The Best Episodes of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

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   8.4/10(460 votes)

   #1 - Unnatural Habits

   S2:E1211/22/2013

   The gothic world of a halfway house for pregnant & wayward girls sets the scene for the death of a teenager. Phryne & Jack realise the threads of the crime lead closer to home than they suspected.

   Director:Tony Tilse

   Writer:Ysabelle Dean

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   Director:Tony Tilse

   Writer:Ysabelle Dean
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   8.4/10(435 votes)

   #2 - Death Do Us Part

   S3:E86/26/2015

   When a prize-winning scientist is found murdered on the same night the man intent on murdering Henry Fisher escapes police custody, Phryne must put all misgivings aside to protect her father.

   Director:Daina Reid

   Writer:Kris Wyld

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   Director:Daina Reid

   Writer:Kris Wyld
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   8.3/10(521 votes)

   #3 - Murder in the Dark

   S1:E125/11/2012

   Phryne’s cousins and Aunt Prudence’s entire household come under suspicion when a young girl is found drowned in her aunt’s fountain on the eve of a lavish fancy dress party. Phryne and her aunt work together to investigate – until Phryne begins to doubt her own detecting skills. Was Murdoch Foyle really the man responsible for her sister’s death or was it someone much closer to Phryne – someone who was also there the day Janey disappeared from the circus all those years ago? When Foyle finally shows his hand, Phryne recovers her confidence – only to have it replaced by terror when she fears Foyle now has Jane in his sights.

   Director:Daina Reid

   Writer:Unknown

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   8.2/10(511 votes)

   #4 - King Memses' Curse

   S1:E135/18/2012

   Murdoch Foyle is at large and has been connected with the mysterious death of Albert Monkton, antique dealer. In investigating the murder, Phryne discovers Murdoch Foyle’s involvement in a bizarre reincarnation cult, inspired by Ancient Egypt. Phryne’s hunt for the madman leads her on a disturbing trail of death and despair before she realises her own significance in Foyle’s grand plan. Can she overcome her nemesis and finally solve the mystery regarding the fate of her sister, Janey, or will her own death be the price she has to pay to discover the truth.

   Director:Daina Reid

   Writer:Unknown

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   8.1/10(432 votes)

   #5 - Dead Air

   S2:E1111/15/2013

   There's a new wireless in the Fisher household, but there's a murder on the airwaves. Dot suffers the realisation that she doesn't want to relinquish working for Miss Fisher when she marries.

   Director:Catherine Millar

   Writers:Ysabelle Dean, Mia Tolhurst

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   Director:Catherine Millar

   Writers:Ysabelle Dean, Mia Tolhurst
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   8.0/10(526 votes)

   #6 - Murder Under the Mistletoe

   S2:E1312/22/2013

   Phryne, Dot and Dr Mac accompany Aunt Prudence to a picturesque chalet to celebrate Christmas. When they arrive they find a resident dead and soon the body count starts to rapidly rise.

   Director:Tony Tilse

   Writer:Elizabeth Coleman

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   Director:Tony Tilse

   Writer:Elizabeth Coleman
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   7.9/10(508 votes)

   #7 - Death by Miss Adventure

   S1:E104/27/2012

   Phryne investigates the death of a young female worker in a factory ‘accident’ and soon learns that the woman’s death might not be the misadventure the police think it is. Faced with a wall of secrecy and lies, Phryne sends her trusty maid, Dot, undercover into the factory to investigate. When a second suspicious death occurs, Phryne fights desperately to save one of her closest friends from the gallows.

   Director:Daina Reid

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.9/10(451 votes)

   #8 - Blood at the Wheel

   S2:E710/18/2013

   When the driver of the ladies' motorcar rally team is found dead in her roadster, Phryne is up in arms struggling to convince Jack that her friend's death was no accident.

