ABC TV has announced that that it has greenlit the eagerly-anticipated third series of the hugely popular and award-winning Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. Gold Logie nominated actress Essie Davis returns in the lead role of our stunning and thoroughly modern lady sleuth of the 1920′s. Filming is scheduled to begin in Melbourne in mid-October.
“The ABC is very happy to support a 3rd series of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. Essie Davis is captivating in the role of the fabulous, irreverent lady detective. The beautifully filmed series has inspired a devoted following with its charm, wit, ingenious stories and resonant social themes.” Head of ABC TV Fiction, Carole Sklan commented.
Producers Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox are thrilled to be making a third series. “We are elated to be bringing more Miss Fisher to our loyal fans – both within Australia and from around the world. They have provided us with so much passionate support it seems only fitting to reward them with more episodes of Essie’s virtuoso performance as our daring, cheeky and impeccably-dressed heroine, Phryne Fisher.”
Ms Sklan explained that in 2013, Series 2 maintained its popularity, with an average of 1.5 million viewers per episode, 14% of which was time-shifted viewing while on iview it generated 1 million program plays across the series, averaging 81,000 plays per episode. Ms Sklan added that Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Christmas Special delivered an audience of 1.6m viewers and was the 6th most watched program on ABC1 in 2013.