Hmmm. Wasn't sure about this program that I decided to binge watch over the Thanksgiving Holidays. Delighted that I did. It is not deep mystery or action-packed excitement. It is plucky heroine and Jessica Fletcher light with Miss Marples-styled whodunits that conclude efficiently in an hour, but the mystery is not the reason to watch this show. The cast lead by a charming and delightful Essie Davis makes this a must see. I love her character and her frump of an assistant, Dot (Ashleigh Cummings). Her posturing with Jack Robinson (Nathan Page), a "real" detective is sexy and witty and completely different than other similar police-fish out of water romances (it is dry as sherry and the two have real chemistry). Hugh (played by Hugo Johnstone-Burt) especially in scenes with Dot are burgeoning with young romance and tingle with the sensation of realness. The other supporting cast, most notably Miriam Margolyes (who usually plays a frumpy English peasant woman but here plays a frumpy English aristocrat) is excellent as are the two men, Miss Fisher hires to do handy-work (and spy work) and her butler, Neil Melville, a delight if bordering on camp.
Easy on the eyes, the costumes (British award winner, Marion Boyce) is a dream come true. Davis looks stunning in everything and everything looks stunning on Davis. Watch this with a cup of tea and a gentle heart and you will walk away charmed and enchanted by the magic this cast makes. A delight with a pinch of sardonic mystery added in for posterity.
Easy on the eyes, the costumes (British award winner, Marion Boyce) is a dream come true. Davis looks stunning in everything and everything looks stunning on Davis. Watch this with a cup of tea and a gentle heart and you will walk away charmed and enchanted by the magic this cast makes. A delight with a pinch of sardonic mystery added in for posterity.