   Director:Sian Davies

   Writer:Michelle Offen

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   Director:Sian Davies

   Writer:Michelle Offen
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   7.9/10(456 votes)

   #9 - The Blood of Juana the Mad

   S2:E810/25/2013

   Now estranged, Phryne and Jack step around each other to investigate a murder and the disappearance of a valuable manuscript.

   Director:Peter Andrikidis

   Writer:John Banas

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   Director:Peter Andrikidis

   Writer:John Banas
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    7.9/10(406 votes)

    #10 - Death & Hysteria

    S3:E56/5/2015

    When Phryne's Aunt Prudence opens her home to psychiatrist and natural healer, Hayden Samuels, to conduct his sanatorium for 'hysterical' women, Phryne takes on more than she bargained for.

    Director:Mat King

    Writer:Ysabelle Dean

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    Director:Mat King

    Writer:Ysabelle Dean
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    7.8/10(751 votes)

    #11 - Murder on the Ballarat Train

    S1:E23/2/2012

    The glamorous Phryne Fisher, accompanied by her maid Dot, decides to travel to the country by train to collect her new Hispano-Suiza motor car. The charm of rail travel soon evaporates though, when Phryne unexpectedly has to use her trusty pearl-handled pistol to save a young woman’s life and solve the disappearance of her fellow passenger’s mother. Her train trip derailed by a gruesome murder, Phryne speeds home in her Hispano-Suiza to her new abode in St Kilda where she works through the clues until she discovers her unassuming murderer.

    Director:Kate Dennis

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Kate Dennis

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    7.8/10(445 votes)

    #12 - Murder A La Mode

    S2:E510/4/2013

    Set in the Fleuri sisters' exclusive fashion salon at the 'Paris end' of Collins Street. When Phryne arrives at Madame Fleuri's for a fitting, she unexpectedly finds herself amidst a crime scene. The salon's benefactor has been found impaled on her own hairpiece in the sumptuous powder room, and everyone present is a suspect! Phryne uses her innate understanding of haute couture fashion to help Jack uncover an elaborate scheme.

    Director:Sian Davies

    Writer:Kristen Dunphy

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    Director:Sian Davies

    Writer:Kristen Dunphy
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    7.8/10(428 votes)

    #13 - Death on the Vine

    S2:E1011/8/2013

    When Phryne arrives at an idyllic vineyard to investigate a suspicious death, hostile townsfolk do everything they can to drive her out of town, and Hugh prepares for a perfect proposal.

    Director:Catherine Millar

    Writer:Chris Corbett

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    Director:Catherine Millar

    Writer:Chris Corbett
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    7.8/10(440 votes)

    #14 - Death Defying Feats

    S3:E15/8/2015

    When the unfortunate assistant in a magic show is beheaded on stage, Jack and Phryne's investigation unravels a secret murder in the past. Phryne's estranged father makes a surprise visit from England.

    Director:Tony Tilse

    Writer:Elizabeth Coleman

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    Director:Tony Tilse

    Writer:Elizabeth Coleman
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    7.8/10(379 votes)

    #15 - Game, Set & Murder

    S3:E76/19/2015

    When Phryne hosts a tennis tournament to raise money for female tennis players, the practice partner of a rising star is fatally bitten by a spider, and a murder investigation reveals Phryne's hidden fear.

    Director:Daina Reid

    Writer:Elizabeth Coleman

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    Writer:Elizabeth Coleman
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    7.7/10(669 votes)

    #16 - The Green Mill Murder

    S1:E33/9/2012

    Phryne, gorgeous in her sparkling evening gown, had thought she would dance the night away at the hottest dancehall in town, the Green Mill. That was before death spoiled the evening. In jazz-mad 1920s Melbourne, Phryne finds there are hidden perils lurking in the smoky shadows – like a mystery man from her past – and it takes all her ingenuity, and her rusty flying skills, to unravel the trail of blackmail and murder.

