Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries

James Newburrie writes that ‘Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries’ is one of the best shows on television. It is a show worth watching on Friday night. Peter and I always make sure that we do not miss it. And here is now what James Newburrie writes about it.

Mark Scott: Save Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries

James Newburrie
Petition by
James Newburrie
Clayton, Australia

Not only is Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries one of the best shows on television, but it also shows that Australia can make world-class drama. We need to save Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries because it gives hope to the next generation of Australian creative professionals.

The show has become a cultural touchstone and an educational experience for people my age and younger. Miss Fisher has taught me about:

Period fashions;
Pre-sufferage women’s rights; and,
The underlying tensions in Australian society of the time.
Some people have argued that Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries isn’t attracting viewers. This is clearly mistaken:

The show has attained 8/10 on IMDB (unheard of for an ABC drama);
The show has an dedicated following on social-media: for instance many Pinterest pages track Miss Fisher’s hats (encouraging the next generation of milliners); and,
The show has great cross-over appeal: television critics often select the show as ‘pick of the night’;
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries are critical to the mission of the ABC not merely because it is only show worth watching on Friday night, but because it may be the only show on Australian television which is still ‘appointment viewing’.

Mr Scott, please renew Miss Fisher for another season.

Best Regards,

James Newburrie

http://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/mark-scott-save-miss-fisher-s-murder-mysteries

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/phrynefisher/