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Series 3

The highly stylish Miss Phryne Fisher continues her foray through the colourful world of 1920s Melbourne solving crimes and turning heads. Phryne's investigations take her from an appearance in a glamorous magic show, to a high flying murder on the RAAF base, to the chic world of women's tennis, and finally to the grimy backwaters of Collingwood where she grew up.

Whilst her investigations are dangerous, she does it all with élan and a great sense of fun. Phryne seems to have it all together, but when her reprobate father turns up on her doorstep carrying the family fortune, things get a lot more complicated for our elegant sleuth. This together with the fact that Jack and Phryne's attraction has become hard to deny, makes for compelling viewing.

Originally based on the stories of crime writer supremo Kerry Greenwood, this series sees the creation of new stories that thrust Phryne into the kinds of dilemmas from which only her sharp thinking and pearl-handled pistol can save her. Phryne Fisher, lady detective, is wealthy, stylish and unconventional — solving crime has never looked this good!

Death Defying Feats

Episode 3.01
Fri, May 08, 2015 (8:30)
862,000 viewers (4th)
Written by Elizabeth Coleman
Directed by Tony Tilse

When the unfortunate assistant in the Mighty Mackenzie's Magic Show is beheaded onstage, Jack and Phryne's investigation unravels a secret murder in the past and an illusion that has fooled even the Mighty Mackenzie. Phryne's estranged father makes a surprise visit from England.

Starring: Essie Davis as Phryne Fisher, Nathan Page as Detective Inspector Jack Robinson, Hugo Johnstone-Burt as Constable Hugh Collins, Ashleigh Cummings as Miss Dorothy "Dot" Williams

With: Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Prudence, Pip Miller as Baron Henry Fisher, Tammy Macintosh as Dr Mac, Travis McMahon as Bert, Anthony Sharpe as Cec, Richard Bligh as Mr Butler, Grant Piro as Mighty Merve Mackenzie, Kate Mulvany as Eva Callahan/Millie/Miss Evana, Andre De Vanny as Sid Fry [Sid Forest], Eloise Mignon as Sarah Norden, Madeleine Vizard as Pearl Dyson, Irene Chan as Mavis, Joe Kerlin as Ventriloquist; Mermaid Dancers: Jaimee Lawrence, Bronwyn Dwyer, Alar Mel Maria Mastrangelo, Rhiarna Ball, Phillipa Stewart, Sarah Mitchell, Allyne King

Note: the 8-episode third series was filmed from Nov 14, 2014 to Jan 23, 2015

Murder & the Maiden

Episode 3.02
Fri, May 15, 2015
820,000 viewers (5th)
Written by Ysabelle Dean
Directed by Tony Tilse

When a high ranking RAAF officer disappears without explanation from an RAAF Base, Phryne is called upon by an old flame to discretely solve the mystery, however, when an anonymous woman is coincidentally found dead on the perimeter of the same base, Phryne and Jack are soon turning their hands to a murder investigation.

With: Tammy Macintosh as Dr Mac, Travis McMahon as Bert, Anthony Sharpe as Cec, Richard Bligh as Mr Butler, Rodger Corser as Captain Lyle Compton, Huw Higginson as Sergeant George Greaves, Tom Hobbs as Sergeant Willis Jones, David Paterson as Rupert Higgins, Kasia Kaczmarek as Tatiana Krasnaya, Kasey Gambling as Ginny Forbes/James Manning, Leigh Gathercole as Sentry #1, Jeff Nitikin as Balalaika Player, Brad Liddicoat as CPA Member

Murder & Mozzarella

Episode 3.03
Fri, May 22, 2015
786,000 viewers (6th)
Written by Chris Corbett
Directed by Peter Andrikidis

In the world of family Italian restaurants, old grudges from the village are stirred up when matriarch Nonna Luisa dies and the ownership of a secret book of recipes becomes the suspected motive.