    Director:Kate Dennis

    Writer:Michael Miller

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    Director:Kate Dennis

    Writer:Michael Miller
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    7.7/10(517 votes)

    #17 - Queen of the Flowers

    S1:E94/20/2012

    The Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher has been chosen to refine a group of delinquent flower maidens for the annual flower parade. When the body of one of her charges washes up on the beach, though, she begins to question the worth of table manners and dancing lessons. In the midst of her investigation, Jane’s mother unexpectedly resurfaces and Phryne has to face her fears about losing her ward.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.7/10(493 votes)

    #18 - Murder Most Scandalous

    S2:E19/6/2013

    When Deputy Commissioner George Sanders, Jack's ex-father-in-law, is implicated in a murder of a prostitute, Jack becomes determined to clear his name. He also has to deal with the reappearance of his ex-wife Rosie. Meanwhile, Phryne tries to perfect her fan dance, so she can go undercover at a gentleman's club run by Madam Lyon.

    Director:Tony Tilse

    Writer:Kristen Dunphy

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    Director:Tony Tilse

    Writer:Kristen Dunphy
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    7.7/10(461 votes)

    #19 - Dead Man's Chest

    S2:E39/20/2013

    Buried treasure and pirate legends bubble to the surface in the seaside holiday town of Queenscliff and Phryne finds herself at the pointy end of a Spanish dagger.

    Director:Ken Cameron

    Writer:John Banas

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    Director:Ken Cameron

    Writer:John Banas
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    7.7/10(379 votes)

    #20 - Death at the Grand

    S3:E66/12/2015

    When a Hotel Concierge is pushed from the rooftop with an empty bag 'souvenired' from Phryne's house Jack calls Phryne into investigate what looks like a robbery gone wrong.

    Director:Mat King

    Writer:Chris Corbett

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    Writer:Chris Corbett
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    7.6/10(561 votes)

    #21 - Ruddy Gore

    S1:E63/30/2012

    At a gala performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore, Phryne Fisher meets the gorgeous Lin Chung who has rescued the theatre’s leading man from some thugs in a dark alley in Chinatown. The evening continues on unexpectedly with a bizarre death onstage. What links can Phryne find between the Chinese community of Little Bourke St, the illicit opium trade and the actors treading the boards of His Majesty’s Theatre? Phryne must solve an old murder, find a new murderer, and banish the theatre's ghost who seems likely to kill again.

    Director:David Caesar

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.6/10(542 votes)

    #22 - Away with the Fairies

    S1:E84/13/2012

    Phryne investigates the puzzling death of a magazine columnist and author of fairy stories. To get to the truth, she must unearth the deceptions and rampant rivalries of the magazine’s thoroughly modern working women – and dig into the past of their token male employee. Meanwhile, Phryne rekindles her affair with the sensuous Lin Chung – whose arranged marriage has stalled in a mire of family politics and intrigue.

    Director:Emma Freeman

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.6/10(457 votes)

    #23 - Death Comes Knocking

    S2:E29/13/2013

    Phryne ends up playing host to some ghostly soldiers and exotic spiritualists. Aunt Prudence becomes swept up in the new spiritualist fad and gets a famous psychic to contact her dead godson.

    Director:Ken Cameron

    Writer:Ysabelle Dean

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    Director:Ken Cameron

    Writer:Ysabelle Dean
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    7.6/10(445 votes)

    #24 - Framed for Murder

    S2:E911/1/2013

    Phryne journeys into the twilight world of silent movies. When a lead actor and a director are murdered, Phryne steps in to solve the crime and save the production.

    Director:Peter Andrikidis

    Writer:Chris Corbett

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    Writer:Chris Corbett
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    7.6/10(399 votes)

    #25 - Murder & the Maiden

    S3:E25/15/2015

    When a high-ranking RAAF officer disappears without explanation from an RAAF Base, Phryne is called upon by an old flame to discreetly solve the mystery.

    Director:Tony Tilse

    Writer:Ysabelle Dean

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    Director:Tony Tilse

    Writer:Ysabelle Dean