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Stilled Life

Episode 3.01 (13)
UK: Fri, November 06, 2026 (7:30 BBC One, all eps streaming)
Aus: Sat, November 14, 2026 (7:30, ABC, all eps streaming)
Written by Peter Mattessi
Directed Tenika Smith

Resident wedding ruiner Mackenzie Clarke is paying the price for Glenn's absence. With Phil offside and a disastrous first impression made with new colleague Leo, she's not winning any popularity contests in Dolphin Cove.

So when an artist dies on stage in front of an audience during an avant-garde performance piece for the Dolphin Cove art fair, Mackenzie is dismayed to find that their main suspect, the victim's muse, has a surprising and complicated connection to her. Though Mack is well-versed in the art of mystery, even she can't figure out why the victim was clutching a red jelly baby.

Starring: Anna Samson as Mackenzie Clarke, Lloyd Griffith as Colin Cartwright, Tia Hara as Glenn Strong, Catherine McClements as Philomena Strong, Celia Ireland as Reggie Rocco, Aaron McGrath as Felix Wilkinson, Jacob Collins as Leo Drake

With: Lani Tupu as Viktor Sevchenko, Kerry Armstrong as Jillian Clarke, Ron Smyck as Trevor Bongiovanni, Tina Bursill as Hilde Mainwaring, Mark Lee as Charles Frederick, Deborah Faye Lee as Lisa Charlton, Frankie as Anarchy

Built to Kill

Episode 3.02 (14)
UK: Fri, November 13, 2026 (8:30 BBC One)
Aus: Sat, November 21, 2026 (7:30, ABC)
Written by Alexandra Cullen
Directed Tenika Smith

Solitary Mackenzie Clarke reckons with the arrival of her uninhibited house guest. When a happy-go-lucky builder dies after falling from the roof of a construction site, she is immediately on the case. Mack knows a bodged-up job when she sees it. This was no accident, this was murder. The further Mack digs, the more she uncovers: a history of debt blackmail, illicit trysts and buried secrets.

How could anyone have pushed the victim when he was alone on the roof? And there's another mystery she has to solve — the secret Colin's keeping from her.

With: Ben Turland as Saxon Rouse, Ngali Shaw as Jai Cobby, Anthony Hayes as Dale Clempton, Zindzi Okenyo as Bridgette Mumbi, Ryan Morgan as Lucas Danetto, Kerry Armstrong as Jillian Clarke, Frankie as Anarchy

The Final Shot

Episode 3.03 (15)
UK: Fri, November 20, 2026 (8:00 BBC One)
Aus: Sat, November 20, 2026 (7:30, ABC)
Written by Alexandra Collier
Directed Tenika Smith

Lights, camera, murder. The anniversary screening of Dolphin Cove cult horror film Blood Wave goes off with a literal bang when one of its key creatives is killed during the iconic gunshot sequence. But how did the killer fire the gun in front of the packed house without the audience realising?

Theories abound, and not just about the murder, as Colin questions what significance the film holds for Mack and Glenn. And as the case builds to its climax, Mackenzie doesn't know whether it's harder to solve the crime or give Leo an answer when he asks her out on a date.

With: Toby Blome as Jamie Floss, Ron Smyck as Trevor Bongiovanni, Emma Boyce as Rosie Callow, Matt Day as Sullivan Callow, Zoë Ventoura as Angela St John, Virginie Laverdure as Miriam Callow, Sarah Gattellari as Young Angela St John, Mia Malla as Young Rosie Callow, Kerry Armstrong as Jillian Clarke, Dan Ilic as Jules, Frankie as Anarchy

Buried Past

Episode 3.04 (16)
UK: Fri, November 27, 2026 (8:00 BBC One)
Aus: Sat, November 27, 2026 (7:30, ABC)
Written by Marisa Nathar
Directed Helena Brooks

1983. A young surfer leaves Dolphin Cove in pursuit of his dreams. Forty-three years later, his remains are found in the concrete by the ocean pool. But how is that possible when he left town before the concrete was even poured?

Mackenzie has her work cut out, with decades separating the investigation from the crime. The grim discovery stirs painful memories of Philomena's past, forcing her to confront history and heartache. Glenn's no stranger to that as he struggles to let go of his feelings for Mack, all while her connection with his replacement Leo blooms.

With: Matt Minto as Mungo, Sofia Nolan as Young Yvonne Clayton, Nicholas James Bisa as Young Mars Volonino, Theo Clarke as Young Laurie Rogers, Ethan Lamb-Kelly as Davey Clayton, Jessica Spies as Young Philomena Strong, Brenton Prince as Alan, Sonia Todd as Yvonne Clayton, Robert Mammone as Mars Volonino, Aaron Pedersen as Laurie Rogers, Bruce Spence as Rod Clayton, Tabitha Law as Young Phil Driving Double, Paul Pedersen as Davey Stunt Double, Philip Partridge as Rod Stunt Double Daniele Clements as Philomena Driving Double, Frankie as Anarchy

Animal Instinct

Episode 3.05 (17)
UK: Fri, December 04, 2026 (8:00 BBC One)
Aus: Sat, December 04, 2026 (7:30, ABC)
Written by Sam Meikle
Directed Helena Brooks

A wildlife park worker is stabbed with their ornamental cassowary claw in a cassowary enclosure. The victim was the only one to access the cage, so how did the killer escape?

With: Brandon Mcclelland as Rupert Flint, Alex Malone as Gracie Flint, Kieran Darcy-Smith as Joe Gratton, Esther Williams as Willow Lightfoot, Lucy Bell as Judith Coulston, Danijela Prasnicki as Willow Stunt Double, Frankie as Anarchy

Vote One Murder

Episode 3.06 (18)
UK: Fri, December 11, 2026 (8:00 BBC One)
Aus: Sat, December 11, 2026 (7:30, ABC)
Written by Peter Mattessi
Directed Helena Brooks

It's local council election day at Dolphin Cove Public School. Dirty tactics turn deadly when one of Reggie's fellow candidates is poisoned by passion fruit sponge cake. But how did the killer get the poisoned slice to their victim?

With suspects and motives in surplus, this is a case for Dolphin Cove's incumbent, brilliant detective Mackenzie Clarke, but it will be a long day at the polls for her. Suffering from self-doubt and heartbreak, she has lost her crime-solving mojo. Can Glenn get Mack back in the game, or will their campaign to find the murderer stall?

With: Sacha Horler as Dr Ellen Novak, Aileen Huynh as Clementine Clovelly, Diana Glenn as Linda Halfacre, Rob Carlton as Bob Shank, Emma Lung as Cynthia Shank, Ron Smyck as Trevor Bongiovanni, Lasarus Ratuere as John Waterman Frankie as Anarchy