Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in 1964, gorgeously reckless Peregrine Fisher inherits a windfall when the famous aunt she never knew goes missing over the highlands of New Guinea. Peregrine must prove herself brilliant enough to become a world class private detective in her own right.

Series details

• Title: Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2019-02-21
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Acorn TV
• Typical episode runtime: 89 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 39174
• IMDb ID: tt9224216
• TVDB ID: 356221

Cast and credited roles

• Geraldine Hakewill — Peregrine Fisher
• Joel Jackson — Detective James Steed
• Catherine McClements — Birdie Birnside
• Louisa Mignone — Violetta Fellini
• Toby Truslove — Samuel Birnside
• Greg Stone — Chief Inspector Percy Sparrow
• Emma Hamilton — Sally Whedon

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-02-21; final listed air date 2019-03-14; episode order: 4.
• Season 2: premiered 2021-06-07; final listed air date 2021-07-19; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.