than all but maybe one of the Melbourne constabulary, Phryne is a paragon of independence, confidence, and sex positivity, all wrapped up in a genius for untangling the deadliest of puzzles. Speaking of the sultry Miss Fisher: here, at last, is Phryne, herself. Lady Detective: Phryne Fisher, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries The Platonic ideal of “plucky,” Peregrine is your gal if you like your mysteries solved by a combination of brash confidence, flirtatious fun, and the regular reminder that being an Adventur ess is as high a calling as anyone could hope to follow. Peregrine Fisher, has the legs (and go-go boots) to leap high enough to match it. How lucky are we all, then, that her fictional niece, one Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder MysteriesĪs both a lady detective in historic Melbourne and a cozy mystery protagonist on Acorn TV, Miss Phryne Fisher set an impossibly high bar. While the post-war seasons seem to lose sight of these core pieces of her character, she is easily the heart of the series’ original run. Originally sent over to Detective Foyle on temporary loan from her wartime post in the Mechanized Transport Corps, military driver Sam Stewart is the gal to watch if you like your investigators bright, no-nonsense, and chattily ambitious. ![]() Could “smart, sharply dressed, and a little bit melancholy” easily describe half the detectives in Acorn’s non-cozy mystery stable? Sure! (Looking at you, Bang.) But in this particular case, Mattie Stone’s melancholy is wrapped up in a Candyland color palette, Juliet Stevenson’s Pushing Daisies-style storybook narration, and a missing-mother mystery that plays like a whimsical (if sad) fairy tale. The only *official* police detective on this list, Queens of Mystery’s Mattie Stone is the one to watch if you like your investigators smart, sharply dressed, and a little bit melancholy. Played by: Olivia Vinall (Series 1), Florence Hall (Series 2) Lady Detective: Matilda Stone, Queens of Mystery This is to say that, while Rebecka Martinsson ( Rebecka Martinsson), Vera Stanhope ( Vera), and all the no-nonsense ladies of No Offence are all dependable (and watchable!) detectives in their own right, their place isn’t on this particular list. Most are British, some are Australian, but none are gritty anti-heroines. To that end, we’ve rounded up 10 of our favorite plucky lady detectives from Acorn TV exclusives below. ![]() In fact, it offers so many different cozy titles at this point that, pretty much no matter what kind of experience you might be in the mood for, there’s a plucky lady detective ready to answer the call. Cox penned the film.Ĭheck out an international teaser for “Ms Fisher” below.No longer an upstart in the niche streaming space, Acorn TV has successfully made itself the home for cozy (mostly British, mostly lady-led) mysteries. Miss Fisher’s story will continue with the feature “Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears,” expected this fall. “The Babadook’s” Essie Davis starred as the titular character. They are led by Birdie (Catherine McClements, “Wentworth”), an ex-WWII Special Forces op.īased on Kerry Greenwood’s novels, “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries” ran for three seasons on Australia’s ABC. Along the way, she receives support and advice from The Adventuresses’ Club, a group of daring women who counted Phryne among their members. Peregrine decides to follow in her aunt’s footsteps and become a private detective. Hailing from “Miss Fisher” creators Deborah Cox and Fiona Eagger, “Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries” sees Peregrine (Geraldine Hakewill, “Wanted”) receiving a massive inheritance when the aunt she never knew goes missing in New Guinea. Set in the ’60s and centered on Phryne’s niece, Peregrine Fisher, the new series consists of four feature-length episodes. According to a press release, “Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries” will premiere on Acorn TV April 29. A spinoff of the feminist, sex positive “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries” debuted earlier this year on Australia’s Seven Network and is now headed for North America. ![]()
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