With: Tammy Macintosh as Dr Mac, Travis McMahon as Bert, Anthony Sharpe as Cec, Richard Bligh as Mr Butler, Dennis Coard as Father O'Leary, Robert Mammone as Guido Lupinacci, Paul Pantano as Vincenzo Strano, Vince D'Amico as Pappa Antonio Stano, Louisa Mignon as Concetta Fabrizi, Danielle Horvat as Marianna Lupinacci, Alex Tsitsopoulos as Roberto Salvatore, Annette Serene as Nonna Luisa, David John Watton as Mick Doyle

Blood & Money

Episode 3.04
Fri, May 29, 2015
783,000 viewers (5th)
Written by Belinda Chayko
Directed by Peter Andrikidis

The same morning Phryne is approached by a young boy whose brother has gone missing, Dr Mac calls her to advise that another boy has been found in a shallow grave near the hospital where she works.

With: Tammy Macintosh as Dr Mac, Travis McMahon as Bert, Anthony Sharpe as Cec, Richard Bligh as Mr Butler, Dan Spielman as Dr. Harcourt, Diana Glenn as Mary Maddison/Velma, James O'Connell as Archie, Jarin Towney as Paddy, Matthew Testro as Col Richards, Ben Keller as Ned, Tyla Giles-Watson as Badger, Julia Grace as Nurse, Noah Mountjoy as Bottle Top Boy, Samuel Wilson as Jimmy

Death & Hysteria

Episode 3.05
Fri, June 05, 2015
757,000 viewers (5th)
Written by Ysabelle Dean
Directed by Mat King

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.

With: Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Prudence, Tammy Macintosh as Dr Mac, Travis McMahon as Bert, Anthony Sharpe as Cec, Richard Bligh as Mr Butler, Henry Hammersla as Snr. Constable Neville Martin, Philip Quast as Dr. Hayden Samuels, Gareth Reeves as Eric Edwards, Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood as Harriet Edwards, Damon Gameau as Dr. Allen Perkins, Laura Gordon as Jemima Littleton, Rod Mullinar as Wilbur Littleton, Jane Allsop as Delores, Beverley Jane Fry as Eurhythmics Instructor, Olivia Connelly as Betsy Cohen

Death at the Grand

Episode 3.06
Fri, June 12, 2015
783,000 viewers (4th)
Written by Chris Corbett
Directed by Matt King

When the Concierge of the Grand Hotel 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.

With: Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Prudence, Pip Miller as Baron Henry Fisher, Travis McMahon as Bert, Anthony Sharpe as Cec, Richard Bligh as Mr Butler, Colin Moody as Eugene Fisher, Henry Hammersla as Snr. Constable Neville Martin, Michala Banas as Enid Shannon, Nell Feeney as Hilda Cobb, Goran D Kleut as Karol Valenski, Nick Mitchell as Francis McNabb, David Macrae as Tomas

Game, Set & Murder

Episode 3.07
Fri, June 19, 2015
701,000 viewers (7th)
Written by Elizabeth Coleman
Directed by Daina Reid

When Phryne hosts an invitational tennis tournament to raise money for female tennis players to compete like the men at Wimbledon, the practice partner of rising tennis star, Constance Burrows is fatally bitten by a funnel web spider and a murder investigation reveals Phryne's hidden fear.

With: Tammy Macintosh as Dr Mac, Travis McMahon as Bert, Anthony Sharpe as Cec, Richard Bligh as Mr Butler, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor as Stanley Burrows, Lauren Williams as Constance Burrows, Ella Scott Lynch as Angela Lombard, Fletcher Humphrys as Fredrick Burn, Charles Cottier as Terence Lawson, Chelsea Evans as Belinda Roswell, Paul Dawber as Tennis Official

Death Do Us Part

Episode 3.08 (f)
Fri, June 26, 2015
804,000 viewers (4th)
Written by Kris Wyld
Directed by Daina Reid

When a prize winning scientist is found murdered at the Royal Observatory on the same night the man intent on murdering Henry Fisher escapes police custody, Phryne must push all misgivings aside to protect the father who seems intent on causing her grief.

With: Pip Miller as Baron Henry Fisher, Tammy Macintosh as Dr Mac, Travis McMahon as Bert, Anthony Sharpe as Cec, Richard Bligh as Mr Butler, Colin Moody as Eugene Fisher, Dennis Coard as Father O'Leary, Tamblyn Lord as Logan Wren, David James as Quentin Tode, Matthew Zeremes as Osman Efendi, Matt Quartermaine as Gatekeeper, Carla McLeish as Nurse, Wayne Cartwright as Policeman