Mr & Mrs Murder

Mr & Mrs Murder
Genre	Comedy, Drama
Created by	Shaun Micallef Jason Stephens
Starring	Shaun Micallef Kat Stewart Jonny Pasvolsky Lucy Honigman
Composer(s)	Dan Luscombe & Echo Set
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	Rick Maier Jason Stephens
Producer(s)	Andrew Walker Jason Stephens Shaun Micallef (associate) Kat Stewart (associate)
Location(s)	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Running time	~45 minutes in a 60 minute timeslot
Production company(s)	FremantleMedia Australia Bravado Productions
Release
Original network	Network Ten (Australia), WETA (U.S.)
Picture format	720p (HDTV)
Audio format	Stereo, Dolby Digital
Original release	20 February 2013 – 15 May 2013

Mr & Mrs Murder is an Australian crime comedy television series^[1] produced by FremantleMedia Australia in association with Bravado Productions^[2] which premiered on Network Ten on Wednesday 20 February 2013 at 8:30 p.m.

The 13-part murder mystery series follows the adventures of married couple Nicola and Charlie Buchanan, who run an industrial cleaning business.^[3] They specialise in crime scenes and, using this experience, they become amateur sleuths.^[4]

Cast

• Shaun Micallef as Charlie Buchanan
• Kat Stewart as Nicola Buchanan
• Jonny Pasvolsky as Detective Peter Vinetti
• Lucy Honigman as Jess Chalmers

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Australian viewers (millions)
1	"Early Checkout"	Shirley Barrett	Kirsty Fisher	February 20, 2013	0.959[5]
Charlie and Nicola set out to solve a murder in a hotel of the national hero Marty O'Connor.
2	"A Dog's Life"	Sian Davies	John Hugginson	February 27, 2013	0.836[6]
A dispute occurs between a dog walking group and local golf course members after which golf champion Keith Skinner is mauled to death by a dog.
3	"En Vogue"	Sian Davis	Marieke Hardy	March 6, 2013	0.719[7]
Fashion designer Jonah Ellroy is killed by a flying mirror during the finale of his runway show, Charlie and Nicola investigate.
4	"Atlas Drugged"	Shirley Barrett	Bridie O'Neill	March 13, 2013	0.695[8]
It’s a murderous level of muscle burn when champion bodybuilder Anton is found drugged and baked to death on a sunbed.
5	"Lost Soul"	Daniel Nettheim	Christine Bartlett	March 20, 2013	0.567[9]
They say life’s a cabaret, but that’s hardly the case when the leading lady Linda is found dead...
6	"The Next Best Man"	Sian Davis	Sian Davis	March 27, 2013	0.818[10]
Something old, something new, something borrowed, someone dead.
7	"Thoroughly Dead Thoroughbred"	Peter Salmon	Jay Barnes	April 3, 2013	0.698[11]
When Cardwell Stable’s vet Evelyn is murdered with an overdose of ketamine, Nicola and Charlie saddle up to investigate.
8	"A Flare for Murder"	Peter Salmon	Timothy Hobart	April 10, 2013	0.548[12]
It’s more than a shot across the bow when young solo sailor Jennifer Travers is murdered on her yacht with a flare gun.
9	"The Art of Murder"	Abe Forsythe	Timothy Hobart	April 17, 2013	0.638[13]
It’s murder for art’s sake when a homeless man is found crushed to death under a floating wall at a modern art gallery.
10	"Little Boxes"	Jet Wilkinson	Harold Jordan	April 24, 2013	0.540[14]
When upper crust James Langlan is found harpooned through the chest with a spear gun in a heritage bathing box, it sends a dark ripple through a wealthy seaside community.
11	"Keeping Up Appearances"	Jet Wilkinson	Katherine Thomson	May 1, 2013	0.469 (Overnight)[15]
In the middle of the night, a beautiful young woman named Ivy falls to her death from the window of a prominent plastic surgery clinic.
12	"Zootopia"	Daniel Nettheim	Jonathan Gavin	May 8, 2013	0.523 (Overnight)[16]
When Glen the big cat keeper dies and Marie the hippo keeper goes missing, it looks like the food chain has been reversed at Maabade Zoo.
13	"The Course Whisperer"			May 15, 2013	0.454 (Overnight)[17]
It’s a recipe for murder when maestro chef Bryce Cormac is killed in the kitchen of his renowned restaurant, Razorback.

DVD and Blu-ray releases

Mr & Mrs Murder: Series One
Set details: Supplier / Publisher - Roadshow Region 4 DVD – 4-disc set	Features: 13 episodes
Release dates:	Region 4
	19 June, 2013[18]

References

1. Debi Enker (2013-02-14). "Gumshoes keep it clean". Theage.com.au. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
2. "Screen Australia". Screen Australia. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
3. "Mr & Mrs Murder". Australian Television. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
4. Colin, By (2012-08-15). "Shaun Micallef teams up with Kat Stewart for Mr and Mrs Murder". News.com.au. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
5. "Timeshifted: Wednesday 20 February 2013". TV Tonight. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
6. "Timeshifted: Wednesday 27 March 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
7. "Timeshifted: Wednesday 6 March 2013". TV Tonight. 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
8. "Timeshifted: Wednesday 13 March 2013". TV Tonight. 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
9. "Timeshifted: Wednesday 20 March 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
10. "Timeshifted: Wednesday 27 March 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
11. "Timeshifted: Wednesday 3 April 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
12. "Timeshifted: Wednesday 10 April 2013". TV Tonight. 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
13. "Timeshifted: Wednesday 17 April 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
14. "Timeshifted: Wednesday 24 April 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
15. "Arrow on time, on target.". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
16. "ABC News wins 7pm timeslot". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
17. "Nine gives Seven renovation show a Big Bang". TV Tonight. 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
18. "Mr & Mrs Murder: Series 1". EzyDVD.com.au. Retrieved 2014-04-15.

External links

• Official Website
• Mr & Mrs Murder at the Internet Movie Database